All About Myah

She wrote a book. I didn't even know she was doing it. (A motivated learner! I knew she that she would be alright without a formal kindergarten education) I did get random questions like: "Hey Mom, how do you spell harmonica?"

She's a fantastic little person, so it's no wonder that a book about her would turn out to be fantastic too.

That's all I have to say about it. Here's everything you need to know about Myah, written by Myah-

And just for fun, here's the most recent picture of the author. I'm not quite sure why she's making that face. Showing off the beautiful set of chompers that she inherited from her mother? Maybe. Note the Myah-art in the background.

Merry Christmas 2010

Aevyn has been waiting for a Pillow Pet for a long time-

I guess Myah really liked this dress.

The phone in this picture is actually "Dad." Although he was overseas this year, he was able to call and listen on speaker phone as the girls opened presents (and played with them).

It's a pillow. It's a pet. It's a ride across a balance beam!

And then our dear friend Emily, of the Family Boyle, sent us this. I'm never sure by her gifts if she loves us or hates us. I think she loves us, but I also think it's a good thing I own a decent vacuum. In case you are wondering what that gift is- it's a popcorn bowl with a built-in popcorn flinger!

Job skills

Eat your heart out, HGTV. Step aside, Ty Pennington.

Turkey Trot Gymnastics Meet

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Canopy Roads Gym Meet

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I don't know if I ever mentioned this...

BUT-

I am in nursing school. My last year actually (hallelujah!).

This is my excuse for being rated amongst the World's Top Ten List of negligent bloggers. OK, only my family's top ten list. OK, for real- I am the only sorta-"blogger" in my family and I still manage to be the very worst.

So anyways, the point was that right now in nursing school we are covering Pediatrics Integumentary stuff. Included in that is pediatric burns **shudder**.

Side note- here is a current picture of us tempting fate:

I was curious to re-visit our experience with pediatric burns, so I came here. To this crappy blog. And it turns out that this blog isn't all that bad after all- as long as you are willing to look back a couple years.

Dang, my kids are so cute. And they are growing so fast! Ridiculous fast! It makes me motivated enough to randomly post something.

So here's the latest rundown on us, just in case you aren't my Facebook friend. Or if you are Future Shay, looking back to see what was going on in your life circa October 2010.

I can't wait to be done with school/Kyle always deploys/Myah is a competitive gymnast/Aevyn rocks. Over the summer, there was a big oil spill that washed up on our beach and Kyle took the girls on a 3 week road trip to visit family in Maine. (Note: the oil spill and Kyle's roadtrip were somewhat simultaneous, but otherwise unrelated)

So here's some recent pictures of girls at the Zoo:

And here's some pictures of the girls in action:

Someone at our house is 6 years old and rides a two-wheeler!

Someone else at our house is still 3 years old, but quickly closing in on 4. She literally climbs the walls

Awww, everyone loves their Daddy!

Life's a Beach (Have I used this blog title before?)

We live in Florida, near the beach. Is it getting too predictable what the majority of our pictures are of?

Myah's face is healing up nicely

Picking up seashells. They look like a such scavengers, don't they? Like a couple ravens on a dumpster, or Aunt Amy at a garage sale....

Yes, I'm wearing a polar fleece jacket at the beach. It's pictures like this that are going to lead to my Alaska residency being revoked.

Outrunning the waves. I've never met a kid that didn't do this

Practicing gymnastics at the beach. A nice soft place for the beginning handstander

Myah's hair is getting long and unruly. We didn't have a hair tie so we improvised with a rolled up sock. I think it turned out lovely.

An Aevyn sandcastle. One of my most favorite kinds of sand castle. (sidenote- how much does this little girl look like her daddy?!?!)

Everyone Can Do this

Another Gruesome Injury

Myah tried to ride a skateboard- with her face

Ooops. She told me she only cried "3 or 4 little drops." It made me so sad, I had to make her French Toast for dinner.

Aevyn is uninjured. She has been practicing her sweetest face for the camera so here it is:

Poor little top lip took the brunt of the abuse. These pictures fail to capture how swollen it is.

She retains her sense of humor though

New Chicks On Our Block

We've taken the plunge into backyard egging. No eggs yet (to answer the age old question, it was indeed the chickens that came first).

Put the babies in a Rubbermaid with a heat lamp...reminds me of when I first brought my own babies home. In fact, that might actually be their first Rubbermaid crib. (come on, I'm joking)

4 little chickens. Names: Angel, Esmeralda, Sweetie-Pie, and Zebra

For anyone that cares, thats a golden sex-linked, a black sex-linked, a Rhode Island Red, and a Barred Rock

Oh, it never ceases to be thrilling

A Worst Nightmare

Thanks for the fake nails Santa Claus. Nothing makes me happier than my preschoolers looking like they belong on Jersey Shore

Oh they're Disney Princess nails? Well that's classy then.

Anyone care for a back scratch?

Goes well with the chocolate crumbs on the face

Do they smell?