what is it with selah and boo boos

so i'm not sure what the propensity for injury selah has is all about. maybe because she has two older brothers. jim spent the night in the er last night with selah getting her laceration glued up. she is an expert ramp jumper with her big wheel - but her expertise failed her and one wheel didn't line up and she rolled off the ramp. she got a lovely gash in the back of her head. but minus the bald spot where they shaved her - there's no lasting damage. will post pics soon....

My Girls Rock!

You know who you are!

*Now that I have time - let me splain.
Last Friday Steph Flage, Melanie and Lisa took Erin and me on as their personal cause. They volunteered to be our child care solution. We met at Steph's dropped off FOUR very hyper children (three of whom are NOT potty trained). They swam and played and bathed and when Erin and I returned we found four jammied kiddos quietly watching a movie. As soon as we got home they went wild again. What is it about kids being crazy for their moms and great for other people? Mine fell asleep on the way home. Yay!
Thanks guys. We got to eat in peace, talk in peace, shop in peace. Whoo hoo.

What they're doing now.

Selah

• knows the last word in each line of twinkle twinkle little star with a strange guttural sound standing in for the work twinkle
• aggravates phillip
• says thank you without fail for anything nice you do for her
• loves shoes
• is getting some hair
• can scoot forward on a ridey toy
• will not sleep without mommy (we are working on this)
• shows no interest in weaning....(will give her till her second bday)
• sings HOSANNA HOSANNA
  

Phillip

• tells everyone he can that when he grows up he will be a spaceman in a spaceship and will push buttons
• has a crazy high and tight hair cut like his daddy
• talks like crazy and repeats EVERYTHING he hears
• colors on anything that will sit still
• shows little interest in potty training except to pee in the grass (he says "like our dog noel")
• never eats
• still drinks milk out of a bottle and will tell you that is how big boys drink it
• would spend a whole day throwing rocks in the river
• LEARNED TO PEDAL his trike
• sings HOSANNA HOSANNA

Tripp

• is way too teenagery for me
• likes the "urban" look
• can skateboard/ripstick like crazy
• finally got a PSP
• is learning a lot
• WALKED AWAY FROM A FIGHT
• has a girlfriend
• had a really good visit home last time

Jim

• likes the new job
• has lost almost 30 pounds
• has to get up way too early
• works without complaining
• makes coffee and sets out a cup for his wife every morning

CA

• not much to report :)
• *added* evidently i learned the Heimlich maneuver well enough to extract a penny from phillip's esophagus
  

summer fun

The Boyz at the Ranch

Selah and Kit

It's always fun to get les Petites Ya-Yas together. There's something especially fun about Selah and Kit - I'm sure it's their closeness in age. I just have a feeling they're going to be buddies for many years to come!