Marinn & 1st Grade

Today was Marinn's first day of the 1st grade.  She was really excited about her outfit :) 

About to head into class. 

 

Finding her seat in Ms. Ford's class. 

Kindergarten                                                                                                                               1st Grade

I think the similarities in her hands are hilarious. Is she nervous?

Another first...

A few weeks ago Marinn comes running out of her room and says, 

"Mom!  The most wonderful thing has happened to me?!" 

I say, "What's that Marinn?"

With such pride and excitement she exclaims, "I have a wiggly tooth!!!"  

Then, on July 28th, 2012 she lost her first tooth.  It's amazing how something kind of disgusting and a bit gruesome to see can be so fun and exciting.  

After leaving her tooth under her pillow she received 2 gold one dollar coins.  

She asked me the next day, "Mommy, was it you or Daddy that really put that under my pillow and not the tooth fairy?"

I was honest and told her it was Andrew.  

She said, "Okay, I won't tell anyone."  She wasn't disappointed and seemed a bit pleased that she had figured it out on her own.  Pretending can be fun.  

Nuts?!

 

The other day Marinn was playing a game of leap frog with Shaw and Blaize.... well, she was basically jumping over them and they were laughing.
She jumps over Blaize, then as she jumps over Shaw she doesn't quite make it high enough and totally clocks her "potty parts" (for lack of a better term) on Shaws head.  She grabs herself and says, "OH, MY NUTS!"
I laughed out loud and couldn't even bring myself to correct her because I knew I wouldn't be able to hold together a straight face.
Because there are no older boys in our family or friends I feel like I have the public school system to thank for this hilarious moment.

Vacuuming...

We were cleaning up the house today and the kids had picked up their toys but wanted to help more. Yay! Could any mom turn that down???

Taurin got to vacuum and Marinn and Shaw tackled the dishes.  

 Taurin was hilarious vacuuming... she was so concerned about holding the cord up out of the way.  Thanks to my Kirby's awesome "Drive" mode she was able to maneuver the vacuum quite well.  

Now the dishes are done, the carpet is vacuumed and the kids feel accomplished. 

Getting "comfy"?!

On more than one occasion we have found Blaize sleeping in a bit of an odd position.  The other day I got the chance to get a picture of the craziness. 

Oh Marinn...

Marinn was helping me fold some laundry... she loves a competition so she decided she would divide the laundry between the two of us and race to see who could fold it the fastest.  She was winning and would occasionally throw an extra piece in my basket.  I threw a few back in hers, but she was paying attention and gave them right back to me.  So, I decided to get sneaky and told her to check out the cool birds outside on the tree so I could put some in when she wasn't looking.  She glanced over for a moment (I barely had enough time to toss some in), and turned right back saying, "I'm not going to look because it might be a trick.... So, I'm not going to look."  Then inspecting her basket she notices the new articles of clothing and promptly tosses them back in my basket.  When did tricking a 5 year old become soo difficult?!?!

Marinn's funny quote of the day:

Marinn is in the van asking everyone what they want to be when they grow up... she gets to Blaize and very animated asks, 

"Blaaaaaize, what do you want to be when you grow up?!"  

There is a pause.... "Oh... he said he wants to be a food messager.  I know that's what he said because when I asked him he looked at his feet." 

Marinn's celebrity look a like... Joey King (Ramona and Beezus)

She even has very similar mannerisms. Crazy!

Taurin Turns 4!

Taurin's Birthday was on February 15th... she turned 4!

 Had some fun with balloons, the siblings, and the cousins.... 

The party wasn't quite exciting enough for Uncle Brian....

Yes... she got a lizard from Aspyn and Tearony.  She loves it! Shaw hates it! (SEE VIDEO HERE!)

 She blew out the candles after about the second line of the Birthday Song.

Now for a few highlights / Birthday girl interview....