Thursday, March 8, 2012

Happy on a Friday

Little Girl finally let me do some real braids in her hair.  The secret is TV -- shhhhhh.  I don't really like my children to watch much TV but I tried everything else and she'd only let me do really quick styles.  Braids?  Are not quick.  But, I did manage to get these 4 french braids ending in 2 ponytails done in one 24 minute Diego episode!  Just hoping the style lasts through tomorrow, too!




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Speaking of Little Girl, I was right in the middle of a conversation with my other kids and I knew she'd gone in to the potty, so I headed in to help her wipe, opened the door, and couldn't help exclaiming, "Whoa!  That's a lot of toilet paper!"  Thankfully it all flushed!  Mental note, need to work with Little Girl on toilet paper management; only 4 or 5 squares are needed for tee-tee!  Too bad the way she counts right now is "One, three, five, eight!"



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This was one of my favorite dresses from my 1st daughter's younger days.  I had to put it on Little Girl today because she's growing so fast, soon I know she'll be too tall for it!  Since she came home less than 3 months ago, she's outgrown for sure any of the 2T clothes she could wear, and now I'm finding much of the 3T things are looking small -- 4T here we come!  Thankfully we have all the sizes in hand-me-downs from Big Sister!


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I just love hand-me-downs. Maybe that's because I'm not the one wearing them, my 2 youngest children are!  The 4 year old is starting soccer soon and I was thrilled to be able to get down the "cleats box" and find a pair that fit him perfectly.  Add to those some shin guards and socks I also found from his big brother's early soccer days and the little guy is all set.  Hooray, no shopping trip needed!


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All set, except for some kicking instruction from the big brother!  "Not with the front of your foot!  With the side!"

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One last funny thing my 4 year old son says.  He refers to his middle finger as "tall man".  I have no idea where he learned this, not at home, so I'm assuming preschool.  Maybe there's a song about it??  Anyway, he slightly hurt a finger this week and I was looking at it, determined just a kiss was needed, and kissed his finger.  He looked down at the injured finger, smiled and said, "Oh!  That's tall man!"  Cracked me up!


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Happy Friday, Friends!



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9 comments:

  1. There is a song about it which I can't remember how it goes but I do know it is called Tall Man. Guess I have some thinking to do today =) I will ask my co workers they teach preschool.

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  2. I love hand me downs when I can get them. With the way kids grow...half the stuff we get from my husbands cousin - who has two girls just a year older than my daughter - it all looks like it's never been worn before. Plus I love that she shops at little New York boutiques, so everything is always so cute. I've kept a bunch of boy stuff to the side from my son so hopefully when we finally get our referral, the kid will at least have a few things ready to go!

    Happy Friday!

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  3. Hand me downs are the best! The ultimate in recycling.

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  4. Your daughter's hair looks so pretty!!

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  5. Thank goodness for TV with the braids. I have to bribe my daughter with TV most times I want to fix her hair, braids included.

    I am a big fan of hand-me-downs! I have been the luck recipient of many and have passed down many. I think that it is a kind of recycling.

    Happy Friday!

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    Traci

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  6. My hubby STILL uses that much TP. His mommy FAILED in the wipe training department.

    Hehehehehe

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  7. I believe "tall man" is from "Where is Thumbkin?" I was shocked to learn there was more than one verse and each finger has a nickname! The tall man mystery solved all by having young children. Oh the things we missed out on when we were childless!

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  8. Little Girl's braids are so cute! My nieces are twins and when they were younger, one would sit through brushing and pulling with yelps that scared me so her hair would look "just so." I had to plead and barter with the other on to jut let me brush hers!

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  9. Yes, "Where is Thumbkin" is the song that talks about 'tall-man'. I have not heard my kids do that one yet ;-)

    Those braids look great!! A dear friend of mine adopted a little girl from Ethiopia and they battle over hair every day. Mama wants it contained and her daughter wants to do it herself. I get some pretty funny texts over that :-) Good luck in the future.

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