Height and Weight, March 30th
Raleigh: 49 3/8” and 53 lbs
Kysa: 40 3/8” and 40 lbs
Shay: 35 7/8” and 31 lbs
Kysa was in the kitchen jibber-jabbering this morning while I was rocking Shay in the living room. Shay hollered something at Kysa and Kysa yelled back, “I not talking to you Shay!”
I was taking the shell off a boiled egg for Raleigh and he said, “Dad is like a professional egg peeler. He never even has to wash it off.”
Ty is stuck in Dillon, MT tonight because we got a bunch of snow and Monida pass is closed. He’s with some guy on his team from Mud Lake. They got third out of 31 teams in the 6’1” and under division. He’s swimming and sitting in the hot tub…I’m trying to figure out how I’m going to get everything done that I need to this week!
Ty said they won last night big, and if they win at 1 p.m. they will have 2
more games to win for the championship.
I still can't believe what troopers Kysa and Raleigh were on the trip. Much better than I anticipated. It helps to have the DVD player for sure, but we didn't watch movies the entire time and our selection was somewhat limited. Kirby and Andrew gave us several good choices but we didn't bring any of our own and I think we ended up watching "Elf" seven or eight times. Pretty
sure I have most of it memorized at this point. During our travels, we stayed with Will and Leslee in San Ramon, Amy and Eric in Ventura, and LaRae and Adam in the St. George area. We were going to stay at a hotel last night but Raleigh said he really wanted to go and play with LaRae's kids, even though they were only 2 and almost 1. Raleigh really likes little kids
and it's fun to see him try to be helpful. LaRae made us a delicious breakfast this morning and it was cool to get to know Adam and see their cute little boys.
I thought I might get a chance to watch the NCAA's tonight, at least a little bit, but that was a dream. Too much to do, and the kids kept me hopping! Or should I say, Kysa and Shay kept me hopping! The girls are so cute together at times, but they fight like cats and dogs, and on a dime
they can go from playing nicely to battling it out. Thank goodness Raleigh is such a good helper. As I was putting them down for bed after their baths I was taking turns brushing Shay's hair and then going into Kysa's room to brush her hair. A couple of rotations, then lights out, bed time. Well, that's how it's supposed to work! As I was brushing Shay's hair she hollered something at Kysa.
Kysa grumbled, "Shay, I gonna kick your butt!"
Shay yelled, "No, my butt!" I don't know what I'm gonna do with those two.
Kysa went to sleep fine after that little exchange, but Shay ended up getting shut in her room to cry herself to sleep. I'm not into endless hair brushing. Once she says "no!" to me and starts kicking, the game is over and she gets shut in her room.
It's kind of sad because it's unanimous among those who were around her this week that Shay is a different person when she doesn't have Kysa to contend with. The only time she reverted back to her naughtiness was around Snowshack the cat. She was also a little gruff with Max and Nochie. Competition I guess.
GRANDMA RO'S REPORT ON "SHAY-ISMS"
Dad was walking toward the bedroom and remarked, "Little dunklin, keeps
busy." Shay said, "I Shay "
She was looking at pictures and said, "Me" , as she pointed to herself in
one!
She is very smart. I loved having her. I love 'em all, it's just so much
more we are used to, but we love it, once a year!! Love, MOM
Here is a great example of Shay the antogonist, from tonight:
This was Kysa's introduction to the Pacific Ocean--a full out face plant at Pismo Beach. The first time the tide came up past her feet she was so shocked (it was COLD) that she lost her balance. I wasn't standing next to her at the time so I had to run over to pick her up off her belly, which Ty caught in this picture.
We are headed south tomorrow to visit Amy. Here is a clip of the Raleigh and Ky jammin' out...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbhIGGpLe0k
Hopefully Shay is still behaving herself. Mom said she was an angel after we left yesterday and I hope that continues. She seems to be a different girl when she doesn't have Kysa to contend with.
Tonight I watched a six overtime game between Syracuse and Uconn with Grandma Rue. Lucky for me that she watches ESPN or I would have missed this classic! I stopped to see her after the 9th grade team I was coaching finished playing at Snake River. (We lost against Highland 56-54!) There were only 30 seconds left in regulation when I arrived. An hour-and-a-half later I left grandma’s house, immediately after the game got over. INCREDIBLE! Flynn was 21-23 from the free throw line, and had he not been lights out Syracuse would have lost for sure. I just thought this memorable game was worthy of a blog post. It was so fun to watch that with her. Grandma is awesome. She kept picking up box elder bugs with her bare hands and throwing them in the garbage. They always come out in her house when it starts to warm up.
Box elder bugs or not, I always love going to grandma’s house. Ty went out to Menan with the kids tonight.
When I was putting Kysa to bed last night I was sitting on her bedside stroking her hair, and she reached up and grabbed me around the neck and said, “Mom, I need to give you a hug. I’m happy mom. I just so happy.”
Probably one of the sweetest moments I’ve had as a mom.
This morning Shay put on her cute blue adidas pants (that G-Ro gave her) and immediately stuck her hands in her pockets and exclaimed with glee, “My Pockey’s, My Pockey’s, My Pockey’s!” It’s pretty funny to see her walking around the house with her hands in her pockets.
