10 on Tuesday

I'm going to give this a whirl today and see how it goes. I may have some outdated pics though (well from 2 weeks ago). I took a bunch the other night and through no fault of my own, they got deleted after I thought they transferred successfully to the computer. Stupid MAC. My hubby will appreciate that comment. I'm a windows gal and just can't seem to make the leap to this MAC that we've had for 3+ years now :)

1. Miss C had her last day of preschool last week. They had a little "graduation" for them where they got a little certificate. They sang a song and then each got up and told the crowd what was their favorite part of preschool. I swear, there wasn't a dry eye in the house. Miss C's favorite thing was "reading books." She's such a little book worm. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of this momentous day. Why, you ask? Oh, because the MAC ate them. Stupid MAC.

2. About 3 weeks ago (maybe even 4) we went strawberry picking with the kids. I let them each get their own basket and pick their own strawberries.

That lasted exactly 2 minutes before they decided to eat anything they picked. All in all, it was a fun time.

3. This is what happens when you leave your camera lying around. I have no idea what to even say about this one. Why men think stuff like this is funny is beyond me. And why they think that when you teach a kid to do this the kid can distinguish the difference between doing this in front of daddy because he's laughing and doing this in school to an audience of horrified teachers. Or better yet, doing this with something that is long enough to pull out of your kid's nose versus doing this with a teeny tiny piece of food (or toy) that will get stuck up there and require mama to take time out of her day to take said kid to the ENT. Yeah, real funny dad.

4. Here's my little sunshine a couple of weeks back. Someone should have told him it would have been a lot easier to ride the scooter without the rubber boots on. But he just had to wear them.

5. This photo just sums up Miss C lately. At-ti-tude. That girl has got some sass on her. Everyone told me to watch out when they get to be about 3 1/2. Man, they weren't kidding. Sometimes I don't know who she thinks she is. I actually didn't even request this pose for this shot. When she's coping a 'tude she throws those hands on the hips like she owns the place. J and I are trying to figure out how to discipline this type of behavior. I've realized that her behavior is extra spicy when she's tired. So we try to get her to sleep as much as possible. It helps on the days where she decides to take a nap, but that's not very often. So we've tried to be consistent with time-outs. We also give her choices and make her suffer the consequences when she makes a bad choice. It's so hard, but hopefully it will pay off. Some say I'm pretty stubborn (me, really?) so I think I can win in this battle of wills (stop laughing).6. Little J and Miss C have been playing together so much lately. I bought Little J one of those balls that you sit on and bounce (Miss C already had one). The two of them love to race each other up and down the front hallway. Little J is actually getting pretty good at it. They also like to pretend together. Miss C would always want to role play with J and I. Usually it was doctor/patient or teacher/student type scenarios. Now Little J is interested in playing and they take turns back and forth role playing. It's so cute to watch. The other day Miss C and Little J were in their cardboard house (ugh, that thing is still in our house) and Miss C dragged in a stool to sit on and was reading a book to Little J. He will pretty much do whatever she asks, no tells, him to do.

7. Miss C started a ballet class this summer. She cried a little when I dropped her off but the teachers told me she did really well. Here she is with her friend A on their first day of ballet. That leotard was mine when I was a little girl. I started ballet classes when I was just about Miss C's age.

8. We took Little J and Miss C to the mountains to ride the railroad. The day we went, Thomas the Train was there as a special feature. They also had a little amusement park (all the rides were designed for kiddos under 45 inches tall) and various other activities. The kids had a ball.

9. Miss C has been asking for binoculars for her birthday forever. Our neighborhood had its annual yard sale last weekend. We decided to walk around to see if their was anything we couldn't live without. Guess what we found? A pair of binoculars. I only paid $1 too boot. How sweet is that?!

10. Here is a pic of me with the kids taken last week. Consider it my 52 week submission. I know I missed a couple of weeks in there, so I'm trying to get back on track. By the way, did I mention the sass on my 3 year old? Just look at the face she gave us when J told her to smile.

Whew! I made it. Now off to watch one of my guilty pleasures. The Real Housewives of NJ. Gosh, I love my trash TV :)