Where'd they go?

I'm not sure if this is "appropriate" for a family centered blog, but it was funny enough to me, that I decided to post it.
Tonight while eating dinner Belle points to me and says, "mommy have boobies."
"yep," i said, "mommy has boobies".
Bean looks at me for a few seconds inquisitively and then says, "where'd your boobies go, mommy?"

I don't know, Bean, I don't know.

bean in the front; bell in blue

bell, not eating, too busy talking

she looks a little drunk in this picture....trust me...she's just sleepy

We've had a nice week so far. We been to River Forest twice and the museum once. Tomorrow, we're cleaning! 

They've got the whole world in their hands... sort of

A great trip to the museum this morning.

Bell on left and Bean on the right. They ran around and around a thousand times!

They tried to push it over, luckily it's not built for that. :)

While eating a cookie after dinner:
Bell - mommy, you like cookies?
Me - yep, i like cookies.
Bell - I YUV cookies!
Bell - my cookie is good and DE-licious!
Bean - my cookie ... delicious... too ... Bell.

kissing sisters

My Bean

So, in the interest of fairness here are some gems from Bean this morning:

Bean: I wanna see Bell's ducky.
(stuffed duck is just laying in Bell's crib like usual)
Bean: (with so much wonder and excitement, it can't be conveyed via blog) OOOOOhhhhh NICE!!

Bean: mommy carry me (down the stairs)
me: carry you? aren't your legs working?
Bean: (very seriously) no mommy, my legs not working.

me: did you have any dreams last night?
Bean: yeah
me: what did you dream about?
Bean: Bell
me: what was Bell doing in your dream?
Bean: sitting. watching Dora and her puppies. :)

maybe we wont watch that dvd twice today!

Bell (left) and Bean (right)

notice the tape around their midsection - trying to keep those jammies on however i can

Good Morning from us! Have a good weekend!

sssss - forgetti

dinner last night

little mommy

On the way to chapel today, Bean was a little cranky. She was uncomfortable and the sun was bright, so she was whining a little.
Bell says (and this is very very close to an actual quote) - "Bean, it okay... no whine and cry... mommy driving. when mommy stop, mommy will help you. be patient."

maybe she's heard that a few too many times. it was like hearing myself in a much cuter little voice. oh my!

fyi- i realize by the blog that you'd think Bean never talks. She's very funny too, she's just funny in a different way. Her looks, and reactions and the way she says things are what make her so funny. For Bell, it's the actual content of her constant dialogue that cracks me up. Bell's humor is easier to capture on a blog. :)

Here's a picture of them in a Dora trance while mommy fixes dinner/blogs:

Bell on the left and Bean on the right. I guess it was a busy day.

NO! It's applesauce!

Yesterday when we got back from our trip to Indiana and were trying to do lunch and potty:

Bean: (after going poopy on the potty) I want to go tell Bell!
She goes running out to the kitchen and yells, "I went poopy on the potty, Belle!"
Bell -  (while clapping) GOOD JOB Bean!!! Give me a hug.
Bean hugs Bell
Bell - now give me five
Bean, as she often does, complies. :)

I thought the whole thing was just too sweet.

Some pictures from today!

Bean feeding Bell her afternoon snack

Bean enjoying a rice cake

Bell eating pirate booty

Bean blowing on a dandelion

Bell also with a dandelion, although she preferred the shaking method to blowing

Bean wants some help swinging

Bell enjoys swinging on her tummy

At dinner tonight:

Me: wasn't that delicious!?
Bell - no! it's applesauce!
Me: right, it's applesauce, but it tastes delicious. It can be applesauce and taste delicious at the same time.
Bell - NO! it's applesauce!

:) they're only 2 and they already know everything :)

** and this just happened

Bell - mommy can i take my pants off?
me- you want to take your pants off?
Bell - yah, can you help, mommy?
me - (while helping her take off her pants) - why do you want your pants off?
Bell - it's getting dark outside.

??????????? what? (maybe she's thinking of putting on pajamas when it's dark?)
I don't know for sure, I just hope this idea of taking off your pants when it gets dark doesn't last into her teens. yikes!

bed bouncing

This video doesn't really need explanation. It's just the girls, being themselves, doing one of their favorite activities... bouncing on the bed!

     

About halfway through Belle says, "I need pillow!" Bean says, "There your pillow." 

Bell - "thank you" 

Bean - "welcome"

The girls spent all day today with Grampy and Grandma while mommy celebrated a very special day w/ her wonderful friend, Autumn. Congrats to Autumn and Aric! What a beautiful day! (the U2 reference was intentional!) I love you both!

Autumn was really glowing!

They did a beautiful waltz!

So very happy!

CS Lewis on Pain

“One can imagine a sentient picture, after being rubbed and scraped and recommenced for the tenth time, wishing that it were only a thumbnail sketch whose making was over in a minute.  In the same way, it is natural for us to wish that God had designed for us a less glorious and less arduous destiny; but then we are wishing not for more love but for less.”

“God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pain:  it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.”
 CS Lewis (The Problem of Pain)

Shoes for Heaven

Bell - Here, mommy, put on your shoes.

Me - (putting shoes on) Thank you. Where are we going?

Bell - To heaven, to see Daddy.

Green Bathwater and Wonderpets

The bathtub pic and video are from a couple nights ago. The green water is thanks to the girls Great Aunt Marie who gave them little water color changing tablets. We used a blue and a yellow to make green. (shocking, right?)

 
  In the following videos, they are saying, "close your eyes" before dumping water on each others' heads.:)

And this video is from this morning... they are singing the theme from Wonderpets. (a show we don't get since we don't have cable, but it only takes a few viewings at Grandparents houses to learn such a catchy tune)
Both girls are sick, so it sounded even better than usual! :) poor girls

words are: "wonderpets, wonderpets we're on our way to help a furry friend and save the day. we're not to big and we're not too tough, but when we work together we've got the right stuff. GO WONDERPETS!"

enjoy the day!

Chili when it's chili

We've had a very enjoyable weekend with Grandad and Grandma and Uncle Brent, Aunt Jill, Bear, and Lion. (yes, the kids names are made up again)
The girls really enjoyed time with everyone. They matched Aunt Jill on Saturday!  ( i need to figure out where that mystery blotch that ruins good pictures comes from... i know the sun... but sometimes it's not there and then it just shows up. heather??? any help?)

Here are some pictures of them enjoying Grandad's Chili and Aunt Jill's cornbread! So yummy!

Bean enjoying Aunt Jill's Cornbread!

Bell also enjoying!

 

 

The girls were very excited about the honey on the cornbread. I think it's the first time they've ever had honey although they pretend to put honey on everything!

"I not okay!"

Bean bites her lip (tounge...mouth...something) while eating lunch.
She starts to cry and Belle says, "it's okay Bean, it's okay."
Bean responds screaming, "NO Bell! It NOT okay!"

I explained to Bean that Bell is trying to make her feel better because she knows it will be okay soon. It wont hurt forever.
And this is the inner dialogue I have going on most of the time. Knowing it will all be okay while at the same time, right now, it's NOT okay.

Thank goodness for the promises He always keeps. For the comfort He provides via family and friends and His word. It will be okay - God always keeps his promises.

Here are some pictures from this morning. The girls got into some trouble in the bathroom while Aunt Jill and I were chatting. They also enjoyed some amazingly yummy peanut butter and chocolate cookies Aunt Jill made. Delicious!

Bell - doing some important chatting and cooking at the same time.

 

Bean with the pepper grinder. She put pepper on mommy's hair and on all the babies.

yeah... i took a picture before cleaning up ~ and yes, Bell is biting a tampon. i have nothing to say in my, or their defense.

Bean after finishing her yummy cookie

Bell enjoying her cookie!

baby needs a bottle

 

The museum has an area set up like a nursery. There is this sign that says all babies cry in the same language and when you push the button you can hear a baby crying. Bell and Bean both pushed the button many many times. Bell decided the baby inside the wall must be hungry and she found a bottle and tried to make the baby feel better. Notice she's trying to show him/her how to suck on the bottle.

 Bean loves the babies so much. She carries them around and changes their diapers and kisses them. :)

Bell washes her hands at the sink.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bean sets the table and offers some "tea" to her baby.

Here they are all ready for the trip!

The girls love the museum so much! We ate snack there and played in the new indoor garden area. Here are a few more pictures.

It was a good morning.

A time for everything

The first blog post... 

Mourning and Dancing - because i am mourning, but for my girls it must also be a time for dancing. There is a time for everything.
The girls  (who for privacy's sake we'll call Bell and Bean) were such a source of joy for Darin, and sharing their day with him was such a joy for me. I think the opportunity to share it, even though it can't be with him, will be therapeutic for me.

So, I'll post often of what the girls and I do during the day with pictures and quotes.

Psalm 62

~nikki