I wanted to get some cleaning done this week. I've been putting off a lot of deep cleaning because "I just had a baby." That's what I've been telling myself. But my baby is 17 months old, so I can't use that anymore. My cupboards were almost too gross for me, so I decided to just clean them, and stop procrastinating. So I got my little bucket, and my old toothbrush and hoped I could hide in the kitchen corner and clean without drawing too much attention to myself. Yeah, right. The girls thought I was doing the coolest thing in the world and they begged me to let them help. Sami kept saying "try, try." So I gave in and gave them each a toothbrush and let them go to town.
I am going to keep these pictures forever, to remind my girls about how awesome I am for letting them help me clean. In ten years, when they think I'm a mean slave driver for making them help me clean baseboards, I am going to pull out these pictures and remind them of how fun it is to help Mama. It was so fun that when I said we were all done, Janie threw a fit, cried so hard I thought she was going to throw up, and earned herself a time out. That's how awesome I am.
If it weren't for yard sales, this little girl would be so deprived of her dress up. Luckily there are yard sales aplenty and she has all kinds of dress up options.
Her cousin Sidney made her this hat and she hasn't taken it off for two days. After Janie gets herself dressed up, she comes up to Jonathan and I and says "pity" (Janie talk for "pretty"). Yes, Janie, you are so pretty.
My sweet Sami is talking so much and her sense of humor is so great. She laughs about anything that anyone else is laughing about. One of our favorite things is how she recognizes things and people. Whenever J walks in, she says "oh, a daddy." I am "oh, a mama." And Janie is "oh, a sissy." She loves to learn and is always pointing out colors, shapes, and letters. She looks out for Janie all the time. And LOVES church. She actually loves nursery, but in her mind church is nursery. So when sacrament meeting is over, she yells "Yay, church!" She also likes to get dressed up for church and after I get her dress on, she runs up to Jonathan and says "Sami so pritty! (pretty)." Yes, Sami, you are so pretty.
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You are a wonderful mom and your girls are beautiful!
I laughed about Janie's time out. My kids still beg to "help". I wonder when this stage ends?
Oh my gosh this post made me laugh so hard!!!!!
during sacrament all i could see was that burp cloth on janie's head! so funny... i love when we get to sit behind you.
I finally caught up on your blog...just read the last several posts. You have such a beautiful family, and you're such a talented mom! (Thanks for all the needed advice!) I love how Janie dresses up - those pics are precious. And it was so fun to hear how Sami is talking so well now. We loved getting together with you guys this week. You're the best friends we could ever hope for - love you!
Too cute!! Love the little things that they say!! I love how they helped you clean, I need to make my kids do that also!!
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