Lyla, scoot back!

Recently, Lyla has started sitting RIGHT in front of the TV. She does this at the upstairs TV too. I started to get concerned that she wasn't able to see it and maybe that was why she was sitting so close. We were up for eye exams so I went ahead and took girls to the eye doctor. Both of them are seeing 20/20, thank goodness. I asked her about Lyla sitting too close to the TV. She said that her mother used to always tell her that it was bad for her eyes to sit close to the TV. She said she remembers the class in optometry school that she learned it didn't hurt your eyes to sit close to the TV. She said she left class that day and immediately called her mom and told her. So, it won't make Lyla's eyes bad by sitting right in front of the TV, it just annoys her sister (and dad)!

Carmel Apples

A couple of weeks ago, Lyla was particularly bored at home with me and no one else to play with. She usually likes to make things in the kitchen with me, so I decided we could try to make carmel apples. I had a mix I bought at the store a while ago so we tried it out. It was not good! It was so incredibly sticky I can't even describe it to you. It was seriously like super glue. Lyla kept "gluing" her hands together. When it was finally ready to eat we were brave and gave it a try. The taste was good, but the texture was a little weird and it was gluing our teeth together. Next time I will just buy a bag of carmels to melt.

Gentry's Farm

I went to Gentry's Farm with Lyla's Pre-K class a couple of weeks ago. We had great weather! We had a picnic lunch and then the kids played in each area of the farm. I can't believe Lyla is in Pre-K and going to kindergarten next year. It doesn't seem possible. This is a sweet group of friends. A few of them have been in class together from the start! Lyla will really miss her best friend, Ford (or Fordie as she calls him). Ford is the one in blue and white striped shirt.

Black Eye days 2 and 3

This is Lyla the morning after her self-inflicted black eye. It was pretty swollen that morning when she woke up.This is the same day but in the afternoon.

This is day 3, in the morning. She is tired of me taking pictures of it!

Cute Story by Grace

Grace wrote this at school. I just love to see her writing. She is now bringing chapter books home for her nightly reading! She is so proud to be reading a "chapter book"! I can't believe how her reading has just taken off in just a couple months of school. Anyway, I wanted to save this particular story because it is about Julie having her baby. The picture is of Jason, a pregnant Julie and Grace.

Our First Black Eye

This is Lyla posing with her fists up, like a boxer, with her black eye.

Lyla gave herself a black eye tonight. She hit herself in the eye with the metal leg of a doll highchair. She was obviously not using the highchair to feed a babydoll!

Quick Quote

Conversation with Lyla in the car on the way home from preschool:

Lyla: Mom!
Me: What, Lyla.
Lyla: So what DOES it feel like to be a boy?
Me: Well, I don't really know because I've always been a girl. What do you think?
Lyla: Well, I know they get sweatier than girls.


I'm behind on my blogging. I've been busy painting several canvases the last couple of weeks. I have another big one to do as well as my photo book that I want to complete with our Disney pictures. I hope to get it all done quickly so I don't get too far behind on blogging.