Kindermusik

Once a week I take Vada to a music class called Kindermusik. Its a local group but can also be found throughout the U.S. Our group is geared towards tots and their parents. This semester we are doing a class called Milk and Cookies, so the songs we are focusing on have a little something to so with food, like To Market, To Market. With each class you get thee cute bags with instruments and books for your child to take home but it is also what we are doing in class as well. Its fun to sing and dance and play together in a group but most importantly is the one on one time that Vada and I have outside of the home. 

This last week, Jasmine and Kiliegh happened to be home during our Kindermusik time, so I invited them both to come with Vada and I to see what it was all about. Kiliegh really enjoyed herself and Jasmine was fine with being there, just this once but it was a bit "young" for her taste. Either way, all three of my girls were there and that made for a nice evening.  

Wordless Wednesday: A Full Basket

Cookies and Milk

Jasmine shared her cookies from grandma and her milk with Vada, it was V's first time ever, dunking her cookies in milk.

Proper Hygiene

Getting Vada cleaned up is never a battle, unless your washing her nose, she hates that! However, this girl LOVES water and is constantly signing/asking to take a bath, so I wont complain about a little battle with booger picking-- who likes that anyway?!

Tonight Jasmine decided that since she had to wash her own hands, before dinner, that she would also get Vada started on the same routine. "She is turning two, after all."

It wasn't a bad idea. 

In fact, it was a great idea! Sometimes, I just don't know where my brain is. Shouldn't I have been the one to think of that? I am the Mom, isn't that my job?

Jasmine's relationship with Vada is constantly overwhelming me, emotionally. They are so close and Jasmine thinks of some really creative ways to spend time teaching Vada while she is also playing with her. Who taught her all of this?

And Vada, well, she adores her sister(s) and she loves them for their own uniqueness. 

Jasmines idea for teaching Vada about washing her hands tonight may have been more of a mess than planned...

... but then again, it was only water! 

I cant put it into words but I feel so blessed with this family that God gifted me with. :)

Making Rainbows and Blowing "Smoke"

I am horrible about surprises. I always guess what Justin is getting me or has got for me and then he complains. When the rolls are reversed, I can't wait to give him his gift. I have been the same with the girls at times but only when they were younger and now I have done it with Vada and this years birthday gift.

Vada's birthday "theme" is rainbows so I thought that it was only fitting to get her this Double Rainbow Maker from Kikkerland. When the sun is shinning bright it powers up the colorful motor which makes the Swarovski Crystals osculate, creating rainbows of all sizes that strobe over the rooms surfaces.

I like these tiny rainbows on the window sills the best. The pictures don't justify how pretty they actually are, but the ones on the sill looks like little pieces of moving glitter.

Kiliegh surprisingly loved the rainbows. (How funny is it that I painted her nails in rainbow colors just the night before we received the rainbow maker? Rainbows are on all of our minds lately, we are constantly talking about the things that we could do for Vada's party...)

Vada did not seem to notice all of the colorful movements on her bedroom walls and the excitement for the girls quickly wore off. I however, continued to smile as I watched the reflections swim around. My grandmother had crystals hanging in every room of her house and this reminded me of her.

Once the girls were done being impressed with Vada's new gadget they discovered what they could do with the humidifier. Funny thing is, I never knew that you could do this...

Even Vada was impressed.

See what happens when you don't let your kids watch t.v. on school days? They end up finding all kinds of things to keep them occupied!

Dance lessons with Kiliegh and Vada

Tuesday Kiliegh took a semi-private belly dancing class. Vada came too. One of the things that Kiliegh's does that makes my heart jump for joy is when we go to her dance class she asks first to go early (because when there are other girls there she likes to get the floor first, for Vada) and second when we get there she gets excited to go dancing with her little sister.

Kiliegh seems to like dance. She takes it seriously. She works hard to learn the moves and she stays focused but what seems to make her proud is sharing the floor with Vada.

On this particular night Vada really, really tried to dance too. You have to watch the whole video to see Vada shake it but she does, its fantastic and the whole time the teacher and Kiliegh do their own thing. Before you watch I have to first say that I do ask if they mind that Vada is on the floor and they always say no. In fact they will ask Vada if she's going to dance every time we come in and just in case they do mind but are being super cool about it, I only let V on the floor for one song.