Daddy's Home!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Every night when the girls here the sound of the door opening they scream "daddy's home". This night I was trying to take Reese's picture. She had begged me to take it. I was going to but had no intention of really using it for anything. Just playing around. Usually the delay on my camera drives me bonkers. Tonight it was perfect. I was taking her picture, hit the button and she heard the door open. She turned and ran towards her daddy. Look at this priceless smile she has for him.

Its good being a girl!!!

I was cleaning up our room and the girls were playing. SO I THOUGHT!! It was very very quiet so I went to find out what they were doing. Heres what I found.





They got into my make up and went to town with the lipstick. I know Reese did her own but I'm not sure if Saige did hers or not. Here's some sweet pictures of my girls. They sure do love make up.








Saige also likes to dress herself. She goes and finds panties and a certain shirt and shoes. Very stylish. Here was this days combo! She thought she had done a great job!!

Saige 2 year appt

Saige went to see the doctor today for her 2 year appt. We hadn't been to see him since NOVEMBER with either girl! They've been sick but it was only virus's. I've also learned not to run to him every time we have a fever since its ALWAYS a virus. Go us!!

Saige is tall. Shes still holding the 85% in height and 60% in weight. She still has a big head also. Must be holding that smart brain of hers. She got a shot today and after started crying but said "I don't want that lady to do that again" over and over. We gave her a sticker and a sucker and she calmed down.

But there was more bad news for poor Saige. I mentioned to the good doctor that she eats chalk and crayons ALL.THE.TIME!! She eats them like candy. No kidding. Her poop will be colored and there will literally be chunks of crayon or chalk in her butt. SICK!!!!!!! We had to go to the lab and get her blood taken to check for iron. :( Poor Saige. She did not like that one bit. I held her down, the nurse held her arm and the other one took her blood. She is so strong too! She fought us!!

But after another sucker, a happy meal and a good nap she was good to go again.

Reese

Reese is at that age where she tells you exactly what she thinks and she also mispronounces certain words and it is so adorable. Here's a few stories...

Yesterday she walked in from playing outside with my mom and Saige. I had cleaned up the house and even used Windex.
Reese "whats that smell?"
me "what smell"
Reese "it smells really bad"
Me (getting offended) "No it doesn't! I cleaned"
Reese "I think it smells like butt in here"
Me -burst into laughter and said no it doesn't!! (wondering why shes heard the term smells like butt"
Then Reese walks over to me and for some reason hands me the toys in her hand. A tiny little Ariel doll from Target. Her hair is gone and shes not wearing a tale. Shes been outside for a while. AND SMELLED...like butt! It was awful! I have no idea why she smelled that bad but we quickly threw her away and washed our hands.

I was thankful it wasn't my house that smelled like butt.



Another cute thing is that when we were at the doctor we got into an elevator. We had to get in another one and the waiting area in front was really crowded and Reese said "Are we going in that alligator" again. I was confused but then I understood what she was saying. So precious

Manners...

Saige is a lively two year old to say the least. She is in the habit of saying

nope
yeah
yep

She doesn't say these things to be rude but just says them. Saige would you like some more milk? Nope. It drives Aaron bonkers. He wants them to be polite and respectful. So do I but these little words kill him. We have been working on yes and no along with please and thank you. She has thank you down but won't ever say please.

Summer cuts

Here are some pictures of Reese's haircut. I decided to get brave and go short with her. I always see little girls with super short cute hair so I thought we can do that! Besides her hair grows so fast that we won't have any problem growing it back out. Nana came over to help me with it. She was nervous to cut it as short as I wanted though so I offered to take the first cut and then she could just cut everything to that length. You should of seen her face when I first cut that piece off. I thought she was going to have a heart attack. She was afraid Aaron would get mad at her. :) He didn't! Although he did admit he likes longer hair better but it is SO cute!!









Saige also got a trim. Not nearly as exciting. She has thin hair as well. I hope it thickens up some.

Swim Lessons Part 2

Again no pictures :(

But Reese has come SO FAR! Its amazing!! She went from being totally afraid of the water to putting her head under and swimming (very) short distances. She still needs to practice kicking her legs more but I know the more we do it the better she'll get. I see many many practice sessions at our neighborhood pool. I never thought I'd be so happy to say we have one to use. Reese is also practicing holding her breath. She isn't great at that part and will drink large amounts of water. Her tummy swells up so much she almost looks 9 months pregnant. It slightly freaks me out.

Saige's lessons were more or less a waste. She is still not ready. She didn't like any of the exercises the teacher had her do but I don't really mind. I was more concerned about Reese. Saige will let us put floaties and that funny looking suit of her and she has a ball! If she isn't wearing the suit/floaties she thinks she can swim and goes right under. We had to save her life twice yesterday. It was a little scary one time because I looked away for one second and the next my poor baby is under the water bobbing up and down. Luckily it was only a second and Saige is so strong willed that it didn't phase her at all. She didn't even cough because she is so good at holding her breath. LOL!

Swim lessons are over but we plan to practice practice practice! I'm so proud of Reese!