Yuliya's 4 year check up

I took Yuliya for her 4 year check up today. I was asked a mountain of questions on what we feed her, how she brushes her teeth, how much tv she watches, ect. The only issue we have to deal with with the kids is Yuliya doesn't eat meat, and they both would drink milk all day if we let them.

 Yuliya had her first hearing and sight test, the vision test was a little complicated and after being there for 2 hrs she was ready to go, so we will try again in a few months. She did great on her hearing test though, that means when she pretends not to hear us, she's just ignoring us, clever girl.

When asked to draw a circle (b/c 4 yr olds should know how to draw a circle) my artsy child decided to draw a sun instead, an indifferent sun at that.

 44th percentile for height and almost 30th for weight, we are getting closer and closer to not having tiny children :)

Yuliya also had her first Urine test. When the nurse handed her the cup and told her what she needed to do, Yuliya responded "That's too small for me to sit on" haha!You have no idea how much of a balancing act it is to get a 4 yr old to pee in a cup. Not only did she say she didnt have to go, but I also have a strict "DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING" rule in the bathroom. Needless to say, Cirque du Soliel has nothing on us :)

Hula hoops

Since her birthday party and the fruit loop necklace making, mixed with me tying 1000 origami peace cranes to hula hoops, yuliya is calling fruit loops "hula hoops" DO NOT try to correct her, she will be sure to inform you that it's you who are mistaken.  They genereally eat cheerios or kashi cereal, so the fact that we have this massive bag of fruit loops to finish off has been a real joy for them.....only, she will only let cash eat the blue or green and she eats the red and yellow. Sometimes I wonder what Cash would do if he were the older one. For now though, he seems less interested in eating them, and more interested in dropping them on the sidewalk and crunching them under his shoe, to make a circle of green powder.

This is yuliya's impatient hurry up and take the picture smile so she can get back to running around. She looks so adorable in the outfit Aunt Susan gave her for her birthday

 Cash rationing side walk to us, he eventually moved across the yard after frustrations that we werent taking the colors he was allowing. He moved 3 colors at a time about 10 ft away, to keep us from getting them, too cute

Yuliya's rainbow

Azaleas

Every year the Azaleas bloom in front of Yuliya and Cash's bedroom window on her birthday, she calls them her birthday flowers.  Lucky us they come in  pink...her favorite color!

Yuliya turns 4 rainbow party!

Yuliya turned 4 on march 21st, to celebrate we threw a rainbow party,

 rainbow food

 1000 origami peace cranes rainbow colored

 rainbow rice for each kid to make their own homemade Find it!

Homemade rainbow cake :)

Sleep over

Sometimes its nice to share a room

first haircuts!

Cash and Yuliya get their first haircuts! 4 yrs old and 20 months. No more hippie hair for my baby boy

Pretending to sleep at dinner

Poor Cash, this is when I decided he needed a hair cut, when he looks so pretty with a ponytail. haha

Friends in January

Playing with Houston at the Children's museum, Who thinks Cash needs a hair clip?

Yuliya and Sierra playing dress up

Yuliya and Sierra Lemonade stand

Yuliya and Art

 sticker face 12/2009

Now my first child is much like her mother in that she loves art. The only thing is, she seems to enjoy her body/face as a canvas more than most people. I guess I should just be thankful she stays away from walls. Previously she didn't have a brother to spread this art to, this is the second time that I have captured when he has fallen victim to her creativity on film. This is what she did today 1/12/2011 but I've also posted some of her past acts of body art.

sticker art the consequences of sitting next to your sister for a 15 minute car ride.

 Diaper cream art june of 2009

 Sharpie art april of 2009

Finger painting june of 2008

Order

This is what posing for a picture looks like with two toddlers

Dont you hate...

When nobody helps you put your jewelry on??

Winter

Winter months, you never stay long, but we appreciate you,  with our snuggly hats with ear flaps and long fluffy scarves. Visit again soon. And Happy Holidays :)

Merry Christmas!

 

stocking dumping fury!!!

 

cash super excited about his new drum

 

christmas morning at kays, going on 18? yrs now

 

 

mid morning break, too many presents to open, this diva needs her rest

 

this does NOT look like a sharing face to me...what do you think?

 

Dorenda came to visit me! and hold my child like a sack of potatoes! We miss you Jiff, visit us more often :):)

 

Construction workers make pirate faces....I read it somewhere.

As usual, Christmas was a blast! Thank you for everyone involved, whether you cooked, cleaned, wrapped, bought, pushed shutter on a camera, laughed, or opened a gift we loved your company. We are thankful for you in our lives.  We didn't get to see all of our family but hope to before the year ends. Yuliya and Cash love their gifts! Especially the hats :)  I got an awesome robe! Chris a new texans camp out chair. We narrowly escaped a few meltdowns, just feed them more of Chris' quad chocolate chip cookies...that'll fix it right?