Today in preschool the girls learned the letter E. They focused on elves...gotta love this video! Good luck spotting Cambrie, all these girls look the same without their hair :)
Elf Dance
Monday, November 15, 2010
Saturday, November 13, 2010
D is for dinosaur, dirt and dough
It was another great week for preschool. Cambrie's friends came over and we learned about the letter D. The first day we learned all about dinosaurs. They made some shape-o-sauruses and fossils. We played T-Rex tag, ate T-Rex teeth, and dinosaur-shaped cheese. It was way too much fun. 
The next day we played with dough. The girls helped me make some bread dough that they spent the next half-hour just playing with before finally deciding on a shape that would be baked.
We ate our cooked dough and dirt for our snacks (the girls all left with chocolate lip-liner on their sloppy lips). It was delicious dirt and the girls thought it was hysterical. To tell you a little bit about these girls; they all have summer birthdays, are in the same nursery class, love chasing each other, love going to preschool together, and get along really well. It has been fantastic!
Autumn leaves
Autumn here was absolutely gorgeous. The wide variety of trees meant a wide variety of fall colors. The reds, oranges, and yellows were the most vibrant I have seen in a long time. I wish I had taken pictures of autumn's splendor, but I just knew my camera wouldn't do it justice. Most of the leaves had already fallen as of last Sunday, but we decided to go out and play in them anyway. 
The jumping pile wasn't very big-but Cambrie jumped anyway. By the end of the evening the pile of leaves had turned to a pile of dust.
Cambrie has been singing the song, "Autumn Time" in nursery and they have been tossing fake leaves during the song. She thought it was really neat to use real leaves and loved tossing them in the air.
Friday, November 12, 2010
McKenzie walking
It was time to get out the video camera to record McKenzie walking. After many failed attempts, we were able to get this shot, which is one of her longest strolls ever.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
10 Months Old
I haven't done an update on McKenzie for awhile, so I thought it was about time.
Her bottom two teeth are starting to come in. This means that she's a little bit grumpy and is now best friends with her pacifier.
When we feed her, she insists on holding the spoon. This makes for an interesting tug-of-war every meal and a very messy baby.
She likes eating everything. If she's not in her high chair when we sit down for dinner, she comes over, grabs at our legs and begs like a little puppy. It's kind of cute actually.
When she wants more food, she just screams. So we are working on baby signs for "please," "more," and "all done." She doesn't seem interested at all in the hand motions and her words all sound the same-"ah da." The sweet thing is that Cambrie tries to remind her and shows her the nice way to ask each time.
McKenzie has many nicknames ranging from Muncher, Munchkin and Destructoid. And kinder variations that include Miss McKenzie, Kenz, Kenzie, Chicka, Koo Koo, and Koo Koo KaChoo.
She has a new phobia of the tub. She used to love putting her hands underneath the running water and splashing her sister. But her sister accidentally dumped a bucket full of cold water on her last week, and now she fearfully screams when she sees the tub and frantically tries to climb out of it. I sure hope this stage doesn't last or else we will have one dirty baby.
As of last night, she also has a new phobia of escalators. Don't ask me what happened to cause that. I was holding her in my arms and she let out the most terrifying cry I've ever heard. She grabbed at me and tried to climb up me as far away from the escalator as possible. She was making such a ruckus that a sales associate actually came over to make sure everything was all right. We tried two more escalator rides during the shopping trip and her screaming didn't get any better by the end of the night.
One of her favorite games is chasing her sister around the house. I will hold McKenzie and surprise Cambrie around the corner, McKenzie just laughs and laughs.
Her second favorite game is pulling all the books off the bookshelf. We have put up a banana chair to block off the entrance, but she has figured out how to squeeze around the back side of the couch and go under a side table to get there anyway.
After every nap she is sockless and pantless. She manages to wriggle out of most her clothes in her crib.
McKenzie is fascinated by Cambrie's princess night-light. If it is ever plugged in while she's crawling around on the floor she will make a beeline straight for it and pull it from the wall.
She has learned to open up the bathroom and kitchen cabinets. Rats, I guess it's time to lock everything down.
She is loving the stairs. She will climb up four stairs and just sit and watch what is going on from her high perch.
And probably the most exciting thing going on right now, is that she is learning how to walk! She can stand solo for a good five seconds before she decides to sit down or starts moving. She's pretty good at taking three-to-four steps. But before she went to bed tonight, she took close to eight steps. She stopped a couple of times to check her balance, but once she straightened herself out she just kept right on walking. I can't believe how ready she is to walk. This was her idea and she's determined to learn. I have a feeling it is going to come very quickly.
When we feed her, she insists on holding the spoon. This makes for an interesting tug-of-war every meal and a very messy baby.
She likes eating everything. If she's not in her high chair when we sit down for dinner, she comes over, grabs at our legs and begs like a little puppy. It's kind of cute actually.
When she wants more food, she just screams. So we are working on baby signs for "please," "more," and "all done." She doesn't seem interested at all in the hand motions and her words all sound the same-"ah da." The sweet thing is that Cambrie tries to remind her and shows her the nice way to ask each time.
McKenzie has many nicknames ranging from Muncher, Munchkin and Destructoid. And kinder variations that include Miss McKenzie, Kenz, Kenzie, Chicka, Koo Koo, and Koo Koo KaChoo.
She has a new phobia of the tub. She used to love putting her hands underneath the running water and splashing her sister. But her sister accidentally dumped a bucket full of cold water on her last week, and now she fearfully screams when she sees the tub and frantically tries to climb out of it. I sure hope this stage doesn't last or else we will have one dirty baby.
As of last night, she also has a new phobia of escalators. Don't ask me what happened to cause that. I was holding her in my arms and she let out the most terrifying cry I've ever heard. She grabbed at me and tried to climb up me as far away from the escalator as possible. She was making such a ruckus that a sales associate actually came over to make sure everything was all right. We tried two more escalator rides during the shopping trip and her screaming didn't get any better by the end of the night.
One of her favorite games is chasing her sister around the house. I will hold McKenzie and surprise Cambrie around the corner, McKenzie just laughs and laughs.
Her second favorite game is pulling all the books off the bookshelf. We have put up a banana chair to block off the entrance, but she has figured out how to squeeze around the back side of the couch and go under a side table to get there anyway.
After every nap she is sockless and pantless. She manages to wriggle out of most her clothes in her crib.
McKenzie is fascinated by Cambrie's princess night-light. If it is ever plugged in while she's crawling around on the floor she will make a beeline straight for it and pull it from the wall.
She has learned to open up the bathroom and kitchen cabinets. Rats, I guess it's time to lock everything down.
She is loving the stairs. She will climb up four stairs and just sit and watch what is going on from her high perch.
And probably the most exciting thing going on right now, is that she is learning how to walk! She can stand solo for a good five seconds before she decides to sit down or starts moving. She's pretty good at taking three-to-four steps. But before she went to bed tonight, she took close to eight steps. She stopped a couple of times to check her balance, but once she straightened herself out she just kept right on walking. I can't believe how ready she is to walk. This was her idea and she's determined to learn. I have a feeling it is going to come very quickly.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Today we ate...
Today we ate cereal for breakfast. McKenzie ate something we couldn't identify.
Today at the park Cambrie and I ate teddy grahams. McKenzie ate bark.
Today we ate quesadillas for lunch. McKenzie ate a cotton ball.
Today Cambrie and I ate cupcakes for a snack. McKenzie ate a rock.
Today we had shake n' bake for dinner. McKenzie ate a piece of a pinecone.
And recently she has also eaten hair elastics, hair clips, safety pins, thread, carpet fuzz, leaves, marker lids, toothpaste, Construx pieces, puzzle pieces...I just can't keep up with that girl!
Today at the park Cambrie and I ate teddy grahams. McKenzie ate bark.
Today we ate quesadillas for lunch. McKenzie ate a cotton ball.
Today Cambrie and I ate cupcakes for a snack. McKenzie ate a rock.
Today we had shake n' bake for dinner. McKenzie ate a piece of a pinecone.
And recently she has also eaten hair elastics, hair clips, safety pins, thread, carpet fuzz, leaves, marker lids, toothpaste, Construx pieces, puzzle pieces...I just can't keep up with that girl!
Monday, November 1, 2010
On the job
Jeremy's first day of work was today. After all of these months of knowing it was going to happen but waiting for things to fall into place, he's finally a workin' man. His shift this morning started at 7:30, so he was up bright and early. I took an official "first day" picture, but he looks so tired I just couldn't post it. He slept horribly, waking up every hour afraid of missing his alarm. The guy was nervous. And I can't blame him; first day as Dr. Rogers DMD in his own office, knowing that if anything goes wrong it's his fault, learning all of the ropes of the existing practice, and just getting used to everything. The funny thing is the office manager, Erin, couldn't sleep either because she was worried for him too. We both got a kick out of that. Apparently the day went pretty smoothly. He is the youngest of the partners by far, and even younger than some of the office staff. In fact, one of the hygienists has worked at this office for 12 years. Even though Jeremy is now the "guy in charge," it's going to take some getting used to. At Temple, he had to ask for each step to be checked off by the professors. Apparently that's a hard habit to break because he had to bite his tongue multiple times to keep from asking the hygienists if it looked right to them. As a patient, that's not really the kind of thing you want to hear from your dentist. Besides that annoying habit, he said he felt really confident and is excited to really get in the swing of things. I am too quite frankly. His schedule it going to take some getting used to, but it seems really manageable. He works five days a week. If one of those days in Saturday, then he gets another day off during the week. Each shift is six hours long, so it will either be 7:30-1:30, or 1:30-7:30. Every couple of weeks he will have a 12 hour shift...that will be long. Luckily they're not very often. Regardless of which shift he has, that means he's home half the day. Can you believe it? The only thing that is going to drive me crazy, is that it changes every week. So I never know, for example, if he's free Tuesday night so I can go to a Relief Society activity. I'll just have to keep an eye on the calendar. I'm just grateful that he's finally started working. I had no idea that we'd be here six weeks before that happened....but I guess having him home all this time has made up for being apart during the summer. I'm so proud of my hard-working husband. Great job hun.
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