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Eyelashes for Days

I was watching Claire play outside and every time she looked down I was admiring her eyelashes. So I did the sensible thing and got my camera and tried to capture them. I wouldn't call it a success but it was still fun. Claire said she didn't like any of the pictures because her eyes were closed in all of them.

 



Art Time

The girls love to paint and they love to be outside so we combined the two.



Claire's Art



Quinn's Art



Puzzler

I love puzzles and Claire has recently discovered them. Not the kiddie puzzles but the real ones, as I like to call them. I bought her a 24 piece puzzle last week and she and Jared put it together once and then she put it together by herself several times after that. So we got her a 48 piece one and she put it together all on her own. I remember putting puzzles together with my mom growing up. Those are such fond memories that I have. I look forward to putting many puzzles together with Claire and creating memories with her as well.



These Boots Were Made For Walkin

Quinn got a new pair of boots from grandma and she loves them! I just had to get pictures of her in them and she was ready to ham it up. I love when my girls like getting their picture taken by me. She enjoyed showing off her new boots.

 



Those Eyes

The Lieser Girls

I needed a picture of the girls and myself for our MOPS directory and I realized that I don't have many pictures with me in front of the camera. I had my mom take this one and thought I would share.

 



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Never a dull moment with this one! So goofy!

Claire Tries Something New

There is a difference between Jared and I when it comes to trying new things to eat. I will try them and he won't. He can be pretty picky. He doesn't like many fruits and not many vegetables either. He is a texture person so a lot of things taste good but he doesn't like how they feel. For instance he doesn't mind tomatoes in salsa or spaghetti sauce if it is not chunky. So I will pour the salsa or sauce into a food processor and grind it up to where there are no more chunks. By the way, I don't mind doing this. I love him and it helps me get to eat more of the things I like. :) No feeling sorry for me and no giving him a hard time.

Anyway, all of this to say Claire is his non trying something new, if it looks gross or if it's green I am not eating it clone. I have always made sure to not let Jared get away with not eating something because he needs to set a good example. And yet Claire will not try anything new! Is this a genetic thing?!?! She likes pasta (with no tomato chunks in the sauce. Hmmmm), beans, crispy chicken, and cheese. I am not a short order cook at our house so you eat what I make or you don't eat.

A friend of mine was having trouble with her child eating as so she made a sticker chart and he liked that idea and would eat new things. I decided to try it. I even made it to where if she tried 5 new things she can get a prize. In order to get a sticker she has to try something new and she has to chew and swallow it, no spitting it out. The first day she was excited! I was so pumped that this just might work!! It did end up taking her 2 weeks to get to her first prize goal. She picked out a barbie doll and even picked out the one she wants next time she gets a prize. She only needs 3 more stickers to get to her second prize. She has tried a banana, strawberry, steak, corn, rice, sunflower seed, and a pumpkin seed. She says she has liked them all but the strawberry. She still refuses some things and we will see if she will continue to eat the things she tried. I don't know how long we will do this or if it is really even working but for now she has tried more things in 3 1/2 weeks than she has in the last year or so.

Quinn wanted a chart too so I made her one. She has to try 10 things before she gets a prize because she is like her mama and will try anything. It is not hard for her to get stickers at all.

I hope this helps Claire to not be afraid to try new things and if nothing else at least she gets new toys out of the deal. ;)

 



Just like Quinn

Isn't it funny how you can spend so much time growing your hair out just to cut it all off in two hair appointments. I had been growing my hair out since Quinn was born, so 2 1/2 years. It was almost as long as it was in high school. (man, when I think about it that was a long time ago) I was getting bored and so I decided to cut it off. I was nervous to do a major cutting all at one time so I just had it cut it to my shoulders only to cut it off to chin level 6 weeks later. I really do like it until I look at a picture of me with long hair and I think, hmmm....maybe I should grow it back out. Yes, this drives Jared and my hair lady crazy!

The girls had to go with me to get my hair cut because of scheduling troubles and I was super nervous to take them. Luckily I was scheduled to go in at noon so I went by Wal-Mart and got the girls popcorn chicken. It is their favorite and I knew I had to keep them busy some how. It worked pretty well until I look over and Claire and Quinn are going through another hair dresser's station drawers. Perm rods can be quite interesting especially when you have no idea what they are. Other than that they were very good and well behaved. When I was all done and the chair was turned around the girls were in shock I think. They both exclaimed how now I look just like Quinn!!! As I look back into the mirror I realize that I have the same haircut as my 2 year old. I am not quite sure what that says about me...
I really do like my new "do" and I am glad the girls like it. I am also thankful that the girls didn't tear up the salon. All though, I should have tipped a little better because I am sure she had to clean chicken grease off of her windows for a while.

Quinn and I rockin our hair do's!!!