Em and Lizzi hit the slide!

Em says the waterslide is VERY deep

Not the most flattering, but fun things seldom are!

Im going to have to use that one. “Fun things are seldom flattering”-Ckasper

Sploosh. Emily kept yelling “cannonball!” at least she wasn’t singing the “fat guy in a little waterslide” song

The fact that my Dog is sitting on the dishwasher door?

The fact that I don’t remember opening the door?

The fact theat I didn’t make her get off, I went and got my camera?

All of the above?

Shhh Mommy they are praying!

Sunscreen nose in the sand equals sandscreen nose!

Half asleep water baby.

Grubby lil girl! Loves her sand!

Aves loves splashing!

Thats the smile I got when I said “smile”. Its the pained expression of “can I go back to making a sandcastle now that I’m finished humoring you mom!”

Stupendous Scalloped Potatoes!

Ingredients:

8-20 Red Potatoes with skin on

Garlic Powder (didn’t have any real garlic )

Onion Power ( need to go shopping )

Salt

8 oz Cream Cheese – Roasted Red Pepper makes it awesome!!

Parmesan Cheese – Add as much as you like!

Cheddar Cheese – Grated 2 hand fulls!

Slice Potatoes using SUPER SLICER! This is similar to a Super Soaker, but not quite the same thing. I can barely live without my SUPER SLICER!

Layer the Potatoes in a olive oil spritzed Crock Pot.

Potatoe, cream cheese, spices …Repeat!

Then Top it all off with Parm and Ched and you are cooking away! 5 hours later Dinner is ready and everyone is oh so happy!!

Still tasted awesome on Pancakes!

Emily is a voracious reader, which makes me a voracious reader because she cant really read yet. She goes to book club every Tuesday and we come home with a pile of books to read. They should never have given us a chart to fill in because we can’t help but turn that into a challenge to read more than everyone else! Competitive…me…no!Back to Emmyloo. Her newest habit is sucking on her hair. It grosses me out, but when you’ve got a sensory seeking little one, you just have to make due. We bought her an extra tooth brush to chew on and that seems to help. The Occupational therapist who was working where I did my practicum suggested chewey foods like licorice, but giving a 4 year old red dye and sugar, isn’t my idea of a good time.  The chew brush seems to be working well. She asks for it when she needs it. She wrote a poem yesterday all by herself. It goes like this “Snuggle Wuggle, give me a hug. Wash your plate and wash your mug”. Pure Genius I know! the cadence, the metaphors, the pure lyrical brilliance, It leaves me dumbfounded! On to brilliant baby #2

Avery is walking and babbling a million miles a minute! She says “tickle Tickle”, “giggle giggle’, ‘dada’, ‘mumum’, ‘ba’ for ball and ‘plah’ for play. She says ‘eye’ for light and signs milk, more, all done, ball, light, change, hi and a few others I cant think of too. She babbles about everything and is starting to copy the different sounds we make. She currently has a cold, so she isn’t a happy camper, but she’s starting to feel better already. The snot ration in our house has been a little on the high to severely high scale lately.  Avery finally gained some weight too. 18 lbs now! She weighed 15 lbs for ever!

Well theres a bit of blog for you to chew on. I want to pace myself and not try to blog a marathon or anything while I get my blogfingers back into shape. don’t want to pull a blog muscle or anything. type you soon!

My first Sign song. ASL!

Plus This

Equals This

Cassidy Cassarole Casanova Chewbackella Kasper

Born September 2nd. Adopted November 3rd!

The cuteness

Cassy! Or as Emily says “Cathy.NONONONONONO!”

Love me.