Laundry Helper

Lately Kiera has been obsessed with the house being picked up before she goes to bed. I think part of it is her ploy to stay up a little longer. But part of it scares me to death because I have already passed on my OCD cleanliness to my four year old daughter. Last night after soccer we got Ellie to bed and then Kiera helped me pick up the house. She asked if she could help change the laundry over and I said sure. So I went around the house to put together another load and came back to her getting the wet clothes out of the washer and putting them into the dryer. I took about four shots before she even realized I was there. I was laughing because all you could see was her legs sticking out of the washer. We had a little talk about the dangers of changing the laundry on her own and she promised that she would make sure that I was always close by just in case she fell in!

Soccer

Last night was Kiera's second night of soccer. She has been going up to Utah State's mini soccer camps once a week. She loves it and it is fun because the women's soccer team runs the camp and I know all of them. I tried to get some good pictures but most of them turned out blurry so the best shot was of her on her water break. Got to stay hydrated!

The last Brownie

I made brownies this past weekend. Brownies, cookies, etc. don't survive very long in our household. So it didn't take long until we were down to the LAST brownie in the pan. Kiera was eating breakfast and began to make her case on why she should have the last brownie. She sadly claimed that she had only gotten 2 brownies. I told her she could have it but not until after she gets home from pre-school. She agreed but was very worried that her dad would eat it. He was not home thus she could not verbally tell him that the brownie was hers. So she asked for a pen and paper. She told me what she wanted on the note and so I helped her by telling her how to spell some of the words. She wrote, "Kiera's brownie not for mom or dad." I told her that she could put the note on top of the brownie pan and her brownie would make it through the day.
During the day at work I get a text from Jeff that said, "I am screwed..." It scared me because I didn't know what he was talking about. He called me and told me that he had ate the brownie and didn't see the note until it was gone. For those of you who know Kiera if you ate her brownie you would be scared too because she can deliver a pretty intense lecture. So Jeff was sweating it. He claimed that he didn't see the note that was sitting on top of the pan...hmmm a little suspicious. I told him he would just have to deal with her when she gets home and discovers her brownie missing.
I picked up Kiera and headed home and within about 5 minutes she asked about the brownie. I told her she needed to call her father and talk to him about it. She did but to my suprise was not freaking out about the fact that he ate it. When we got home we discovered two heart shaped cookies in the pan.
Way to save the day, DAD!

Aunt Shay

Shay came to visit yesterday and spread some Christmas cheer. She brought the girls presents from my aunt and grandmother. We were happy to have her. Kiera waited by her bedroom window for about an hour waiting for her to arrive. I kept trying to distract her but she didn't want to miss her driving in. Shay told her she would honk twice when she got there. Kiera kept saying, "Did you hear that, was that two honks mom?" Once Shay arrived Kiera was quick to show her the stuff in her room and take her on a tour of the basement. Jeff cooked an awesome dinner and then Kiera showed Shay how well she knew all of the ABBA songs.

Clean Air

Anything above 35 degrees is worth celebrating and we had a storm roll through which cleared the yucky air. So the girls and I played outside for awhile. It is fun to see Ellie outside because it is a whole new world for her. I can't wait for this summer, she will be a blast! But for now it is still huge coats, hats and mittens.

Random Family Picture

They were updating our ward directory so I tricked Jeff into taking a quick family picture. I would care about updating it but Ellie has grown up so much since our last picture. So here they are...they are a rarity.

In-home Pedicure

I allowed Kiera to do my toe nails after she begged and begged. It was actually a lot of fun and she didn't do that bad of a job. Luckily for me it was winter time. :)

Kiera the Clown

Kiera is four years old and is well aware of how to put her clothes on the correct way. But she has taken a liking to making me giggle. So one morning when I was struggling to get the two girls ready for daycare. Kiera willfully skipped into her bedroom telling me she will get herself dressed so that I could focus on Ellie. The whole act was a bit suspicious but I was thankful for her thoughtfulness. Well here is what came out of the room. Needless to say we were late that day.