1st quarter awards

Saige got an award today at the 1st quarter awards assembly. We are so proud of her!

Had to chase Madi down to get a picture of her also!

1st lost tooth

Last week, Madisen lost her first tooth. This produced both much excitement and much sadness in our household. Madisen couldn't be more proud. She shows EVERYONE she meets and cannot quit talking about it.
Saige couldn't be more sad. "I wanted to lose a tooth today too! IT'S NOT FAIR"!
I have heard the phrase, it's not fair, more times this week than I have in my entire life combined.
She is right though, being a twin isn't fair. They have to share a birthday, a room, toys, books, clothes, friends, etc. However, they are still individuals and I am afraid the first lost tooth is only the beginning. We have many 'it's not fair' days ahead. Another day like this is coming soon because Madi is going to loose her 2nd tooth before Saige looses a first. She has another one that is barely hanging on!
But, we are excited for Madi. I can't believe how much older it makes her look-SO SAD! The tooth fairy came and I have to tell you that she was a bit disappointed. There must be a wide variety of tooth fairies out there because although she got a dollar, (much more than I got as a kid-inflation!) she informed me that her friend got $5 and a pack of gum.
Thanks alot Laurel!

Pulley

The girls came running in today and told me they had made a pulley.

Pretty fun-except for the ladybug inside the bucket that has to be pulled up and down all day!

WHOOOPSY!

Yesterday the girls were out in the front yard riding their bikes up and down the sidewalk. The weather was so nice and we all wanted to be outside. I was sitting in a chair on the front porch working on the laptop when Madi rode on the sidewalk in front of the house next door. Our neighbor was out in her driveway getting something out of her car. Madi was ridding by her and waived and said, "Hello".

Our neighbor said hello back and turned around to walk back in her house. Madi turned her bike right around and when she got in front of our house she YELLED up to me, "Hey Mom-our neighbor isn't mean".

Well, my neighbor wasn't to her front door yet so she OBVIOUSLY heard. I am on the porch with my finger up to my lips trying to tell her to SHUT UP! When she saw me do this she said even louder, "But Mom, she's not"!!!!

Here I am, worried about the kinds of things my girls are learning from other kids at school when really I should be worried about the things they are learning at home!

Team Phil

Everywhere I go I see T-shirts, jewelry, and pretty much everything else asking me if I am Team Jacob, or Team Edward. Although I have ready the Twilight series and it was ok (very embarrassed to admit that on my blog) I didn't consider myself team anyone.

Then, I watched a show called Modern Family. I now consider myself part of Team Phil. He is the funniest character on TV right now-even beating out Michael Scott in my opinion.

I don't watch many TV shows but this one is truly funny! I am just posting this today to let you all know that you should give it a try. It's the season premier tonight so don't miss it!

Silly Madi

I just have to write tonight about Madi. She is so much fun. She came in dressed like this for school on Friday....

Too excited to wait for Halloween to wear her new cowgirl hat. She stood in the mirror for a few minutes, played with her hair, and said over and over again how cute she looked! How can I argue with her? She really IS cute! (I didn't really let her wear it to school).

*Madi wrote this in her journal*

This picture has a story. A funny story. In the moment, however, it was not funny at all.

I was sitting at the computer desk in our office with the blinds open. All of the sudden I look up and there is a strange man looking around in my garden. I am looking at this guy, trying to figure out if I know him or not. After a few seconds, I am sure that I do not know him. Madi is in the backyard playing so I tell Saige to go tell her to get inside RIGHT NOW. I am at the front door trying to see if this guy has a car. He does-a red jeep parked in my driveway. I am trying to get the license plate number while listening to Madi tell Saige (in a very sassy voice), "I don't have to come inside, your not the boss of me" and on and on and on.

Well, the guy is now pulling away and I am yelling at Madi and explaining the situation to her. Then I immediately call Brett to tell him about what is happening. He says, "Oh, ya. Forgot to tell you about that".

Apparently, it was our friend's dad who was coming by to pick up some stuff that Brett had borrowed from him. Brett thought I would have already left to take the girls to violin lessons so he didn't worry about telling me.

I'm so glad that it was someone who was supposed to be here. Madi's words make me laugh out loud every time I read them!

Two Weeks Down

We made it through the first two weeks of school and it wasn't easy!

Friday was the first day that Saige didn't cry when I dropped her off. At least we are making progress, right?! I think part of the reason was that they got to swim on Friday. Can you imagine trying to keep track of 90 kindergarteners in a swimming pool-all at once? Stresses me out just thinking about it. I am so glad they are both good swimmers.

I already hate that they are in school, learning things from other kids. These are the funny things and problems that we have had already:

*We had to talk to the teacher already because a boy in Saige's class was kissing Madi in the swimming pool (on the cheek-thank heavens). Seriously. Already? They are in Kindergarten for Heaven's sake! The problem is that this is the same boy that has been SO good to Saige. He is so cute with her-especially when she is sad when I drop her off in the mornings.

*We were a bit worried that Madi wouldn't stick up for her sister and possible ignore her on the playground and lunch. Well, I heard them talking the other day and this was the conversation:

S "I got in trouble in class today"

M "What did you do?"

S "Nothing! I didn't do anything wrong and my teacher still got mad at me!"

M "Are you mad at her?"

S "No. Not really."

M "WELL I AM"!!!

I guess we don't have to worry.

*Madi really wanted to each school lunch on pizza day. So, I put some money on her account so that she could do so. She told me a few days later that she really liked eating school lunch. When I asked why, she said, "I like it because my mom wasn't there telling me what I had to eat"! OUCH

*Madi said, "Mom, Drew in my class says that Justin BEAVER is boring!" I asked her who she thought Justin Bieber was. She said, "I think he is a rock star or something"

I am truly proud that she doesn't know for sure!