Calli had so much fun at Alisha's house the other day. Avry and Livvy were jumping from the hearth of the fireplace and so Calli decided she had to do it as well. But jumping isn't in her vocabulary. She basically stepped off the fireplace, landing completely on her face. She would then lift her head off the floor and laugh histerically and get up only to do it all over again. Lisha and I were crying we were laughing so hard. I tell ya, NO FEAR. She would do the same if she were on the couch.

Calli had so much fun in the whip cream pool, especially when she realized it was all edible.

Calli at her best....just chillin'.

Time for clean-up. This pool was filled warm water and all the kids had no problem horsin' around in this one. Reese and Calli were really the only daring ones of the bunch.

The spaghetti pool. Reese had way too much fun!

Livvy and her finger painting with pudding. She loved this project as she figured she could eat the paint.

Calli.....after her wild and crazy tangle with the whip cream pool.

Cutie Pies

Calli with her first hair cut. We think she really looks like her dad now. What do you think?

The girls at grandma Coleman's house.

Livvy's 1st day of Pre-School. Boy was she exicted. She talked about it all week. And what was even more exciting was that she was able to wear her Dora backpack somewhere.

Calli helping her daddy with work.

So....on our trip home from SLC, we had to stop several times to change diapers, go to the bathroom, eat lunch, settle a crying child etc. You know the usual. This time was a poopie diaper. We had no where else to change it but in the drivers seat. While nick was putting the completely foul smelling diaper in the trunk and retrieving a new diaper (as we were pulled off on some random exit) she got up and started to assume the driving position. It was so funny. She would reach for the ignition and play with the keys, then play with the gear shift. Much to our surprise she started turning the wheel while pretending to drive. Not bad for a 15 month old. She was so mad when Nick finally put the diaper back on and buckled her into her car seat. I think she felt a little important finally being in the drivers seat.

My girls.....they literally fall asleep anywhere. Especially when it involves sleeping with their dad. We were all under the weather this past weekend and so were completely tired. I went back to check on Nick and found Calli curled up with Nick on the bed. Apparently she had been on a rampage through bama and bampa's bedroom and wore herself out, ending up on the bed with her dad. Livvy on the other hand had made her way over to where I was laying on the couch, curled up next to me and slept for about 20 min. After awakening, she walked over to her dad and curled up in his arms and fell asleep again. I guess he was more comfortable to sleep with (Dad's always are, I think it's the whole safety thing). Then after getting home monday night, yesterday, I walked into her room during quiet time and found Livvy asleep as shown. I could hardly keep myself from laughing. She falls asleep in the most odd positions.

So this is a picture of our little calli. She had a chocolate frosted brownie and as you can see, thoroughly enjoyed it.

We have now realized what so many of you already have, especially those of you with 2 girls, that you can't buy one one thing without buying the same for the other. We bought Livvy the princess chair and she and Calli fought over it all day that we went back and got Calli a dora chair, but Livvy whined because she had to have the newer chair and Calli could have the older chair. Boy did she learn that one quick. Since our purchase they both seem satisfied with having their individual chair, although Livvy is quite possessive of both, i.e. spreading her entire body across both chairs in hopes of preventing Calli from sitting in one.


Calli loves her sisters toilet. She can't get enough of it. We are constantly finding her in the bathroom playing with the bowl or so just sitting there. I think 15 mos is too early for potty training, especially after just finishing with Livvy.

Calli is wearing hand me down pajamas of Livvy's that yes....Livvy was just wearing a week ago. They are a little big, but so dog gone cute. Livvy had a fit that Calli was wearing her "Spanky Sheep" jammies. Sisters.

Calli after eating volcano. She too loved her syrup so much it made it's way into her bangs. Too cute!

Livvy eating taquitoes. She must have eaten about 5 tbsp of ranch with one taquito. She loved it so much, that love spread to every part of her face including her eyelashes, don't ask how.

The first few pics are of Livvy one day in quiet time. I went in there after several moments of silence and found her completely asleep. The other photos are of Ma Carlenes house in Moses Lake. The girls had so much fun in her front yard playland. They even got otter pops. Calli became extremely frustrated when daddy tried to help her eat it. The last photo is of poor Calli's nose. She had a run in with the side of the couch yesterday. But she took it well and seconds later she popped up and was again running around the house happy as a clam (she got a few lovin's from mommy).

So Calli got ahold of Nick's cup yesterday and was running around with it in her mouth. She got so excited that she had nabbed daddy's cup that before we knew it she ran smack dab into the wall. Nick and I tried so hard not to laugh because we knew that it must have hurt. Poor little thing. But she was so cute and so happy running around with it in her mouth. After the crying had stopped and her faced lost all signs of redness, there was a big ring impressed around her face left from the cup. If you look closely on the last picture you can see that the ring extends all the way up into her hairline making a full circle. It stayed that way for about an hour. But it only took a minute or two before she was doing it again. And then, whack! Right into the wall again. But this time she had been a little more cautious in her jaunts around the house.

Grandma and Grandpa came for the weekend. Even though it was for a few short days, the girls had a blast.

Summer pictures!

So I am finally getting my car fixed today. We have had the appt for what seems like weeks now. But it has finally come. No more scrape and dent. So I get to the auto body shop and sign all the usual stuff and am sitting waiting for my rental car. Nick and I joked last night about the car that they would bring, being as the other insurance co. is paying for it, probably some tiny little GEO metro hatchback or some other insaciably tiny car. Anyway, I am there for about 5 min. when a car pulls up. The girl came inside and asked if I was waiting for a rental. I told her yes and we proceeded to pull the car seats from my car and put them into a sortof mid-size malibu. This seemed okay. Better than I had anticipated. So after a quiet ride to the rental company she informs me that this was not the car that I would be driving. I looked around at the other cars in the lot and they all looked, well, not bad. So I walked inside to sign some things and then she informed me that the other insurance had only approved to pay for the absolute cheapest car they rented. And literally, it was the smallest and cheapest. I couldn't believe it when I walked out and saw the car. It looked like one of those cars you see in european countries that is squashed from one end to the other. I didn't even know that America had car s like this. There was almost no leg room in the back, about 8" from the back seat to the front seats. There was no trunk. It is a hatchback that is flat! She told me I could contact the other insurance and try and get them to cover a more expensive car, but informed me that my chances were slim. So I packed up my car seats into this barely 4-door vehicle the size of a tri-sha and drove away. As I headed down the road, car shaking as I approached 40, I thought to myself "I really have it good". I missed my car at that moment. You don't realize how good you have it until it's gone. Power windows, tinted windows, luxury interior, V6!!! Room!!!! Luckily my car will only take a day or two to fix. But I really feel for my safety in this one. As I drove up to Alisha's house, she couldn't help but be jealous. I thought that she was going to fall over laughing. And then she says "well, it's kindof cute". I asked her to trade cars. I laugh now as I look out my front room window at the pile of metal parked out front. I am so thankful I don't have to drive that thing EVERY DAY!

So today started off good. Nick had to head out of town again and the girls seemed in good spirits. Until daddy left. I don't know why they feel that it is necessary in life to drive mommy bonkers with continual bickering and fighting (mostly on Livvy's end). Calli just can't get enough babying from mommy, and mommy gets enough of Calli wanting to be babied. And then the surprise of the day. It actually came in a unusual form, that is, in Livvy's pants. We have been potty training of the course of the last several weeks and she has done quite well, with the exception of poop. Yep! She will hold it until she can't contain it anymore and if you are not watching and aren't fast enough, too late. The whole #1 thing, fine, great....but for some odd reason she can't seem to force herself to do the #2 thing in the potty. One word....DISGUSTING. But moms will do what they have to do. I was so glad that I was on the phone with Alisha at the time or my cool would have blown right out the window. But now things are back to normal because Calli is down for a nap and Livvy is no longer threatened by her existence. Just 3 hours and 1 more day before Nick comes to my aid. He hates leaving and unfortunately, him being away is not going to end anytime in our new future. Goes with the job. But the fort is being held down. Now it is deciding what to make for dinner.