Phoenix Children's Museum.

 Cousin Lucy.

 Cousin Hailey, Lucy, Baili, and Kirra.

 Baili angel painting.

My girls at the Phoenix Children's Museum.  They loved it!!!

Love,
The Mama

St. Patricks Day is only 5 days away!

5 days.... to my favorite holiday of the year!!  If you know me well you know why Baili was named "Baili."
She was named after Bailey's Irish Cream and well because we are VERY Irish you see!!! :-)  I LOVE St. Patrick's Day!!  Happy Irish Day to all you Irish Folks!  My ancestors were from Ireland and did many things to bring us to the United States.  I am still a very proud Irish chick with Irish chick-lets.

  The Wearin' O' the Green  Today is the day fer the wearin' o' the green.
Today is the day when the little people are seen.
Today is St. Patrick's Day, so if ye'r Irish me lad,
Join the celebratin' fer the grandest time ta' be had.

Ya' put yer hand up in the air, the other hand on your hip.
Ya' tap yer toe, ya' tap yer heel, ya' bounce yer knee a wee bit.
Ya' prance 'n dance around the room, n' circle one two three.
The saints be praised, I must admit, ya' all look Irish ta' me.

A cute song below the twins and I sing.

DLTK's Holiday Activities for KidsI'm a Little Leprechaun
(Tune of I'm a Little Teapot)

Song:

I'm a little leprechaun
Dressed in green,
The tiniest man
That you have seen.
If you ever catch me, so it's told,
I'll give you my big pot of gold.

Actions:

I'm a little leprechaun
(hands on hips)
Dressed in green,
(point to shirt)
The tiniest man
(hold thumb and index finger about an inch apart)
That you have seen.
(point to the other people)
If you ever catch me, so it's told,
(make a motion like you're grabbing at a leprechaun)
I'll give you my big pot of gold.
(make a motion like you're giving something away)

The Very Hungry Caterpillar. BY: Eric Carle

 A new book in our home from our Auntie Grandma Janie.  :)

 Baili's Caterpillar.

 Kirra's Caterpillar.

Single Parenting in My Home.

We don't own a Wii. 

Or an Xbox, or a PlayStation or a Nintendo.

We don't have DVR or the other one that records shows--I forget the name.

We don't have smart phones.

We don't have fancy cameras.

My kids don't know what Angry Birds is. 

Either do I.

I have entertained my children by allowing them to play with my cell phone.

They love cell phones!

We do have laptops and Leap Frog and V-Tech.

My kids listen to music that is age appropriate.

Toddler tunes is big in my home.

In my house, we have princess glass slippers.

We have princess tiaras.

Lots of play kitchen stuff.

We make breakfast and tea.

We play in princess tents and put babies to sleep.

We feed babies and dress them up.

We have Little People houses.

Seriously.

My children hate TV.

It used to be okay for me to watch the news but now it isn't OK.

Kirra flips out when it is on ever.

She states, "NO CARTOONS."  Along with a two year old fit on the ground screaming!!!

I asked the doctor because I don't think that is normal.

Baili doesn't mind the TV on but she doesn't really watch it.

I asked Kirra does it scare you?  She says yeah, no cartoons, no TV.

I am not sure what triggered this but doctors say she is only being two.

That is my hope.

So...we DON'T watch any TV in our home. 

EVER.

Not even Mom.

Hope I am not missing the important news?

We don't have I-Phones, Smart Phones, DVDs, High Definition TVs, etc.

My two TVs are heavy BIG and from two garage sales.

They work fine.
I look at it this way.

They are barely two years old.

They have years and years in the future in which to use these items.

If they don't know what those items are right now, I don't need to be the one to introduce them into their lives at this age.

We are fine just the way we are.

I am a single Mom and doing the best I can.

We are doing pretty good.

We are very into pretend play.

Babies.

Outside.

And playing with our cousins.

My twins live to play with my cousins kids.

We are going today and Kirra can't stop talking about it.

We love double strollers.

And Pedisure.

We love juice, white grape, apple, and some others.

We eat a lot of organic foods.

We love greek yogurt.

We hate hospitals, (clearing my throat....)  Especially Baili.

We do love each other.

We are three peas in a Pod.

We like it that way.

 

I find out tomorrow about Baili's possible diagnosis.

Most likely we know.

More to that post later...We may have an answer.  It is awful but an answer at least.

With Love,

The Mama

Cupcake Time. Sprinkles in Scottsdale.

 Chocolate Marshmellow Cupcake for the girls.

We are best friends!! :)

Love,
The Mama