Fancy toes and Finery.

These fancy toes are courtesy of Ms. Lori J.:)  Thanks Lori!  They loved them!  First we painted on two coats of a  lovely shade of purple nail polish, then applied the cute little flower stickers, and then a clear coat.  By the time I was done with 20 toes.....I was ready to wring two necks, and sweating!  How do all those little Asian ladies DO this everyday.....all day??  Of course most of their clientele probably are NOT 5yrs. old.  That would definitely help!!

 Don't they look like two mama's discussing their children while picnicking in the park?

 I took this picture out the window for fear of disturbing them.  I had to laugh!!!  Tito is hiding warily under the table!  He is willing to be close....but don't touch me!  Which is Exactly what Iley is thinking too!  Tonka and Wren are both touch me touch me touch me please:)

 Cindy Lou Who??? 

The boys kept asking me when I was going to let the girls wear their Chinese silks.  I am a little hesitant to put them on them to go to town.....It's not like we don't get stared at enough.  They did look adorably Chinese:) in them, and we got lots of comments....which was WHY I didn't want to put them on.

 Both the girls have tried to claim my lovely red bag from Lori J....the same Lori that is responsible for the fancy toes:)... She's got us all fixed up I tell ya!  Between her and LL I have some pretty new accessories, and I smell good too:)  and I may have gained a couple of pounds from eating the box of chocolates.......It wasn't "Quite" in one sitting.....maybe 2:)  Sure was good with my coffee! Thanks Ladies!  You lifted my spirits!  I have been So Blessed by SO many people!  Thank you ALL who have done kind things for me!! 

 We finally had to pry her loose from the bag so we could leave.

 Wren is industriously making lists and checking things off....her play almost always includes imitating real life events......while miss piddle dink is.....well.... piddling.

 They were having a group hug here.  The girls wanted a picture!

 Kyndahl was teaching Iley how to pose!  As if this girl needs instruction in DRAMA!!  She was TOTALLY getting into it!  Look at her face!LOL.

 And the death grip hug!!!  This little girl can NOT get enough hugs and lovin!  Her little love bank has been depleted for too many years bless her heart.

 Then we had to dance....

 Which of course got out of hand.....notice Kyndahl is smashed against the cabinet, and I'm about to fall over because Wren is hanging.

Say Cheese! 

 Sherm drug the FLAT raft into the pool (ooh...do you see that green water? ick)  the head rest is the only part that still holds air.  Wren was sitting on it, and they had the rest of it wrapped around them like a cape????  It's so funny, the girls never question what the boys are doing...or why.....they just go right along with it and want to be part of it!

 ...and of course we do EVERYTHING by two's!!!

Some people have to take their cell phones everywhere with them...:)

 Kyndahl was writing the ABC's for Iley, and telling her what sound each one makes.  Iley will sit for quite a while and do this kind of thing.  She likes to work with her colors, and count too.  OH HOW I WISH Wren would show even a tiny interest!!!  If we try this with her, she would last through MAYBE 2 letters......then it would be I'm done now I'll go play.  If you try to MAKE her sit......it's NOT PRETTY!  You will get the  the glare, with the chin out, and the whole body in defiance!  I get that enough times in a day just with normal activities......that it's really hard to make myself, knowingly walk into it.  I hope her teachers can inspire her to learn!

 They were on P here and signing popcorn.  You alternately pop your index fingers up and down.

Wren has a fascination with table cloths.  She is forever covering their play table or the coffee table with a 

throw.  Then she sets the table. 

 

 I think she thinks these cupcakes are Icecream.  She acts like she's licking an icecream cone when she play eats them.

 Thatcher in a rare moment he's not bombarded with little people.

 They both had their glasses on, and we are always trying to make Iley think it's COOL to wear glasses so she'll leave them on......so I made a big deal of the fact that Kyndahl had her's on too.  Iley thought the monkey needed to be in the picture too.

 She sat here with her eyes shut smirking.....till she heard the camera click!  Then she wanted to see the picture.  She is a mess!

 Ash fighting his way in through his adoring fans.

 Swimming for the 3rd time today......it was evening, and they were rather chilly!

 Ok...time to put on a show....people are looking at me!

Wren was shivering in the pool, and saw Iley wrapped in a towel.......that was the end of the swimming for the night.  So I was trying to get a cute picture of them wrapped in their towels..but of course they would rather just act silly! They are probably a little tired of mom and her camera??

 Stop production!!! Wardrobe malfunction!

 Okay, back in character......carry on.

 oops....now we lost the other one......time to call it quits.

 Iley was a little frustrated with her towel, that try as she might, she could NOT get to spread out flat.