Babysitting Co-op

KK-

As you know, I started a babysitting co-op here in OR.  It is very similar to the one I was part of in Seattle.  Today was my shift.  I had 6 extra bodies at my house today and I thought we should do something FUN!

Why not make a music video to capture the craziness of children?



*And yes, Cub does know that he is wearing a Captain America costume, not Ironman.

We had a lot of fun and it only took less than an hour to throw together once we took the shots.

Isn't childhood great?

-Miss T

Left behind. Brown bag tradition.

Dear Miss T,

No one likes to be left behind, and especially not for trips. You just feel like you are missing something great when you get left behind for a trip (because you are). Sometimes it is just the pits to be left alone, and it is always the pits to miss someone you love and have them be far away. 

Mom and Dad knew all of these things, but they also knew that for their sanity and happiness they would need to leave us kids behind and go on trips. So they did. I remember one particular trip, they started a tradition to ease our pain. They left us to gallavant about England, and I remember crying the night before they left because I was going to miss them so much. This is pre-trip pain. Can't be helped much. But then Mom showed me a surprise in her room. 

A brown bag line up! 

For each day that they would be gone there was a labeled brown bag. She told me that after school each day we could open the bag for that day. Suddenly I had something to look forward to each day she was gone. And something to prove that she remembered me. The things in the bags were just little things, like after school snacks or popcorn to eat with a movie that night. But it made it so much easier to be left behind. 

Fast forward to yesterday. I went to visit our sister in law ATown. Our brother had left for four days and she was going to be alone. I walked in and saw a happy site. A brown bag line up!

Isn't that pretty cute and sweet of our brother. It just makes the pain of being left behind not so bad. :) I know you did this for your boys too when you went to Japan. I know I will do it for Baby J one day too. 

Here's to the simple happiness inside a brown bag. 

Love kk

Matchy Matchy

Dear Miss T,

This happened tonight. I got a text from L-Fo that her daughter, Baby M (born just days ago!), was wearing a little nightie that she knew Baby J had. So of course I go change Baby J into the same little nightie and send a picture. 

Is it ok that we are planning on them being best friends? I mean I know everyone needs to pick their own friends, but I feel like this one can't be optional. ;) 

What do you think Miss T?

Love KK

New Year's Day

Dear Miss T,

Oh how I wish I was serenading you with High School Musical Wii kareoke...

 And that you were snuggled up with Baby J on the couch right now.

Wasn't it great when that happened on New Year's Day?

Love, KK

Throwback Thursday

Photo courtesy of Apt 22 University Villa, Winter 2007.

Dear Miss T,

I recently went to a baby shower for this lovely lady (she and I are fitting entire plums into our mouths at the moment...because a few years previous she was with me when I first discovered what plums were and that I liked them!). It is pretty fun that she and I will each have a baby girl as of January 2014. We are so excited. Already planning for them to be college roommates like we were.

At any rate, at her baby shower I ran into another friend from high school.  She introduced me to her two daughters. They were sitting together eating snacks.

I said to the eldest girl "Are you two friends?"

She looked at me like I was crazy. She firmly said. "No. We are SISTERS."

All the better, don't you think? Why be friends when you can be sisters? I wonder if you would have said something similar when we were little? My inclination is to think yes. ;)

Love, Kk

PS: Came across these gems too. I share them for amusement purposes only.

This is the by far the best we ever achieved.

 This comes in second place. Only because we have Troy Bolton doing tricks with us. Headstands is a pretty standard skill thanks to Sweet Liberty.

And this...well this is just a sample of the creative process behind all tricks. It's a work in progress. I think we will yet figure out how to make a table with our legs one day.

Where's the Shirt?

KK-

Have you seen those little onesie that say "Baby's First Christmas"?

I love them.

This year I went to go find one for Little Grizzly.  It will be his first Christmas, and I am so excited.  As I shopped through baby clothes, I noticed that all of the "Baby's First Christmas" shirts were in the sizes of Newborn to 6 months.  There were NO outfits in the size 12 months!!!! (which is Little Grizzly's size).

What about those babies born December 26th through March?  They haven't had a first Christmas yet!  

Now, if I was really into it.  I am sure I could go on Pinterest and fine a cute way to make my own little onesie.  But, lately I have had a huge Pinterest flop.  The last project I found from Pinterest failed twice.

Enough about me.  Go out and buy one for your sweet Baby J and take picture of her in it for me.

Love,

Miss T

This is the Reason for the Seaon

Hi Kallene,

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving despite missing our families dearly.  As we headed home with our bellies stuffed with turkey, Big D and I talked about how people seem to rush into Christmas.  They can't wait to get out the decorations and get going. 

Not that we don't love Christmas, we just weren't feeling it yet.  This morning I found the this video on Facebook.  It brought tears to my eyes.  



This is the reason for the season.  I am ready for Christmas now.  Let's get it on. 

I can't wait to feel the Spirit and worship my Savior this month by showing love and kindness to those around me.

Merry Christmas!

-Miss T