Do all three year olds...

Do all three year olds get into stuff?

Do all three year olds dump stuff out just because?

Do all three year olds explore and experiment?

Do all three year olds go on wild adventures and make their parents crazy in the mean time?

Do all three year olds get into stuff just to get into stuff?

And if so, when does it end?

Charlie has had one of those weeks.

1-She has shaved her chin with Dusty's razor. She learned that she didn't like after shave.

2-She used color stay lipstick as eye shadow (a week later it is still a slight pink after 6 showers and many scrubs).

3-She used body powder and water to make "pancake mix" and proceeded to bake them on the carpet in my bedroom at her picnic.

4-She planted apple seeds (small bits of eaten apple) all over her room b/c she wanted to see if they would grow.

5-She unrolled 3 rolls of toilet paper into a pile on the floor in front of the "dragon" toilet.

6-She flavored her popcorn with lotion.

7-She colored with red marker on my coffee table to give it a sun burn and then covered it with green goo (that's what we call the green goop of Aleo vera gel for sunburns).

8-She hit her brother on the head with a pampered chef pastry tool b/c she wanted to turn him into a frog.

9-She covered the kitchen floor with ice to make a winter wonderland for the penguin. We didn't find it until 25 pieces of ice had halfway melted.

10-She dumped a bag of magnet letters on the floor in the laundry room, climbed in a laundry basket and used 4 fly swatters as oars to try and rescue her letters that has gotten lost in the ocean.

11-She screamed for any where from two to three hours at bedtime that she wasn't tired and therefore didn't need to go to bed right now.

At what point does she grow out of this tiring behavior? Just lie to me if she doesn't. I know that she is a very creative child and that is so wonderful but really at the moment I am just really TIRED.

One of those days

We get up on time..Yeah! I take a shower. Charlie takes a shower. I go to make Brantley's bath water and realize that I forgot to turn on the hot water. Sorry for that cold shower Charlie. I get the hot water on and Brantley gets his bath. We are all dressed and ready to go to church and it is only 10:00. Sunday School starts at 11:00. Hey, I'll get there early. I get Brantley buckled into his car seat take him to the door and realize that the car seat for the Broncho is not put together. It is the one that I have never been able to figure out. I've got an hour before church starts. I've got time. So thirty minutes later I have the car seat together and realize that I forgot to put the top strap in. I go to take it apart to put in the strap and can't get the bottom to release. Charlie is 35 lbs. She can just use it as a booster seat. 10:45. Fifteen minutes to get the kids loaded and to get to church. No problem.

Oh, Brantley! He has spit up all over him and his car seat. Okay, No problem. I get him out of his seat. I get him changed and go to buckle him back in his car seat and OH BRANTLEY! He has just pooped. Okay mom's you know the poop that I am talking about. The one that leaks up the back and all over the clothes. So, bath number two, third set of clothes this morning but hey, we're ready to go. I look at the clock. It is now 11:05. If we leave now we can be at church at 11:25. Church is over at 12. We'll just stay home. "But mommy, I'm dressed and now I won't get to see my real friends."

So we watched Veggie Tales instead of going to church. Now here is the kicker. I made frozen pizza's for lunch. When I took them out and went to cut them I realized they they weren't quite finished. I put them back into the oven for a little bit longer. No problem right? I guess I didn't get the stone pushed all the way back into the oven b/c when I opened the oven door half my pizza slid off the stone and onto the oven door.

Alexander, Can I join you in Australia?

Visitors

Pappaw and Mammaw (my dad and stepmom) came down for a visit. We had a great time.

My niece Erin came with them. As you can see Charlie has decided that she is not going to pose for a picture. She is going to be incorrigible instead.

We went to dinner at Cimmaron.

Charlie decided to take a good picture after all.

Love you Er-Bear.

hair cut

See my beautuful daughter's hair...see the next morning...What do you do? Dusty got up this morning to this lovely beauty. When he asked her what she was doing she answered. I cut my hair so I could match my mommy. She has short hair.

How do you react to that? Here is her adorably cute fix of a cut. I can't even really be mad at her because 1-every child cuts someone's hair at least once during the course of his/her life and 2-she wanted to be like me.

What do you do?

Life lesson #9863

So, this getting up before Daddy and getting into stuff is wearing Mom and Dad really thin. Especially mom, (disclaimer here: I have a wonderful husband. He is great at helping keep the kids and keep the house picked up.) who has had to come home every day this week and clean up something that Charlie has gotten into. The toothpaste on the bathroom mat that was just folded over was the one that pushed me over the edge...or maybe it was the flowers.

"Charlie does your Daddy know that you got into Mommy's scrapbook stuff?"

"Yes,"

"And he didn't make you clean it up?"

"Nope."

This is where I sent Charlie off to watch TV. I was so mad and I am determined not to yell at her today. Skip ahead a few minutes to me sorting flowers.

"Why am I doing this? I didn't make this mess. She is perfectly capable to sorting these flowers herself. Charlie!"

"Yes, Mom."

"Get in here!"

She did a great job of picking up.

A day like today

So after a day like yesterday Charlie and I needed today. I am not feeling well so we took the day off. We played all day. And what do you ask: Don't spill the beans, The ladybug game ( a great game developed by a 1st grader), Ants in your pants, Uno, and Go fish. Charlie has never played Go Fish before. We used her Where the wild things are Uno cards. They were great. I made Charlie describe the wild things since she doesn't recognize her numbers yet. What a great way to get her making observations!

And I have to say that was great fun...
And for all those out there that love Charlieisms here's a good one for you. This is Charlie's solution to Mommy's rule of no food in the bedroom.

I really need to quit asking "Charlie what are you doing?"

"You said I couldn't eat in my bed."

Crazy Mom

My poor kids have one crazy mom. We have been cleaning house all day. I can't seem to get Charlie to pick up anything. So, I did it. I flew off the handle. I am just one crazy mom. I took everything out of her room and locked it in my not finished scrapbook room. And what did Charlie think about that...she helped me pack everything up. "Here mom, you forgot this one." So after I finished being crazy mom. I had to apologize for loosing my cool and yelling at her. She still loses her toys for a couple of days but thanks to this great bookwe were able to make up. The button game is our favorite. We call it stuck on you though. It always ends with us just laughing. That always makes me feel better after I go crazy. I really hope Charlie feels the same way.