The Phoenix Children's Museum

Today I spontaneously took the girls to the children's museum. We are members and we havent gone in a long time. They have a new exhibit where it's like a big play place like McDonalds has but way better. It's made out of metal, wood and has the rock climbing things to crawl up some big tubes. I was a little mad because Courtney was crying when she was at the top because she couldnt figure out how to get back down. I started to go up but the guy told me I couldnt take my bag. We packed a lunch so I one of those cloth grocery bags and my purse. So I put the grocery bag in the cubby they provide and started up again. the guy repeats "no bags" and I was like it's my purse. "No bags" You have got to be kidding me, my kids crying and he wont let me pass because I have my backpack purse on. He then points to the lockers (.50 cents) I was so irritated! I finally saw Sam and told her to get Courtney while I put the bags in the locker. Then I headed up. I went all over that dang thing and they were already down and playing with the wind wall! UGH!
Classsic Sydney pose!

One of their favorite things to do is paint the Castle!
todays craft was hats!
plus free face painting
even the 15 minute line we had to wait in wasnt bad!
they were very bummed when I washed their faces tonight!


Sam waited patiently for the "boys" to be done playing on this so she could have a turn!
a rock w a hole in it!
Courtney crawled through and must have laid on her bladder because she said she had to go...but then she got out and said nope I dont have to!
I tried really hard to get a picture with all three girls but the twinks didnt want anything to do with that. Courtney kept saying "no, Sydney just me!
at one point they were starting to push themselves off the rock
my little modeler!
the twinks making "snow angels"

Samantha then proceeded to through the biggest fit she has thrown in a long time. It lasted a good 10 minutes and it was super embarrassing. She wanted to get her picture taken with "the babies" (she still calls them that) but they didnt want anything to do with that. They were to busy playing and really didnt want to! I was trying to get them to go to the car but Sam jsut sat there and screamed and cried like it was the end of the world. I grabbed the twinks hands and got them to the car but Sam just wouldnt stop. She jsut wanted me to take her picture. She looked horrible, she had tears streaming down her face and they looked all puffy so I jsut wasnt got to do it. i did take a short video once we got to the car but she looks so pathetic I wont post it for the world to see! All and all it was a fun little outing. I think we'll go back again on Weds!

VBS

This week Sam had Vacation Bible School at the Church. It was everyday from 9-12.It gave us a glimpse of what a school week is going to be like that's for sure. She had a blast but by Weds, Thursday she was getting a little tired of getting up. (Kindergarten starts at 7:55) They learned a lot of new songs and a new Bible verse everyday. Her group was the Red Monkeys and Karen Bolte was her group leader. On Friday night they had a bbq and a little program where they showed pictures of their times through the week and they sang us songs. We brought Jessica along with us. It was a fun evening!

a couple videos

Puzzle time

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Coupons

Yesterday we got coupons for free nail polish at Ulta. It was for really good $8 Opi nail polish too. Sam wanted to go then but I thought it would be a perfect outing for today. Sam had her 3rd day of Vacation Bible School today so after it was over we headed down. The girls were really excited. Courtney wanted purple, Sydney wanted Gold and Sam said she wanted to wait to see all the colors. We get there and start looking around for the brand on the coupon and I couldnt find it so I went up and asked the cashier. She then informed me that they no longer were taking the coupon since this morning and showed me a little piece of paper that said "blah blah blah sorry for the inconvience." Here I am in a store with three girly girls who want their nail polish. I wasnt going to buy them nail polish there. Tears were flowing and I am trying to explain that we will go across the street to Target to pick it out. I wasnt going to give this company any money, that was like a bait and switch tactic, get us in the store because of a coupon and then not take it. I had a few other things I was going to buy too but nope, Target got my business. Hindsight we should have gone yesterday but oh well. Once we got to Target Courtney found a purply shiny silvery color, Sydney found one in blue that was all shiny silvery too and Sam picked the gold. So I spent $6 bucks that I wasnt expecting to spend today but my kids now have colored toenails...well most of them are colored we went swimming an hour after I painted them so some rubbed off!

proper words

Today Jessica came over for a swim and dinner. Samantha and her were swimming around and Sam must have said her swimsuit was in her "poepoe" that's the term I've used for her female parts. Jessica asked why she called it that. Sam said what is it called then. A vagina. Sam said that's funny it sounds like China. Then Sam said boys have weiners (I dont know where that one came from because we never called it that) I said no boys have a penis which made Jessica (whose 8) and Sam giggle. Ahhh parenthood!

breaking all the rules!

Tonight is Tuesday which usually means tacos but tonight we were out of tortillas. We did have hard shells but they didnt want anything to do with those...so Papa Johns pizza it was!! I felt kinda bad since we did do Sonic for lunch so it wasnt the healthiest of days! We were watching Winx a cartoon that was recorded in the play room so I broke the rules and let the girls eat their pizza in there (I did make them eat veggies too before they got there dessert so score 1 point for me) Poor Courtney didnt eat here pizza just her cucumbers so she didnt get any dessert. Then right before bed she ate all her pizza up and thought she'd get dessert was very upset when I told her no. This house is also a pigsty upstairs...toys are everywhere but I was just to dang tired and HOT to even try and make the kids pick up tonight...there is always tomorrow!

On a different not...We went to the library today and Sydney picked out a kids book in Spanish. Sure wish my niece Alexa was here to read it to her because I am going to butcher it all up! Sam read it to her though in what she thought the book was about. It was a great story!!