Bailey Family

My twins have started being 'kitties'. (Carolyn went through this phase when she was almost this age...remember the vacation to the mountains family?) See video for twins example (yes, Carolyn had to join in). So, yesterday Kaitlyn started pretending to be a kitty at my brother's house (we were visiting my sister-in-law Kristen and my neice Chloe...so cute!)  Carolyn rebuked her, "NO! Jared is allergic to cats!" (pictures from our weekend visit soon to come...)

We had just gotten back from a few fast days at my parents and a few fast days of painting (see the shelf in the background still not up?) and I was tired and had piles and piles of laundry and other chores.... So Carolyn decides to help herself to a BIG bowl of cereal (that's our halloween candy bowl that was not put away from painting). There ended up more mess with little wet cheerios stuck all over the kitchen floor.

These are all from the time we got down to Mom and Dad's after the painting was done. (And they're not in the right order b/c Blogger reverses each upload set and  I don't feel like fixing it today.) Seth drew "squares" on the ground and designated one for each of them. Carolyn only permitted Grammy into her square. (And scared the snot out of Kaitlyn when she entered!) Kaitlyn The boys went miniature golfing. Carolyn and Seth took turns being 'buried'. I think Dad just looks so serious in this picture. It makes me laugh. The girls all HAD to put on makeup with Grammy each morning.  (Carolyn wore more makeup there than I did.)

One of the twins' favorite songs right now is "Wheels on the Bus"...so I hear often in the van: ^^^^ will represent jibberish they use to fill in "wheels a bus a round a round, round a round, round a round ^^^^ all ^^ town" "^^ babies ^^^ wah wah wah, wah wah wah, wah wah wah^^^ all ^^ town" and yesterday I heard a new verse from Kaitlyn: "^^^ potty go pee pee pee, pee pee pee, pee pee pee ^^^^ potty ^^ flush flush flush" I really hope she wasn't going potty on the bus all over town! (I'm sure my brothers can appreciate this new verse!)

This was our wall...except for the writing before painting. Rob started making a to-do list of stuff we need to make the house marketable (with chalk)...so the kids joined in. (The white spots are where we removed a shelf and had to patch the screw holes.) Rob had to patch nicks, holes, cracks, etc all over the walls! The kids went to my parents for Spring Break...and we were left to paint - the den/kitchen & the hallway (never been painted). David is not known for his painting skills, but we let him help us prime (and we needed the help too! It took about three coats of prime on each wall in the den and kitchen!) Rob dealing with the blasted blue walls...I love bold colors, but I think I may supress my desire in the future - they were awful to prime over! Will came up with a way to do the high spots...scaring you yet Mom? Don't worry - we're done and he's alive still. (Man, I hope our "next house" does not have high ceilings...why do people want them?) Sorry,...

A conversation on the way home from school: Seth: [something about his friend Elijah] Carolyn: Is Elijah a girl name? It's pretty. Beth: No. It's actually a boy name from the Bible; a prophet in the Bible. Seth: Then it's a boy name! Is Obama a girl name? Beth: No, it's the last name of our president. He has a wife and her last name is Obama too. and I think they have two little girls and their last name is Obama too. So it's not a boy name or a girl name. It's a last name. Kids: Oh. Beth: His first name is Barak. Seth: Barak? Carolyn: Eww. That's a nasty name!  This is not the first 'boy name' 'girl name' conversation the kids have had.  They're very interested these days in what is for boys and what is for girls and what is ok for both. She's quite opinionated. Where does she get that from??

A picture is worth 1000 words.... but in case you want more, here are 134 more: I was letting the girls play on the front porch area while I was inside...straightening a little, but mostly just standing at the door b/c I have to watch them...(I still dream of a house with a backdoor and a fence in the backyard...or at least the back door so I can buy a fence!) ... Anyways, I was getting the den/hall bath straightened, and sat this little potty chair outside. Kaitlyn never uses it and Natalie isn't yet potty training, so I'm keeping it in the van for those emergency-in-the-school-line-moments while Kaitlyn is potty training.  When I went back to the door, I found Natalie had stripped her diaper and was sitting there on the front porch practicing ‘using’ the potty! I just HAD to take a picture before I corrected the situation!

As I'm helping Natalie peel stickers off the blanket chest "Natalie, stickers only go on paper," Kaitlyn walks in and says "lip gloss". Little does she know that RoseArt does not make lipgloss!

You may have to have some LDS knowledge to get this... We were reading in the Book of Mormon, 1 Nephi, ch.9 about Nephi making two sets of plates by way of commandment of the Lord.   (It is for a wise purpose which is unknown to Nephi.)   And how he engraves (that was interesting to explain "engrave")   on them two different types of records (ministry/historical)   so I asked (reviewing), why did Nephi make two sets of plates. I wanted to hear, "He doesn't know." or "For a wise purpose."   Carolyn said, "Because he didn't have any paper!"

I told my aunt I got my hair cut (on my birthday) and she said I should post a picture...so a month late (on my brother's birthday), I'm finally posting it! I like it better curled, but honestly...I don't have the umph! to curl it every day (mostly just Sundays I do). And it usually doesn't look this good straight...I waited for a good hair day. (I think I'll try a different place next time I go for layers.) It's alright...and it still fits in a ponytail which is, of course, my main issue with hair.

I have posted something of Seth's recently and something of the twins...and I Have more of the twins. Didn't want my 'middle' child to be left out! So, here is some for Carolyn: I kept Libbi's twins Monday, and found the girls playing dressup. (I hope Conner wasn't too bored playing by himself until Seth got home. Will did watch a movie with him...and we all went to Sam's Club to shop. so maybe he had some fun.)  By the way, they are so polite! "Yes ma'am" this and "no ma'am" that...and Conner put away each toy before he got out the next - Libbi, those two have got to be your best two!  Carolyn loved playing with Sarah Beth all day - they were so cute (and the two little bossy girls got along so well!)  Carolyn wanted me to make donut balls like we had at lunch bunch last week. So, here are homemade 'donut balls'...perhaps the only batch I'll ever make. (I guess they weren't that hard. Next time I'll probably ...

Natalie has been really challenging lately (in other words - aggravating, a pain in the butt, makes me want to scream and say bad words...you get the point). I thought Carolyn was a pain at this age...I had no idea!  It's her way of communicating. She can speak in sentences when she wants to, and even surprises us with big words. But ONLY when SHE feels like it. Mostly when we don't present her with what she expected, instead of saying no (or even crying at us), she crumples to the floor in a pouting pile. (Then, the tantrum comes.) The other thing that drives me crazy is the way she picks fights with everyone else in the house. (Come on - if you're the smallest, at least have the sense not to pick fights! Yes, I know Libbi, Andrew was the same way.  Has he ever stopped?) Well, on the way home from visiting the new cousin at the hospital, (yes, Natalie had had one of those days), she and Kaitlyn began singing some kids songs and primary songs, and sang most of the way home....

I hope you can read this - I scanned in some schoolwork he brought home! I love it! So to clarify - Seth likes girls but does not want to *be one. :) haha... (*see previous post)

As we're driving out of the pickup line after school, Seth notices his seatbelt is stuck in the door...those line directors are really into the line must keep GOING, so I said, "just sit in Carolyn's carseat" (they both have a booster and all the girls stayed at the house with Uncle Will today). Seth: "But I'll be a girl." Me: no, you won't. Daddy likes pink shirts. and no one can see you anyways (the windows are tinted...I thought my argument had worked) Seth: "They're all looking at me" (What?! The people driving by?) He did survive home and he was indeed still a boy, nevertheless the pink princess booster seat. And I do plan on posting more...I've just been busy.  And I need to stop typing b/c I'm feeling a little moody tonight and I don't want to say anything stupid...but I will catch you up on February later...if you care.

I love Mommy she loves me. We love Daddy, yes sirree! He loves us and so you see - we are a Happy Family I love sister, she loves me. We love brother, yes siree! He loves us and so you see - we are a Happy Family!  Seth's 6 year old doctor visit - he wasn't thrilled about the "dress" they gave him to wear. One of her favorite pajamas (yeah, we know she's going to be trouble when she's a teenager if she keeps as pretty and sassy as she is now!) (No, we didn't buy our already sassy little girl pajamas with a smile on the butt...it was a hand me down I was going to keep on handing, but she insisted on keeping...) If that were a video, you'd see her shaking her butt back and forth. (In case you can't tell, she's singing "happy birthday to you".) sorry about the poor video-ing during the untwisting of balloon strings! the end is the cutest when they're singing together, but i don't know how to edit ...