1 Kylie helps with laundry

Yesterday while I was cleaning up dinner, Nate and the girls were 'folding laundry'. I looked up to find this.

Kylie calls this her 'mommy boobies'.

Yes, it is HUGE -and- worst is that it FITS, me that is. It will get worst still when baby gets here. Can I just say that the almost 2 years of pregnancy/nursing are terrible, not only on my body image, but in regards to finding clothes (inside and out) that fit and don't look like a granny. There. My rant is done. Go ahead and laugh at the pics. I still do, although the tears are both happy & sad ;)

Note: check out Nate in the background! Typical.

Oh, and Kylie still wears the 'Cinderella Dress' everywhere, including to bed. Its going on two months now and the poor dress is showing how loved it has been. I've been amazed at how well it cleans up: food, grass, blood, ect. It has not held up so well paired with her bicycle - see the tears along the hem.

2 Silly Birds

Once again, there are more pics of Kylie.  I think I’m realizing now that’s because Allie is spending most of her time with friends, while Kylie still likes to spend time with good old boring mom.

Oh, and notice no jackets but summer clothes!

 

MAKE UP KIT

 

WASHING THE CARS

 

1 Chore Charts

In an effort to provide some structure to our days now that I’m working at home again, we’ve been using sticker chore-charts. I’ve been amazed at all the things the girls can do and how helpful they are. Working together to do the laundry and dishes has given us more quality time together and I feel like a better mother, too.

The Chores (Revised several times)

1. Morning: make bed, get dressed, get hair done
2. Dishes: empty/load dish washer
3. Laundry: cycle the washer/dryer & sort dry clothes
4. Allie-preschool on laptop & Kylie-put away books/art supplies
5. Basement: put away tops
6. Nap time: go down without a fuss
7. Afternoon: put bikes in garage/ pick up all toys
8. Bedtime: PJ’s on, clothes in basket, brush teeth
9. Night time: go down without a fuss

The Basic Rules

• The girls have about the same list of chores, which are listed with picture icons
• Each day they complete a task, they get to choose a sticker for that square
• Each day they don’t do a task, I draw an “X” on that square
• If the girls do something ‘extra’ chore/task, they get a star sticker
• A start sticker can go on any square with an “X”