we started this week out with a bang.
we headed out to lacrosse and took pictures with the mall santa, bought christmas cookies, and before the weekend was over, we ended up at the emergency room.
samiyah had climbed up the shelves, grabbed the nail polish, thought it was makeup, and brushed the polish over her eyelid.
i heard her screaming upstairs, ran up, horrified, whisked her away to the sink, and tried my best to flush everything out with water.
we wanted to make sure she was okay, so sam took her to the hospital and they used this neon goop to reveal foreign objects/substances. she was okay.
prayer really works.
we took christmas pictures, individually, and then spliced them all together. this is so much easier than wrangling kids and forcing smiles!
sam took the kids sledding.
we all played in the snow as part of our advent activity.
we made a snowbunny, and caught the fresh falling snow on our tongues.
christmas treats are a must after playing in the snow.
when we are home alone - while everyone is at school and work, this is what we do.
mimzy sprints the kitchen floor.
she hates wearing clothes. i'll attempt to dress her for the day, but by midmorning, she is running around in a diaper.
the bulk of my day is spent thwarting her escape plans and moving things back to where they belong.
mosiah is quite easy. he's become a fast crawler and will sadly be losing his baby fat, but despite his crawling skills, he's still not as fast as i am.
he's easily contained. mostly, he just eats and cuddles. i do have to keep the floors constantly swept and vacuumed, though. he puts everything in his mouth. and whenever i sweep, he races over like it's a buffet. yuck.
it's usually mimzy's leftover snack food that scatters the kitchen floor. she's in this weird phase where she likes to crunch on veggies, and then spit out all the sinewy and seedy parts. i get it.
the ever wonderful "my do" phase is always a treat. i try to help her fix her shirt - "no! my do!"
i help her cut up her lunch or dinner food - "no! my do!"
i try to help her brush her teeth - "no! my do!"
things just became 10x longer to do than normal. sigh.
the great remedy for the "my do" phase is actually letting her do things.
we made teething/toddler biscuits. she did the bulk of the work, and i was super proud of her. she's quite the fiery independent.
she enjoyed the fruits of her labor the best, i think.
another advent activity included construction paper, glue, paint, and marshmallows.
it was supposed to be a snowman craft. the focus turned out to be devouring marshmallows.
and there's always room for playing "flying frosty!" just a new game we made up. it was a blast - a tiring leg workout blast, but a blast, nonetheless.
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