Case Life: time for pictures

Saturday, March 27, 2010

time for pictures

This is their new bunk bed. We have all adjusted very well to it so far. Afton is having a hard time staying in it the whole night, but Bailee has done exceptionally well. Bailee had a wetting accident the first night in it, so I went and bought mattress covers for both beds and there hasn't been an accident since!

This is a late picture of Bailee on her new bike that she got for her birthday. She is catching on pretty well, but the weather is so inconsistent, that she hasn't got too much practice on it..

here is her new pose.. you can't have a camera pointed at her, and her not do this! haha

oh this picture is really how Afton is most of the time.. except when she is tired, hungry, or wants her binky.. We just had baths and I haven't done their hair.. but I probably don't do their hair 60% of the time so they always look a little homeless.

Here is another one of happy Afton with her tongue sticking out.. oh I love my girls. They are both so different, yet get along most of the time. I love that they are playing with each other more and more each day! Some days I feel like the mom who is on top of it all - they had all their fruits and veggies, they didn't watch too much tv, they were happy most of the day, I played and read to them a lot.. and so on. but then there are a lot of days where I go to bed feeling like I snapped too much at them, they weren't happy much of the day, they watched a lot of tv, ate a lot of processed/sugary food, I didn't spend as much time with them as I should have, blah blah blah. I don't know where all of these thoughts just came from! sorry for going off on a tangent. I just seem to be praying at night for the same things.. to help me be more patient, be more willing to sit and just play and not worry about laundry, dishes, cleaning, etc., and to be more positive. hmm anyone else have these struggles? well I must go and help my girls take pictures with their cameras.. maybe those will get posted tomorrow!

6 comments:

the cole family said...: you ARE a good mom! if you weren't you wouldn't worry about what kind of a job you're doing. :D

I love the bunk bed! When our girls are old enough we want one too!

(and you're girls are too adorable to every look "homeless"!); March 27, 2010 at 12:42 PM
Jaimee said...: I can totally relate and I seem to be saying the exact same prayers you are!!! ;) Your girls are so beautiful and I just miss you guys so much! Love you!!!; March 27, 2010 at 1:17 PM
jkzank said...: You are one of the BEST moms I know!! Thanks for posting pics! Afton's hair is getting so long and Bai's pose is great!; March 28, 2010 at 10:24 AM
erica said...: love the pictures! it was good to finally get an update! :); March 29, 2010 at 3:36 PM
Tricia said...: Sounds like my thoughts, too! Being a mom is quite the challenge, but it obviously has the best rewards. Bailee's "pose" is so adorable!; March 29, 2010 at 9:26 PM
Jolene said...: These beautiful girls are lucky to have such an AWESOME mom! Hope all is going well in the new place!; March 30, 2010 at 11:58 AM

Bailee-isms

12/20/08 We were at the annual Case Christmas party. Grandma Betty and Grandpa Dwayne were nice enough to buy us Sizzler lunch and then had a program at their home. Before I tell the story, I need to clarify that Grandma Betty is from England and still has her accent - which I love! Bailee wanted to ride in Grandma Betty and Grandpa Dwayne's car from Sizzler but we told her no since her car seat was already in ours. Bailee: "I just want to go with them because I love them so much." Grandma Sue : " I know, and they love you, too." Bailee: "But Grandma Betty says it weiood" (wierd without the "r" sound)
11/10/08 We were "puppy sitting" for Dave and Sue overnight so they could spend a night in Midway. Part of Bailee's bedtime routine is that she gets to have "snuggle-wuggles" right before bed every night. Snuggle wuggles started as being a Backyardigans show but has evolved to being a choice between playing make believe with toys, a show, or something else she really wants to do before bed. Well this particular night I gave her the choice between Dragon Tales or going to the store with me and she chose the show. When it was over and I said it was time to brush teeth and go to bed, she started to cry and throw one of her tantrums. She said she wanted to go to the store with me, I then reminded her that she chose the show over going to the store. She replied very seriously that when she chose the show, she was just teasing me. Very smart response.. it didn't fly and she was not a happy girl going to bed that night
11/12/08 We were driving home from Dave and Sue's and Bailee said "What does 'age' mean?" Dan and I weren't quite sure what she said, so we asked her to repeat it and she did. We still weren't sure if she said "H" or "age." Usually she can explain what she is saying by thinking of another word or saying it in a sentence. We asked her to say it in a sentence or tell us when and how she heard it. She stammered a little, then said "You know, like my feet are big." Dan and I tried very hard not to laugh and she finally said "Like I am a big girl." So then I said.. "Okay, you mean 'age'. That is like how old you are, so your age would be 3. When someone asks you what your age is, you would say 3." So Dan said "Yeah. It is like someone asking you how old you are. What are you going to say when someone asks you what your age is?" and Bailee said, "That I am a big girl!" Maybe you had to be there or it was pretty late, but it was very funny.
Grandma Sue bought a doctors kit for the grandkids. It came with a couple of cards that showed what to do with the "tools" - kind of like directions. When we were cleaning up all the parts to it, Bai couldn't find the cards and she was saying over and over.. "where are the indirections? " I think she was mixing up the words "instructions" and "directions." It is very cute that her vocabulary is growing so fast that she just has a ton of information to sort through. I am biased, but I definitely think she is a smartie!
Bailee was trying to get Dan to fill up her aqua-doodle pen with water so she could color on her mat, but apparently Dan wasn't jumping on the task. He continued to get ready for work and gather his things when Bailee said very demandingly "Dad, when you are all done with this world stuff, will you please fill this up with water?!" It definitely got his attention and he filled it up with water and she went on her way.
Bailee was talking with her cousin, Aliyah, and her grandma Packer about places they have been and things they have seen. My mom brought up that Aliyah was in a whale's mouth at Storybook land and Bai was in a shark's mouth in Disneyworld. They were laughing about that and my mom said, "Weren't you scared in the mouth?" and Bailee looked at my mom with her index finger pointed at her and said, " Remember grandma, those things are just PRETEND!" My mom thought it was very cute how Bailee was trying to comfort her on the scary pretend things that are out there.
Bailee is pretty much a vegetarian and refuses to eat meat - except for chicken nuggets and taco soup). In colorado, they took out a lunchable jr. and she wouldn't eat the meat. Well, someone told her that the meat would make her jump higher. She had a couple bites of the meat and walked away. Sue asked "Did you like it?" and Bai said "yeah, I am going to see if I can jump higher now, though." She jumped and everyone cheered - Maybe she will continue to eat meat and end up in the olympics!
Bailee was riding home from a dinner in the back seat of papa Dave and grandma Sue's car. Her uncle Andy was sitting next to her talking to her when the sun came shining into the car all of a sudden and her grandparents both burst into song "Here Comes the Sun, do do do do.." Uncle Andy then whispered to Bai "Grandma and Grandpa are getting old." and bailee replied, "Grandma's not old, but Papa is."
Being the great English buff that he is, Bailee's uncle Jason was trying to enhance Bailee's vocabulary by teaching her some new words. One of the words was "plump." He told her about having a nice, big, juicy, plump apple. Then he went on to explain that it meant "big." Bailee then was able to catch on and said, "Like you, uncle Jason?"
When Bailee says prayers, she really lets Heavenly Father into her heart. She has said things like, "please bless that I can watch a movie tomorrow. Please bless that I can get tinkerbell makeup at the store. Please bless I can sleep the whole night in my bed. Please bless we will grow up healthy and go to heaven."
Bai was helping grandma Sue wrap some baptism gifts and asked her what they were for. Sue said that they were for her primary kids who were going to be baptized and when Bailee turned 8, she would also be baptized. Bai looked at grandma like she was out in the night and said " Oh, no, grandma, I am going to be a doctor when I grow up!"
We were leaving grandma Sue and papa Dave's so Bai went and hugged grandma and said "I love you, grandma." Dan told her to go and tell grandpa the same thing so she went and hugged grandpa and said " Papa, I love grandma."
Bailee thought her pee would be pink after she drank her strawberry milk. After I told her it would still be yellow or clear, she still had her hopes up. When we got home, she ran to the bathroom to go potty and we heard her disappointed voice come from the bathroom saying "Yep, it's still yellow."