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Friday, February 11, 2011

Kyla - Life of the party

While walking around Golden Gate Park, we stumbled upon a stage.  Kyla couldn't get up there quick enough, she even threw her ice cream away.  Brian went to get the car but Mason and I were seated by Kyla in the front row.  She then proceeded to sing and dance for about 10 minutes!  In front of everyone ... she didn't care ... she thrived on the attention.  Why can't I be more like her?  So much as speaking in front of people scares me to death.  She sang Summer Nights from the Grease Soundtrack (several times), Stuck Like Glue by Sugarland, part of Need You Know by Lady Antebellum as well as various Christmas songs.  It was adorable.  Would you believe I didn't have my video camera or even my phone with me.  Ugh.  I took tons of pictures.  Here are several.






























Saved the best for last.  Oh my.  I have to get this girl into some singing or dance classes.

San Francisco

Last Sunday, Brian and I took the kids to San Francisco for the day.  The California Academy of Sciences was letting EMS personnel get in for free during the month of February so we figured we'd take advantage of it.  It turned out to be such a beautiful day in the city - sunny and 75 degrees.  I don't think it's ever been that nice for us.  Neither Brian or I could care less about the Superbowl and we knew there wouldn't be any crowds that day.  I am really enjoying traveling with the kids now that they are older.  They appreciate it so much more and just a joy to be around (much easier than being at home).  Mason absolutely loved the Aquarium and wanted to go through it a second time at the end of the day ... Kyla was interested for a few minutes but then asked for my iPhone (she didn't get it).  We all really enjoyed the rain forest part. 

After the Academy of Sciences, we walked around Golden Gate Park and the kids played on the play structures.  The park is amazing, I can't wait until the kids are older so we can all ride our bikes around the park ... it's huge.

Before heading home, we went to Fisherman's Wharf for dinner.  The kids loved looking at all of the seafood, seeing the street performers, the lights and the Golden Gate Bridge.  While walking around, Kyla stopped to look at the sunset ... gosh I love her.  It was a great day.  We hope to go back in a few weeks when Mason's on break.


When the boys went through the aquarium again, Kyla and I colored.


Playing at the park.


Love that face.


Weeeee!


Sharing an ice cream with Dad.


A photograph I took inside of the rain forest.  Love it.


Are they cute or what?  I love Kyla in hats.  Now if I could get her to wear other accessories ... not gonna happen.

Argh!

Last week, Kyla woke up with a very swollen right eye.  It wasn't goopy or itchy but very, very swollen.  I took her to the Doctor and he wasn't sure what it was but didn't think it was pink eye.  He thought she may have a small pimple underneath her eyelid or something. 

Funny story.  Before school, Mason had heard us talking about pink eye and that we couldn't send Kyla to preschool looking like that.  Well, Mason looked at us, squinted and scrunched up his right eye and said, "I have STINK EYE too!!  I can't go to school either!!"  It was hysterical.  He is so witty.  Good try buddy but that's a big NO, get to school.

This it it, already looking better.


Waiting for the Doctor.  She said she had to go to the Doctor because she looked like a pirate.  Argh!  Too funny.


Hot compresses.  They seemed to help a lot.  The next morning her eyelid wasn't as swollen but still red.


Time with Granny

My mom came up a few weeks ago for a visit but because I've been working and for the last few days, been sick, I am just getting around to posting these photos. 

She and Mason worked on finding the 50 state quarters for his collection.


Because Kyla's been staying in her bed at night, we took her to Build-A-Bear.  She couldn't have been more thrilled to see that they still had Rudolph.  I tried to show her the Love Bugs they have for Valentine's Day and some of the other cute stuffed dogs but she wouldn't hear it.  She knew exactly what she wanted.  Rudolph got one outfit and 2 pairs of pajamas and each night before bed, we have to put his jammies on and get him dressed in the morning.


Rudolph and Kyla, dressed for bed.


My mom spoils the kids each time she comes for a visit (I guess that's what grandparents do) so Mason got a pair of Spy Glasses with night vision .... which he loves.


Reading with Granny.


Cute one.


Friday, February 4, 2011

Rainy Day Activity - Making Slime

Last weekend was a rainy day so we all decided on having a pajama day.  My kids love it.  TV, games, snacks, reading ... it was a good day.  I found a recipe online for making slime using Elmer's Glue, food coloring and Borax.  Well, it started out well, they were both excited about it and took turns putting in the ingredients and mixing.  It went downhill from there.  Mason mixed it all up with his hands and Kyla became deathly afraid of it.  Why, I'm not sure.  Of course, being the older brother means tormenting your younger sister so he kept trying to hold it in her face and scare her with it.  She gave up and said she didn't want to do it anymore and ran to her room.  Ugh.


Mason never wears a shirt to bed these days and doesn't like to wear one much at all.  See the happy faces ... before the drama began.


Stir it up.


Blue slime.  Love his face in this one.  Eeeeew!


Screaming.  Terror.  She is not pretending.  "No, Mason!!!"


Pretending to eat it.  Although it's non-toxic, it probably doesn't taste very well.


The more you play with it, the more slimy it becomes.  You can store it in an airtight container for a week or so.


Supplies.


We also did fruit kabobs that night.  We helped Kyla learn patterns.


Yummy.

Check Ups

Both of my kids have been incredibly healthy ... we're blessed (knock on wood).  Mason hasn't been to the doctor since May/08 and Kyla since Feb/09.  With that being said, we should have taken them in a long time ago for a check up.  So ... last week we took them both in.  My kids are strange, they love going to the doctor and were both excited about it all day.  Kyla even knew she was going to get her shots for Kindergarten and still wasn't worried.  We promised them shots afterwards and thats all she cared about.  Poor thing, she got 4 shots!  Brian said she did OK during them but immediately upon walking through the front door at home and seeing me, began to sob.  Poor sweet thing.

Both kids got eye exams.  M's vision was fine however Kyla may need glasses at some point.  She was 20/40 in one eye and 20/30 in the other.  We'll have them checked again next year.
Here are their stats.

Mason - 49 pounds - 48th percentile for weight
               46 7/8 inches tall - 44th percentile for height
               BMI - 15 - 43rd percentile of growth based
                   on stature-for-age

Kyla -    41 pounds - 67th percentile for weight
               43 3/4 inches tall - 85th percentile for height
               BMI - 15 - 84th percentile of growth based
                   on stature-for-age