February: Monkey Toots and Scrubby Wubby

So my favorite program, Picasa, is a big part of my blog process.  Google stopped supporting that software a few years ago but I kept using it.  Finally in the past few months it kept crashing on me so I avoided blogging...long story short I think I finally found a new photo editing software (http://x.photoscape.org/) to make collages.  It has several cool features.  So hopefully now I can stay up to date on this silly blog.  We'll see how it goes.

I know I already posted about the Auto Show, but I found these extra pictures.  I also remembered a few extra things.  When we walked in the room with all the cars Scarlett said "This is blowing my mind!!!"  Also, did you know that we see test vehicles all the time.  They have manufacturer plates and covered in camouflage stickers.  Berlyn and Jake have even seen autonomous vehicles driving around Dearborn.  With the test engineer riding in the driver's seat but not holding the steering wheel.

Berlyn's birthday was a fun day.  The girls were probably more excited for it than she was!  haha!  They decorated bday crowns, made a menu, and served her dinner.  Then for her bday pty we drove through a crazy snowstorm to a pottery decoration place.  It was a ton of fun!  Happy Birthday to our Berlyn!

Scarlett had 100s day at school.  This year I added age spots to add to the effect.  She said her friends thought she looked scary.  haha!  Maybe next year we'll back down from the makeup.  Last month we went to SPS for an indoor carnival.  We were waiting in line for face painting and it was taking fooooreeeeverrrr.  So I went and helped paint faces.  GSD!  :-)

Being the primary pianist is way more work than I expected.  I play like 20ish songs every Sunday.  Mostly different and not always that easy to sight read.  But I'm really liking it.  When we sing Wise Man/Foolish Man at the very end when the house washes away I drag my hand up the whole piano really fast.  The kids enjoy that.  Our chorister is great and we have been doing some really fun thing.  I also enjoy being in Primary to watch the girls.  One sharing time the leader asked the kids: What are your talents?  Scarlett raised her hand and said "I have 5.  Jump rope, hula hooping, art, and...I can't remember the rest."  Then Jaide raised her hand and just said "Puppy!"  Siena raised her hand and said "Puppy!" too.  Silly girls.  Then another sharing time the leader was talking about snowflakes and how each is unique like they are.  She had everyone look around the room and said "does anyone in the room look like you?"  It was a stake leader visiting our ward, cause right after she said that her eyes landed on the twirls and she said "Oh.... Um.... Even identical twins are unique in the things they like."  haha!  My friend Meridith's boys are in primary too.  Two sets of ID twins!  Jake spoke in church and did a great job!

The snow got crazy mid-February.  Berlyn and Jake got to use the snow plow a lot.  Berlyn's car got stuck on some ice.  She now keeps supplies in her trunk for such an occasion.  The fog was bad too.  Scary to drive most of Feb.

I forgot to tell you a story about our anniversary.  The night of our 10th anniversary we got our wedding photos out and shared them with our kids.  The twirls asked "‎What does it mean to get married?"  Scarlett answered "You do a dance, kiss, then you are a family and the Mom has babies.. Oh and you get a ring with a gem!"  haha!!!  Then we showed the girls pictures of our wedding day, these were some of their comments: "Why is this taking so long? Why did you have to take so many pictures? Wow, you look so different! You are really young! Why aren't we in these pictures? I can't wait til I get married so I can have a party and a ring with a gem in it. Why didn't we have cake tonight? Where's Aunt Jami? Mom, were you dancing in your bare feet!? Why do you have pictures of just you mom? Did you get married in heaven?" hahahaha! Love you Jakey Jake Jake!

Scarlett eating a giant burrito on a daddy daughter date.  My mom brought my baptism confirmation dress... it looks pretty creepy on me.  I got an email from a friend in Connecticut.  It was a picture of my ID badge.  He said that his boss pulled it out from a random drawer that day!  haha!

Haircuts for everyone!  Jaide told me "Someday I think I'm going to cut my own humans hair".   haha!  ‎Scarlett told me "A stranger at school said she liked my hair, so I told her our address so you could do her hair."  haha!  We had a talk about when it's ok to share our address and phone number.

My friend, Madison, asked if anyone was interested in doing preschool at her house.  She would do all the teaching!  YES!  So we went to her home once a week for AWESOME lessons.  Scarlett went a few times when she was off school.  Madison really is a fun teacher.  These crazy girls really have fun!

Scarlett loves school.  If they are caught doing good things they get "scholar dollars" and every few weeks the school sets up a little store so they can use them to buy things.  One morning Scarlett told me "I want to look my best today, because it's scholar dollar shopping!"  haha!  Scarlett told me "a girl in my class can't eat meat or it will get in her heart and hurt her... That sounds like a serious allergy."  haha!  Then one day on the way home from school Scarlett and I had a little talk about having babies.  Scarlett said "babies can come out your privates?!?!?!?!  I'm laughing so hard that I'm crying!  That's gross!  That sounds so painful! ...... So when you get married can you choose to have a baby or not if you don't want to?"  We'll save that talk for another day.

Scarlett likes to sing when she's in the bathroom.

I heard Siena and Jaide telling Scarlett: "I love you.  Ya, even when sometimes we make bad choices we will always love you."  The twirls use the words "seriously" and "whewph" a lot.  Other funny things that they say:

• Siena: if you add monkey and toots, you get monkey toots!!
• ‎Siena: is this food from nature?
• ‎Siena: whatcha doing (from Phineas and Ferb)
• ‎Jaide: do germs have eyes and a mouth (no) oh, I want them to go "ahhhhh" when I kill them
• Jaide: I want to be a grown up to sleep in a big bed. Siena: I want to drive!
• ‎Jaide: I'm a clever clogs (from Peppa pig)
• ‎Jaide: sometimes I like to race the potty, I like to flush it then wash my hands before it wins

The younger 3 got invited to a Valentine's Day party that my friend Amy threw.  It was ADORABLE!  Seriously.  A few days later Amy told me her daughter said "I want to play with those matching girls again."  haha!  Also, Scarlett got a candy gram from Kody, her kindergarten crush in a different class.  Oh man, so it begins!

Skye kept poking my tongue with her finger, then all of the sudden she leaned in a touched her tongue to mine.  haha!  More Skye quotes:

• ‎Skye pointing at Siena: Siena Jaide! Haha I guess she can't tell them apart
• Skye sentences: ok mom, what happened to you? Can you help me? Can you help you. Water all gone, is it hot? Cool down? Good job, I don't like the cold
• ‎Skye says squeezie as key-see
• ‎Skye can follow two step commands like: find Dad and give him tickles
• ‎Skye says "tank you" for thank you and " 'come" for you're welcome
• I started the car then came inside, Skye came running up to me with her socks and coat in her hands "I go!"
• ‎Skye totally scared of bathtub after pooping twice in there, for a few weeks she would scream when I put her in there and would keep looking over her shoulder for the mysterious brown logs that appear.  haha!

Skye drinking water from the shower...

Jake found this Ford commercial that features his little "apple catcher" design that he came up with and is getting a patent for:

We were on a date and I noticed Jake signed the credit card digital signature pad with his left hand.  When we got to the car I asked him why he signed with his left instead of his right hand.  He said "sometimes I like to see how ambidextrous I am" haha!!!!!  That same date we were discussing race driving, I brought up tire contact patch theory in our discussion.  I think Jake fell in love with me a little more that day.  

One day a door salesman came to our door.  I answered.  He asked "Is the homeowner here?"  "I'm the homeowner." "Oh, sorry, you just look really young."  To which I just replied very annoyed "Well, I'm in my 30s."  My mom tells me that I should be grateful I look young, but often I feel like people don't take me seriously.

I had some blood work done.  They took 15 vials of blood.  It was the first time I've really felt dizzy getting my blood drawn.  I have the worst veins so they had to take the blood from the side and middle of my forearm.

I had a random dream one day: I entered an art competition for children's art, I was going to make posters but decided I didn't have time to learn illustrator, then I decided I would do photography like a dish that ran away with the spoon, I won the competition but they showed my entry. It was a hand puppet dish towel called a "Scrubby Wubby".   They are towel hands puppets used for washing your toddler. In like Sesame Street characters.  Well, since I told Berlyn and Jake about this, they will randomly bring up the Scrubby Wubby.  Often as a bad idea joke.  Bum Squishes.

I LOVE Kroger Clicklist.  I love just pulling up to the curb and getting my groceries.  They usually comment on the size of my order.  One time they were like "We weren't sure if you meant to order 30 bananas, but we got them all for you."  or "That's a lot of groceries!"  haha!  7 people and my kids are big eaters!