Updated Grocery List

This morning's excitement consists of a trip to the commissary. I had started a list last night at Chris's request because he won't be able to accompany me like he usually likes to. (He LOVES grocery shopping!) Heaven forbid I forget anything vital like his Cocoa Pebbles or plain non-fat yogurt. Apparently, I had missed a few essentials that Whitney was kind enough to add to the list for me. Such as:

Strawberry ice cream (large tub)
Doritios (nacho or ranch)
fruit rollups
grips (any kind) I'm not even sure what these are.
peanut butter (lots!)
CHOCOLATE SYRUP

And then I guess she really got carried away on a flight or fancy and added Deer and Blue Bird Webkinz!!! Just in case the commissary has decided to start carrying toys???

Stinker

First off, let me start out by saying Ashlyn would be more than happy to live off nothing more than cheese and chocolate milk. This morning I came downstairs to find her enjoying a block of cheese she had helped herself to. Now the block of cheese had been retangular in shape but by that point was looking more like a triangle.


Then about 20 minutes later I find her on the sofa trying to drink Nesquick powder with a straw. I don't think that worked out too well for her because by the time I came upon her she was using the straw as more of a dipstick. Honestly, I don't know what came over her! This was untypical behavior for her so we shall see if this is the beginning of a new "phase." She didn't even have the decency to act even a little contrite!

Role Reversal

Friday night we had some friends over to play games. Whitney had her friend Jessica over to spend the night. Things were getting a little too rambunctious with a rousing game of Cranium. Around 11:30 pm Whitney came in and said, "Mom do you think you could be quieter? Jessica & I are trying to sleep, but you guys are so loud we can't!" It was so ironic! Because really shouldn't it have been the other way around? LOL

The Power of Music!

Gavin hates, loathes, despises vegetables. Pretty much the only vegetable he will eat without tears and wailing is corn. Even as a baby he refused to eat any of the baby foods that weren't sweet veggies. He never would eat peas or green beans. And I kept trying! (Okay, I can't say I blame him on the peas part but I did try.) Anyways, we have tried everything to get him to eat them. He has been known to sit at the table and cry for over an hour and then fall asleep with his head on the table out of sheer angst and exhaustion. Whitney came up with the idea of playing him a song on the piano for every 3 pieces he eats. For some crazy reason this has worked wonders! Last night he was patiently waiting for her to finish her dinner so he could start the dreaded process of eating his green beans. God bless Whitney!!! That $55 we pay for lessons each month is really starting to pay off.

The Frog Princess...

Jumper has chosen to live in in his birdbath/habitat for 2 days now! Gavin doesn't seem suprised to find him still here every day, he says Jumper likes him. =) Every morning I check to see if he is still here and I'm suprised to still see him. This morning I told Gavin that I think Jumper is really a girl and is waiting to be kissed and turned into a Princess. It was pretty cute yesterday because some neighbor kids were over looking at him when Gavin came home from his friends house. He came over touched the water and pronouced it way too hot. He said "everyone back up and move away, I've got to cool down his water". His tone of voice was the cutest part because he was so serious and authoritive. He has also been catching bugs for him to eat. But we are not allowed to watch and see if he eats them. Gavin insists he likes to eat without being watched.

Gavin's newest critter...

Joy of joys! Gavin found this cute little frog this morning. He has spent hours out there with his new pet Jumper. Takes me back to my own frog capturing days. They were never this cute in Nevada though!

He made him this little "habitat" in the bird bath on our front porch. He says mosquitoes will lay there eggs in the water and that will be what Jumper eats. Think he's watched one too many animal show?

Sad Story

Our good friends the Pierces moved back to Utah in March. Amazingly, Ashlyn still asks for Natalie and Marcus all the time. She does not comprehend the whole moving idea at all. It is so sad! I would love to be able to read her mind and know what she is thinking. Yesterday I was out doing my visiting teaching and I was driving the route we used to take to go to their house. Ashlyn got sooo excited! She started yelling Natalie, Marcus, YAY! While clapping her hands. As we approached their house she got more and more excited. The thought came to me that if I took her to the door and let her see the new people living there maybe it would help her understand that they don't live here anymore. I knew if I just drove on by she would most probably have a melt down for sure! I felt pretty silly but we knocked at the door and I explained why we were bothering these people. (Yes, the guy did look at me strangely.) Poor Ashlyn went from Christmas morning excitement to a look of utter confusion. I felt downright cruel but I am at a loss as how to help her understand why we can't see them whenever we want. It is times like these that really make me wish for a magic wand.