Today I watched one of my friend's daughters because she was busy preparing for funeral arrangements for her step-father-in-law who died last night. He actually lived on the other side of their home (it is kindof like a duplex). Yesterday evening they noticed that he had not turned his light on and they hadn't heard the tv on all day. They knocked and then opened the door to check on him. They found him cold and purple. They believe that he had a heart attack. The ironic thing is that yesterday when I was visiting teaching with her, we had talked about death and resurrection.
Anyways, I really wanted to make it a fun day for Emily so that she could somehow be distracted and just have a busy and exciting day. She came over at about 9 a.m. I let her and Katelund watch Dora, then I took all the girls on a walk. We walked for a good distance and then we went to the park. After that, we went and got cookies and ate them on a picnic table near the park. We walked home and then turned on fun music, danced around, colored pictures, and then prepared for a picnic. We took out the picnic basket and blanket in front and had a great lunch that consisted of hot dogs, oranges, and carrots. Then we played tag and had races (where I made sure that each of the girls had a chance to win). We came inside and put Cloey down for a nap while Katelund and Emily watched a Care Bears movie. After their movie, we took out the glue, crayons, scissors, and paper and made "crafts" until Emily's mom came to pick her up at about 3. It was a GREAT day!!!
I actually realized some funny things about my girls today. First of all, Katelund is very competitive (like her Daddy). She did not like the fact that she was not the winner of every race. I guess I need to teach her about sportsmanship. :) Cloey of course loved the picnic (she just loves food period), but she had something she'd never had before; carrots dipped in ranch. She was so funny though because she would dip her carrot, bite off and eat the part that was dipped and then put it down and get a new carrot (see above pictures). After she had done that to all of the carrots on her plate, she asked for more. I told her to eat the rest of the ones on her plate. But she said "all done" and took the carrots and hid them behind her back. Apparently they were no good because I guess she couldn't double dip. Although it is wasteful at least she has good manners, right? Another funny thing that happened was while they were watching Care Bears. I was on the potty and I asked Katelund if she'd go get me some more toilet paper. She said, "sure" and then I heard her quietly turn to Emily and say "Emily will you please go get some toilet paper from my bathroom for my Mommy?" I was laughing so hard. I guess delegating is a good skill to have. :)
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haha, Katelund is just preparing to be Relief Society President. oh my gosh, look at those teeth and that long, beautiful hair on Cloey!! When did that happen? Your daughters are gorgeous, Melissa! You are such a cute mommy. I'm glad you had so much fun with the girls.
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