New Products...

So I often wonder who tests some products that come out as the latest and greatest.

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you gave one of these egg shaped markers to a 22 month old?

Here is proof that 22 month olds are not mature enough to use markers. I am just glad that Crayola is at least non toxic and washable.

Alyssa and Meredith did much better, but they are 4 and 5 and still had it every where - all over the table, not to mention how paint doesn't normally absorb into a sticker, so it was just liquid in blue, red or yellow.


They sure did have a great time though! It was right into the tub after they finished painting! Some of the joys of childhood, getting dirty is no big deal, cause you just wash it right off.

Alyssa's 5th Birthday Party

Happy Birthday Alyssa!

My baby girl turned 5 today!!! Well, acutally not until 10:01pm, but we celebrated already. We had a normal day, but then went to watch her ballet teachers recital then out to dinner at a place of her choice (Olive Garden) and to GolfSmith to get her birthday present. Yep, thats right, GOLF CLUBS...



So now off to bed, to get a good nights sleep so that i can get ready for a birthday party tomorrow. We have about 10 little girls coming over!!! I'll post about that in the next few days.

These 5 years have gone by so fast, I don't even feel old enough to have a 5 year old - but obviously I am. We are so blessed by God with Alyssa, she is growing in serving around the house, by empting the dishwasher, setting the table, putting away all the girl clothes, she even helped me clean my bathroom this week.

Happy Birthday Alyssa! We love you!

Playground Friends

Girls will be girls, right?

We got a playground when we moved into this house, but the girls won't play on it much. They used to do just fine until we had some friends over. Our friends little boy caught a lizard and made it bite his finger - you know he did what boys do. Well, i can not convince my girls that the lizards are not going to bite them. They are terrified. I thought you might like to meet the scary lizards that call our playground home.

Oh and in case you are wondering, the slide is not connected because David is working on treating the wood so he had to disconnect it.

Maybe if I named the lizards they would think they were their friends?

Videos of the girls...

Packing and Sickness

Well, the Traugott household is never boring! Saturday Brooklyn got sick, so the girls and I stayed home from church on Sunday. I ended up taking her to a walk in clinic and she has an upper respiratory infection. Also on Saturday, Meredith started this weird drainage from her eyes. Of course I thought, oh no - pink eye. So i've been watching her very closely. Then this morning, Alyssa and Meredith both woke up with coughs and congestion. So I called the doctor right away. So Alyssa is at the beginning stages of an ear infection in both ears and tonsilitis (sp). I am so glad I decided to take them this morning. And Meredith doesn't have pink eye, just congestion coming out of her eyes, i've never heard of that before. But the doctor gave me some drops and said to give her benadryl! So I'm secretly hoping that the benadryl will make them really tired, so that i can get some more packing done. But of course, I know the packing will get done and I am praying that the girls will get better very quickly as a result of their medicine. Please pray with us!

Oh, todays countdown...3 days!

Girls will be girls

Well, I suppose some girly things start early, but I would have never anticipated my girls enjoying going to a salon to get their hair cut. They had so much fun! Got their hair washed, cut, and blown dry. They sat still for the whole thing!

White Girls Really Can't Dance

This video was taken yesterday at Kristen's house. They all took turns dancing and well, Hallye is the only one with any sort of dance moves. The rest of the girls just made us laugh out loud! Enjoy laughing at my girls!

Guess who's Four!!!

Tomorrow the 9th is Alyssa's 4th birthday! It is so amazing to see how she has grown in the past four years. Our life has certainly changed since this day four years ago - I can still remember vividly the day she joined our family. The past four years has flown by, I am excited for the next years of her life as she grows, becomes more obedient, and starts school. I'm not sure what she would be most excited about, probably starting school. We still have a little ways to go before that starts, but with as quickly as the past four years has gone by, I know the next will go just as quick.

Alyssa

Alyssa will turn 4 in May and she is already asking for a party! What have I gotten myself into? We only do "friend" parties every other year, so she remembers hers from last year. She told me the other day that she would like a pink CD player and a pink Bible, oh and a pink notebook too. She is super girly! She is learning to be a big helper around the house by unloading the dishwasher or dusting the furniture with baby wipes. She is anxious to start school but i think that is only because she knows her cousin does it. Here is a recent picture of her.