Crazy Spring Break Week

Hope I get back into blogging soon. We had crazy and busy week because my girls had spring break and we were trying to squeeze everything in a week with several trips and getting things done around the house. I have done a lot with girls in a week. Hopefully I can find time to share with you.

Today I'm back to work and it wasn't bad day. Just slow day but I got things done before I clocked out.

Tooth Fairy

Finally Sarah's last front tooth has come out. She's so dramatic when it came to front teeth being loose and wiggle it to get it out. She would scream and cry that it hurt so bad.

Few months ago, we had to take her to ER because she refused to eat or drink all day long and she was dehydrating. She threw up blood that she swallow from her loose tooth. We were helpless and want to get it out but she won't let us near her. It was scary moment because it's our first experience.

Faith lost hers at school during lunchtime or recess and Faith was happy to wiggle her tooth away. She just love to play with her tooth.

I told Sarah that it needs to come out because we are attending birthday party today and I don't want her to worry about her tooth and take her fun away during the party. She was whining and crying all night because of her tooth feel funny and heavier.

Her tooth came out sooner than expect after the other one. She keep getting hit in her tooth. Last week, she was on tire swing and she always have bad luck with tire swing. She would either fall or slip off the tire swing and get hurt on the ground or someone's feet hit her. Last week, her classmate push the tire swing rough and hard after Sarah told her please don't do that. The school had rule about being rough on tire swing but Sarah lost her control and fell and hit her mouth. She was sent to nurse and she said she was bleeding bad.

Yesterday , she forgot about her tooth and bit on chicken nugget and got it more looser.

Can't let Sarah steal all the attention. Here's Faith:

I had glimmer of hope that tooth fairy would come that night to take Faith's first tooth but she swallowed it. LOL However the fairy did come and leave the money behind. She must've wiggle it out of Faith's mouth.

We treated girls to movie again. They both made it on Principal's List and they both have outstanding grades in all classes. They also both only missed 2 days of school (each girl). I'm so proud of my girls! Every time they bring home wonderful grades and awards, we treat them to movie or mini golf

We went to see Mirror, Mirror and girls love it. It was okay for me because I can't understand the movie without captioned but things I do for girls to make them smile and make their day. Sometimes we, the parents, have to do things to sacrifice for our kids. Mike went to see Hunger Games in captioned. Mirror, Mirror looks good and the story line is wonderful.

I have been meaning to tell you that Sophie finally overcome her fear of riding bike and now she love it very much. She learned faster than girls did. She keep riding it around and around nearly everyday.

To end this, Sarah finally got her tooth out (thanks to me). She was screaming, crying and running to hide herself on the bed. I was trying to tell her that I think she need to wiggle her tooth a little harder like the doc in ER did. She did but not that hard. I told Sarah that it's coming out but she gotta put effort in it. She refused. I even try to get Faith to encourage her. She scream and cried and still refused to do it. I told her that she can't go to the party if she keep up with her attitude and possible ruin her day and everyone's day. She got more upset and said I can't! I said let me do it. She let me but one simple touch of her tooth, she screamed and cried!!! Even Bella Sara (our kitten) came in the room and climbed on top of Sarah's back (Sarah was laying down on her stomach in her bed) and attack her back and bit her. Faith and I were laughing that Bella Sara hate her crying and attack Sarah. LOL Funny sight! However, I encourage Sarah to do something about her tooth and still no luck. Faith got an idea and said how about eat something? I went to get cheese sticks and Faith gobbled up hers. Sarah still refused to bite down on cheese stick. Ugh! It was getting late and I want this to be done with and go to bed. I told Sarah, look like we gotta do the hard way. She went no! I wrestling with her to pin her down but she's stronger than she was when she was little. LOL My girls are getting so big. Mike (their father) walked in time to see that I pinned Sarah down on the bed and he said what?! I said help me! He went what?! I said we are gonna wiggle it out like ER doc did and you need to hold her down. Mike at first didn't want to but I told him that birthday party is tomorrow and Sarah is not gonna ruin her day and everyone's day. Mike said Mom's right. He pinned her down and I wiggled her tooth. It was coming out and surprise moment, Sarah got one arm free and punch me in the eye with my glasses on. Luckily for her that she didn't hit that hard and it was just moment that she trying to free her arm. She didn't do it on purpose. I said DON'T MOVE! She frozen for a moment and I got it out. It was huge relieve. She went in bathroom to wash out her mouth. She said it didn't hurt! OH MAN! That's what I have been trying to tell her most of night that it is not gonna hurt. LOL She isn't mad at me and more happier than before.

Took this picture for Aunt Lisa and wanna share it with you.

Our recent weekend together (Just girls and I)

Girls, Mike's Mom and I pitched in to make the carrot snacks for their classmates (42 carrots) and boy were we tired. LOL Spring break starting today through Easter weekend for girls.

Here's Faith cutting the ribbon:

Bella Sara love to sit and watch us.

Sarah want to show off carrot snacks. LOL

The kids in their classes love their carrot snacks. Sarah and Faith came home and said thank you mommy! LOL I made their day by show up at their school and surprise them. We had lunch together before Sophie's speech appointment with Ms. Tomey.

Sophie will have speech therapy to guide her the right direction on how to speak. Sophie is perfect healthy girl but just need a little help with some letters and words. She like Ms. Tomey a lot.

We had our driveway paved with blacktop

We dye shirts with Sharpie markers and 91% alcohol. Very easy and fun to do. I got the idea from

http://theartgirljackie-tutorials.blogspot.com/2011/10/tie-dye-t-shirts-with-sharpie-markers.html

I have few things that I want to share with you that have been reeling in my minds but I just can't get it straight to write it down. LOL Hopefully soon.

Reading and Imagination

This year is most exciting year for my 6 1/2 yrs old twin daughters. They're picking up many words than before. They're learning how to read everything. They even love my cellphone when I receive texts and would read them before I get to phone. LOL It's kind of scary that they could read almost everything where I can't hide from them anymore. LOL

This afternoon, we were watching the movie, Hugo and I love the story. It's beautiful story. If we had time machine, I would love to go back to 1940s because it's my favorite timeline with history, life, style and more. In that movie, 2 kids were talking about books and Sarah asked me about books and want to know how they created an adventures and imagination in their minds. I told her that the movie make it look real but your mind control the imagination when you read the book and you alone can create an imagination in your mind that no one can see. Just you! But you can share with us by drawing the imagination and that's what some artists do. The movie makers do that for us too by reading the stories and say I wanna make this movie and now we are watching Martin's movie. There are many ways that people decide to share their imaginations with us but some of them just keep it to themselves because it's their own worlds. Photographers take pictures of what they see in their mind and hope to capture to bring it to life for us to see.

I told Sarah today that if she read the book and she can create a movie in her mind. I told her that they write the story before they turn it into movie. After the movie was done, I pulled Sarah aside with her Junie B. Jones book and sat her on my lap and start reading slowly to her. I told her are you picture in your mind that you see a girl name Junie is telling you the story about her life and she's sitting in front of photographer to take a school picture in her dinosaur dress? Sarah said yes. I said keep reading and you will add characters, stuff and the whole story comes together in your mind. Faith jumped in and said what are you guys doing? I told her that I'm trying to help Sarah to create a imagination in her mind when she read the story. Faith said I want in too. So Faith got start on reading her book, Alice in Wonderland. I helped Faith out too.

The girls' books have few illustrations and I showed them my book that have no illustrations. I explained to them that I use my head to create characters, houses/buildings, forests and more. I told them it's like movie inside my head and before I go to sleep, I would play the movie in my head. You don't need TV or anyone to tell you what your imagination would tell you.

I asked them remember the movie, Bridge to Terabithia and how the boy and girl use their imagination to battle with goblins, trolls and birds. It's all in their heads and they were having fun. I used to be like them when I was younger, my brother and I would snuck into woods near our home and would run around in woods and playing.

Sophie have wild imagination and she doesn't need help. She's a dreamer just like me. She would tell me her dreams probably once or twice a week.

It's whole new world to my twin daughters on imagination, books and how to use their minds.

I told them I started reading the books at very young age (probably 7 or 8 yrs old) because my parents were very strict about TV and we only get couple hours every night, limit on playing video games and I can't hear music very well like you. I spent a lot time reading the books than watch TV. My family travel a lot on the weekends and during summer. The books save my life from boredom. Everywhere I go, you will see my nose in the books. Ask Grandma Lynn (my mom) about that. Girls were fantastic by my childhood story and how I grew up with different lifestyle from theirs.

I told them there are many, many, many, many, many stories out there that are waiting to be read. Murder, Mystery, Fantasy, Comedy and more.

Stories can be about food like Strawberry Shortcake.

Or could it be about fairies? Like Tinkerbell

Or castle in very far away land?

Or battle with dragon?

Detective stories? Like Nancy Drew

Murder mysteries?

Vampires/Monsters?
Romantic/Cupids? (that's my least liking to read)

Girls are so exciting to figure out what they want to read. Sarah want to read murder mystery. Faith want to read fantasy something like Strawberry Shortcake meet Tinkerbell. I can't wait to see what their interests are in when they get older. I'm gonna try to encourage them to read more than to watch TV all the times. I'm so exciting for them to introduce the whole world of stories. Now myself I miss reading because every quiet time I get, girls are always by my side or onto me. I need to get back into it again.

Coming back

My friend, Kerri, who persuade me to get back into blogging because she love hearing my stories on the days with girls and my creative days. I told her that I will try to come back to blog again.

I love blogs more than anything and they are where I find ideas for my girls' craft days with Mommy (me) and parties. Pinterest is the best thing because it always led me to blogs and I look into many hundreds of blogs to find ideas.

But my blog wouldn't be the same as Kerri because she's very good writer and creative with words on how she feels and express in ways that I wouldn't describe like her. :D

If it wasn't for blogs, I wouldn't have firepit, parties, crafts, tire swing and more with my daughters. I thank you (whoever posted the blogs) on their days, parties and creatives for giving me ideas and use them toward fun days with my daughters.

It might be my challenge to get away from Facebook and get back into blogging again. I always post things on Facebook but lately Facebook is getting bored and I don't get many replies on my status. Maybe it's time for me to move on back to blogging.

Wish me the best to see if I can come back into blogging again. :-)

Pink N Purple Cupcakes

I have research online on how to make fun cake for my daughters' party. I have come across this website http://amerrierworld.com/2009/06/22/rainbow-cake-and-unicorns/ How I love what she did with birthday cake for her daughter. But only problem is my girls want to have Pink N Purple theme & I went to store to browse through cake section to see what I can do for their cupcakes. I decided to experiment with the cupcakes before their real birthday cake.

Be warn ~ I'm just rookie & starting to pick up on cooking & baking. My girls are getting older & love to help out. Any suggestions or advices are appreciate.

Here is what I came up with few errors:

I used Betty Crocker Super Moist White cake mix. Here is my first error which was purple which I made mistake with choose the wrong food coloring. Next time, I am going to buy 3 boxes of cake mix to make the batter more even. It's harder to divide them into 3 sections where you can buy 3 boxes for same amount of batters. Here are the batters that I have divided into 3 different sections with 3 different colors. The purple should have been deep purple.

I am going to use plain white papercups for their birthday party. I filled it up with tablespoon with each color in each cupcake paper. I just keep adding in layers. **my mistake was I didn't fill them near to the top**
Here are my first batch came out of oven. I thought they look great but my mistake was I didn't fill it near to the top as I should've. But the cupcakes itself came out great in 3 different colors.

Thanks to Mike for run out to store to get me couplers which I forgot to pick up the other day. I use the icing from Betty Crocker buttercream & there is my other mistake is I was hoping for white icing instead I got butter color icing. I will try to find white buttercream icing unless you have better suggestions. Here are 3 different icing colors which are rose, violet & pink. Girls voted rose & violet. I would use white instead of pink icing for next time. 2 pinks combined didn't turn out very well (in finished cupcakes)

Here are the results. The buttercream icing were so soft due to heatwave. I don't know if I should've put the icing in fridge before put it on top of cupcakes. I was hoping for swirl onto each icing like this Robin Sue
http://www.bigredkitchen.com/2009/05/rainbow-cupcakes.html

Here is my lopside cupcake because I didn't fill it near to the top but this is how it have turn out.

a look inside cupcakes. Faith said she love it & it taste so good. Hopefully I will try better next time. I'm going to make 3 small cakes for all my girls. Guests will have cupcakes.

Hope you enjoy my blog. I am going to try blogging again. Thank you for reading my blog. :D

Tug O War

Girls and I were playing Tug O War. They have beat me together. They're stronger than I alone. I trick them couple of time and won. LOL We had fun. girls did by themselves and I videotape it. Enjoy!

Girls Night out with Aunt Tracy

We treat girls night out at Sharptown Firemen Co Carnival in Sharptown, MD. We love it there. Great rides for kids & good food. My sister had opporunity to spend the night with us.

We treated Tracy a ride with girls on Scrambler. They had fun.

Tracy & Mike

Girls love this ride

Sarah in front & Faith in the back

Aunt Tracy gave them birthday gifts.

Faith & Sarah

One of oldest rides.

Here's the catepillar ride. One of oldest ride. Mike grew up riding on it & now girls' turn.

Girls love super slide & it's one of their favorite.

Snacktime.

It was fun night!

Happy birthday, Sarah and Faith

Where did the time go? Today they're 5 yrs old.

Our Sunny Snow Day

We had fun today. More fun than on Saturday because I get to play with them & not busy shoveling. LOL We built girls' first snowman. I have attached picture of their first snowman ~ we couldn't get eyes, nose & mouth stay on. LOL We played snowball fight & fell in snow. I slipped & fell on on my butt after trying to chase Faith but Sophie's swing didn't save me when I grabbed it. LOL Girls thought it was funny that Mommy fell on her butt. Sarah is the chicken one & she would run away; Faith & I would run after her & throwing snow at her. I would push her & she fall down & I would cover her in snow. LOL They had so much fun even their jeans soak through. We made fudge & don't know how it turn out. Mike just took bite LOL I took Sophie out in snow when she woke up from her nap & she only stay outside short time. She got upset when we brought her back in. It was hard to pay attention to Sophie while girls throwing snowballs at me. LOL Sophie was sitting in swing & she got mad when she fell face down in snow. LOL

Our Snow Day ~

Our first snow in December. Sophie's first time to play in snow. Girls said their wish came true. LOL



Girls & Sophie loving it but Sophie had to go back in the house after 10 mins outside because she got cold & cough from teething. I don't want her to get any more sicker. I had to bribe girls to give up outside time to come in to bake cookies. LOL



Closer view of our bridge

Opposite way.

what we see out front door

Stinky cute!! She knows she's going outside & she's exciting

Got all girls bundle up & a lot of work. Took me about 30 mins to get them all bundle up

Smile Sarah!

Smile Faith!

Sophie doesn't know what to make of all snow. LOL Cute expression

Mike shoveled the driveway & left pile high snow at the end of driveway & she climbed over it & fell in. She wasn't happy girl. She had trouble walking in snow unless she had my hand to help her.

Girls are making snowballs to throw it at me. LOL

Cookie time! Sophie had to get up from her nap to grab a lick.

Her face said it all. Smile girls! We are ready to make Faith's favorite ~ Snowball Cookies.

Mike took this while we rolled up sugar cookies.