Toddler 1 Class Party

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Pool Time with Molly

MK's cousin Molly came to visit in July, and they spent an afternoon at the pool!

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High Flyer

MK loves to flip in the air with daddy!

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MK's Animal Sounds

Paul made me a collection of MK's animal noises for my birthday. These are so cute!

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Big Girl Class!

Today was MK's first day of toddler classes. Our first goal is to learn not to eat crayons :) Goal 2 is to learn why we don't stand on tables!

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Water Table Fun

I wanted so badly to get MK a water table and a sand table for summer playtime, but didn't want anymore stuff to go out into the yard. We already had a toddler picnic table so I found an old, long and shallow tub and turned it into a water table. MK spent an hour playing with a few cheap toys, and some old measuring cups. Mommy got a good splashing as she sat near and watched while she played with Grandpa. Good times had by all.

Hoping to be able to pull out the sand soon, but that requires more of daddy's help :)

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Future Bean Counter

Truly. I gave my child three bags of beans to play with in a bin courtesy of Pinterest, and she had a ball. Cried when it was time for dinner and she had to quit moving beans from one bowl to the other.

Word to the wise - using our kitchen helper so she could play on the kitchen counter, bean play was a disaster. While she was completely enthralled and occupied, she'd drop them and I swear one managed to bounce all the way to the dining room. Next time, I put it on her playroom table (a carpeted room), and seeing as the beans didn't have far to fall, they didn't bounce (also obviously because on carpet they didn't bounce). And, since the table was her level, she bent down and easily picked them up.  Of course, being 18 months, she did dump out the entire bin after about 35-40 minutes. But, on the carpet, they all fell in a pile that was extremely easy to clean up.

Oddly enough, she seems partial to the pinto beans :)

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The Doubly-Big Reveal

We finally know what our little twinkies will be - a BOY and a GIRL! We are so excited. When we first found out we were expecting, people kept asking us did we want another girl, or a boy? We kept saying we didn't care - a boy would be nice to have one of each, and be able to name him after P's late father, but of course another girl for MK to play with and to reuse the hundreds of dollars worth of clothes would be nice too. So, I guess since we couldn't make up our minds, God decided to give us one of each :) We can't wait for the deuce and little M to arrive :)

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Sprinkler Fun

Despite the cold water, MK has a blast playing in her sprinkler. I suspect a high water bill this summer!

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Hippity Hoppity

Easter 2013 has come and gone. MK had a good day at church, and the lunch with her cousins. The highlight of hers and Ann Catherine's day seemed to be playing in the dog's bed with their vintage (yes Ash, vintage..don't feel bad, I played with them when they were not vintage too) toys :)
 

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The Doubly-Big Announcement

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