Ali is quite the little firecracker. She is really trying hard to talk lately (I don't think she is too far behind Cam!). She loves to play with Cam and Paige, but also has no trouble playing alone. Many times we will be looking for her and she is in some corner playing
quietly with toys. But don't let that fool you. She throws big fits when she doesn't get her way!
Cam "aka lady killer" is quite the little charmer. He is talking more and more everyday. He says the funniest things sometimes. Lately he will wake up in the morning and say, "where's daddy" to which I reply, "he is at work" and Cam will get a big smile and say, "NO he's golfing". He thinks he is SO funny! He is a little shadow to Paige and says pretty much any and everything she does about 1 second after she says it. Needless to say he pretty much drives her crazy. He likes to stare at her during breakfast, making her mad and start to cry. (They now both have to have their own
cereal boxes to block each other from staring!) He also likes to pretend to be a monster and chase Paige around until she is in tears.
Paige is turning into a little school girl. She goes to preschool twice a week and really enjoys it. I think she enjoys the social aspect way more than the actual learning but what can I say.....she is my daughter! She is still way into princesses and Barbies and is constantly looking for someone to play with her. She asks me about 15 times a day, "mom, what do you want to do with me". She has been working on sleeping all night in her own bed. She first slept
enough nights in a row to earn a Tangled dress, then enough more consecutive nights for a crown. Then one day she came home from school and said, "Mom, how many nights do I have to sleep in my bed to get an
IPOD." That she gets from her dad.....she is a great negotiator. She is also always telling us, "Hey guys, here is your deal....." when trying to get us to do what she wants. She is very creative and loves to play pretend. She is a great big sister and spends lots of time playing with Cam and Ali.
After approximately 4 years of attempting to have egg laying birds we got our first egg this morning!
We first started with baby chicks. They grew, got ugly, made a mess, and then were either killed, ran away, or died before laying any eggs :(
Next we tried baby ducks. We heard the eggs are great and the mid-aged chicks are way cuter. We got fewer birds (less mess) and did our best. They did lay eggs....but never anywhere consistent and we always found them weeks later or smashed.
Finally, Ry took these full grown ladies on trade for part of a windshield (yes, totally old school bartering) and two days later.......TA DA......our first edible egg!
