- Science Center -

In celebration of an early dismissal, the end of the 3rd quarter, and Harper's GREAT report card, we darted off for a Friday afternoon "family field trip" to the Science Center!  With COVID consuming the world for the last 2.5 years, it's been a hot minute since we've been to this fascinating place.  The kids had zero recollection of ever visiting here before, so it was a very fun-filled afternoon! 

From the tornados to the roller coasters to the foam block arch and everything in between, I loved watching the kids' brain wheels churning and turning! 

Until next time...

- Out of the mouth of babes: VOL XXXIII -

Randomly:
Scarlett:  "Daddy, did you get hurt?"
Brian:  "No, why?"
Scarlett:  "Because I wanted to put one of my Peppa Band-Aids on you!"

A few days before her birthday:
Me:  "Scarlett, what do you want for your birthday?"
Scarlett:  "Ummmmm, maybe a belly button-showing shirt?"
Me:  .....

At dinner on same said day ^^:
Brian:  "What would you do if a puppy showed up on the doorstep on your birthday?"
Scarlett, without hesitation:  "POB-EE [probably] give him a dog tweet [treat]!"
Harper:  "But Scarlett, we don't have dog treats..."
Scarlett:  "Well we can buy some, a-memba [remember]?!"

 

Still at dinner:
Me:  "Scarlett, what are you going to do when everyone sings, 'Happy Birthday!' to you?"
Scarlett:  "I am gonna sing, 'Happy Birthday!' to myself wif 'dem!"

 

 

 

On the way to pick up Harper at school:
Scarlett:  "Mommy, where does a hose get all it's wata [water] from?"
Me:  "It's connected to a pipe that the water flows through."
Scarlett:  "Where does 'da wata come from?"
Me: "From a water plant."
Scarlett:  "Ohhh, a plant, I gotcha.  'Den where do all 'da leafs on 'da ground come from?"
Me:  "The trees grew them."
Scarlett:  "Oh.  I fought [thought] 'da trees lost dere [there] leaves."
Me: .....

 

While examining her clip-on earring collection:
Brian: "Which ones can I wear?"
Scarlett:  "Daddddddd!  Boys.  Witer-a-wee [literally].  Don't.  Wear.  Earrings."

While looking at herself in the mirror the night of her 4th birthday:
"I still look 'da same!  But I don't fink [think] I wook [look] AS wittle [little] as I oo-sed [used] to... Wait a second, am I gonna turn free [three] eva' eva' again?!"

 

 

 

While cleaning their room before bed:
Scarlett, the clean sister:  "HAW-PA. COME HELP ME CWEAN UP.  RIGHT NOW! ELSE YOU WILL BE GWOUNDED [grounded] FOR 'DA WEST [rest] OF YO' LIFE!  Come on. CWEAN. Right now!!!"
Harper, the messy sister:  .....

After waking up one morning:
"I fink [think] I will have oint-meal [oatmeal] for breakfast!"

While drinking a fancy cocktail of cranberry juice + Sprite:
Scarlett:  "When I drink 'dis juice and 'prite it makes my 'agina [vagina] feel wee-yud [weird]!"
Brian, Harper, me:  .....

A few hours after getting her 4-year-old shots:
"I fink [think] I have a broken bone because I can't wheely [really] walk very good!"

A full day after said shots ^^ and limping around for 24+ hours:
"Mommy, I am feeling betta [better] but dose [those] shots WHEEEELY [really] got me!"

While playing with her Barbies:
"Yeah, yeah, yeahhhhhh I KNOWWW, is the reason we can't come pway [play] at yo' house is because we have COH-VIDDDD and we are co-wen-teening [quarantining] so we don't get anybody else sick, ok?  ...But maybe we can pway next week, 'dat be ok?"

Randomly:
Scarlett:  "What does, 'I wuv [love] you!' mean?"
Me:  "It means you really like someone and you care about them."
Scarlett:  "Oh. Well I telled Ms. Nicole that I wuved her."
Me:  "Aw, that's nice! And what did she say?"
Scarlett:  "She sayed, "I wuv you too, Scah-lett!"

At 10:06pm:
"Is Santa sleeping by now?"

- Seven is SUPER! -

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Happy birthday to the biggest girl on [our] block!  This fun girl was not mad at that her friend Drew crashed her sister/cousin sleepover on her birthday eve... We let him share in the fun and festivities for a bit before feeding him ice cream and kicking him back next door where his parents were! ;) :)

Then, it was slummmmmmber party time for the girls!

The following morning was Saturday -- AKA party day! After donning their gymnastics leos, both girls fell asleep on the top bunk for a quick sleep sesh before the gymnastics-themed party.

3...2...1.............TIME TO PAR-TAY!!! :)

Truly hard to believe that this girl is SEVEN!

Sunday was Harper's REAL birthday, and our church friends did not forget her special day during the donut social after Mass!

We also hit up a little playplace in town with some of our favorite cousins to celebrate the special day!

Happy birthday, Harper Cecilia! You are loved beyond measure!!! :)

- PARTY FOR MARDI! -

We got a last minute invite to the local Mardi Gras parade with our cousins this year and -- especially after Grammy and Papa offered to babysit Juliette for a couple of hours -- we couldn't say no!  It was a chilly day, but we bundled up rull good, packed some plastic sacks for parade treasures, and hit the road without looking back.  The kids had a wonderful time and were in wide-eyed awe of the craziness [at least the "craziness" that ensued towards the "family friendly" end of the parade route, which really wasn't anything too crazy at all, lol]. 

There were    s  o  o  o  o  o  o     m  a  n  y    beads, and the girls were quite excited to show them all off to Grammy and Juliette when we got home!

- SIX MONTHS -

Half a year old!  SIX MONTHS! 

This month you had your first SNOW DAY! It was bitter cold and Daddy allowed you to step outside into the tundra .justlongenough. for Mommy to hurry and snap a photo of you in the winter wonderland!

 

 

One snow day turned into two three school/work days + the weekend home for everyone...

 

 

 ...and while the rest of us were getting slightly stir crazy after a 5-day shut-in, you were just soaking up and LOVING every bit of attention from your captive family!

Also!  You celebrated your first Valentine's Day this month...

...and first President's Day [complete with bedroom furniture shopping!]...

 

...annnnnd had your first baby oatmeal! Big girl food was a hit for sure!

 

 You are packin' on the pounds and growin' like a weed; you love to be included with your big sisters, and they love to have you right by their sides!

 Happy half birthday, J-Bear! We love you more than you'll ever know!