"Do hot pinks burn?"

On Tuesday I took Gabby and Corbin to the dollar movie. Scott was home so we went during Piper's nap time. It was fun. We went to Wreck it Ralph and we all liked it. This was my first time taking Gabby to the movie theater and I was a little nervous about it, but she did great. It was a little loud for her but it's too loud for me too. We had a great time. We went and bought candy and smuggled it in. I've always done this and felt a little guilty but I especially felt guilty as I was explaining it to Corbin. Nothing like teaching your kids to be dishonest! I might need to rethink that one.

On Thursday we all went to the doctor's office. I made Scott come also since Corbin and Piper were both getting shots and I was a little nervous about that. Corbin was super brave and was a really great sport, but wow I think he underestimated how much it would hurt. I felt bad for him. He just jumped right up and was ready for his shot but when it came he did not expect it to hurt that bad. Poor guy. Of course it's sad for me when my babies get shots too but it's a little different when they are 5. We talked to the doctor a lot about Piper's development. I think he is more concerned than we are but he was trusting our judgement and said he wanted to see her in three more months to see if she makes some significant improvements. She has been walking a bunch yesterday and today so that is good. I'm just really trying to boot camp her on talking. I wouldn't give her any milk yesterday because she would not even try to say it or sign it. (Corbin would smuggle her drinks, he didn't like to listen to her cry). Today she signed the word milk for the first time. That is definitely a step in the right direction. I have until June to see what improvements we can help her make. Corbin didn't say even one word until he was 18 months but as soon as he started speaking he caught up immediately. I'm hoping the same for Piper. We will continue to flood her with language as my mother in law (the speech pathologist) would say.

I continue to do preschool with Corbin. It's fun to see his improvements and watch him get smarter and smarter. My main focus is on his letters trying to teach him how to read and write so I forgot about math. Duh. Of course we count but we've started doing basic math and he's pretty good at it. I think he really likes numbers. I don't know who he got that from. So I will ask him basic addition and subtraction questions and he's picking up on it quickly. I'm excited to see what more we can accomplish before he enters Kindergarten.

He had another Summerwind chick day at the school. This one was not as fun. It was really more for the parents. The Kindergarten teachers told us how Kindergarten has really changed in the last five years and it is much more academic than it used to be. The kids need to come into Kindergarten knowing more than they used to. So they were just telling us the things they needed to know. I really appreciate that. It makes me excited for his school that they would meet with us before our kids are even in school so they will have more academic success. Corbin already knows the things he needs to know but I want him to be more than ready. We are going to continue to work all summer long.

I'm on a stake decorating committee for a Relief Society event. It makes me so glad that I was in charge of the ward Christmas party so I could do what I wanted. I would rather do more work and do it my way. I guess I'm not a team player. There are like 10 people on the committee (way too many).  It will be an interesting experience for sure. I'm not in charge, so I will try to be a good support and help out but really I would just rather do it myself. There is one old bitty who doesn't like any of the ideas and certainly doesn't seem like she likes decorating. Why did she sign up for the decorating committee, I ask you?

On Saturday ward basketball started up. We like to take the whole family. It's fun to watch Scott play and it's even more fun to watch my kids watch their dad play. Of course that doesn't last too long and I end up chasing them around the church a bit but it's still a good time. Scott scored one of the first baskets, which was a 3 pointer. Our team was quite a bit behind and they had a major come back. I missed the come back because I was wrangling my kids but I came back and saw that there were only 2 minutes left and they were tied. When did that happen? It was intense. Our team had the ball and who scored the winning basket with 17 seconds left...Scott! What! It was awesome. The other team tried to score again and it didn't happen. Boom roasted!

Lastly, tonight I was talking to Gabby about colors and she said "do hot pink's burn." Ha! I love my kids!

Piper started copying Gabby by getting an iPhone and putting her hands on her elbows. Funny.

Party on mom and dad's bed.

Scott decided to try to have a Gabby cuddle in her bed.

Before

After. I bought those pillows for 2 dollars each at Goodwill and recovered them. I remade a total of 7 pillows for $42. $6 bucks a pillow is pretty good.