August 13 = Hair Cut Day

I just love this picture- Kayleigh looks like she's saying "what were you thinking?" which could easily apply to any number of situations in our house.

Malia didn't get a traditional nap today- she went for a more creative set-up.

I don't know where this came from, but these kids are obsessed with cutting.  I've definitely make it to where all non-safety scissors are out of reach.  The safety scissors are behind a door that's supposed to be locked but sometimes I forget... well.  If you forget one time, Liam will take advantage and he did today.  He got the scissors and cut a little bit of Malia's hair.  Thank goodness I caught it quickly and this was the extent of the damage:

Later, we had bath time and the siblings were being extra affectionate with one another... so sweet!

August 12 = Vase Day

Malia has continued her fascination with collecting flowers.  She collected a pretty impressive bouquet today so we put it in a vase!  She was very proud.

She's also a very proud big sister!

Also, I had to screenshot this and send it to Zachary because this is very accurate for us.

August 11 = New Chair Day

Kayleigh got a new chair today!  I think she has a love/hate relationship with her swing because when she's in it, she's usually upset just because if she's upset and we aren't able to make her happy, she goes in the swing.  So I think she associates it with being upset.  I wanted a bouncer- this said it was a bouncer but it is not a bouncer.  But she seems to like it so we'll keep it and see how it goes!

Look at how much they love their little sister (in yet another sitting/laying down device).

After the hard work of keeping a baby happy, it's good to sit and relax.

Also, I took this picture of Malia's little footprints because... well I'm obsessed with baby feet and hers are still little enough to count.

August 10 = Decorate Your Sister Day

It's a good thing we have a king bed!

One of Malia's favorite things to do is to pick flowers.  She does it pretty much every day but today she got a bunch and was holding them like a bouquet so I got a quick picture.

Also, Liam and Malia discovered my sticker stash and did this to their poor baby sister:

So here are pictures of Kayleigh.  It says she's two months old.  She's two months and some change because I didn't take the picture on her actual two months old day.  Because she's a third child.  And the one picture I do have, she's crying in it.  I tried to get another one but she didn't stop crying and instead of waiting an hour and taking another one, I put the board away and went on with my day.  Here's hoping next month's will be better!

See?  I could have just taken it right then- she was much happier soon after.  Oops.

August 9 = 3 Going on 30 Day

We got a package today!  Zachary's Great Aunt Dot sent Kayleigh some very cute clothes and Malia and Liam each got a really neat book- here's Malia reading hers in her own little chair.

Also- here's a picture of Kayleigh sleeping- I snapped it because she looked like she was doing yoga to me and I thought it was just too cute!

August 7 = In Charge Day

The title of this blog is a joke.  I am nowhere near in charge.  I spent twenty minutes pumping- I put the kids in their room in order to prevent coming downstairs to a mess.  Boy was I silly.  These are the blinds that were on their window.

This is how I found one of the two culprits:

And then the next time I pumped, I saw this.  So very true.

August 4 = OneRepublic Concert

So Liam's dream came true today- Zachary bought tickets for the two of them to go see OneRepublic a while back and today was finally the day!  They set out in the truck... Liam had a calendar with lots of pieces in it so that kept him occupied for the ride.

They had lunch at a Chinese restaurant- I'm a bit jealous.

Here they are at the concert- James Arthur and Fitz & the Tantrums opened for OneRepublic- Liam now has another favorite singer and another favorite band although I'm pretty sure OneRepublic will always be his most favorite.

Zachary doesn't get on facebook very often but he did post some pictures and a video from their fun night out- he posted those with the following:

"Took my little man to see OneRepublic last night! Most don't know, but he was diagnosed with Autism a few weeks back and over the past 3+ years as he has faced the challenges associated with that, OneRepublic has always been a source of peace and calm for him and has also helped him learn to talk. While at the concert he asked for my phone when they started playing. With every song they sang, he immediately searched through Spotify and was able to immediately find the song and CD from which they were singing."