Jenna is a Monkey and The Story of the Bugs
My little wisp of a girl, Jenna is a monkey. She can climb anything. She is fast and fearless. If I blink she is on top of something or climbing anything that she can. The first set of pictures are of her being a monkey.
The Story of the Bugs. I am sure that she will be so embarrassed over this story when she is older, but I had to add it. (After all she is a 2 year old that is potty trained that chooses to wear diapers and pull ups because she is lazy.) We had been playing at the park for almost an hour when Jenna started yelling for me, "Mom! Mom! The bugs are getting me! Mom!"
As I ran closer to her, I saw about 6 - 8 flies buzzing around her. She was swatting at them and getting really agitated. She was yelling, "Shoo Fly, don't bother me! Mom! They are not listening! The bugs are getting me! Mom! Come help me!"
When I was only a few steps from her I realized why the flies were so persistent. Jenna smelled riper than any bit of old garbage at the park. She had used her diaper (instead of telling me that she needed to use the toilet) and that little girl had a stench that almost made my eyes water. It was bad, and she was dealing with the flies as a result of the smell.
We ended our park trip and headed home to throw all the kids in the tub...especially the extra ripe one. Jadyn didn't even want to be by her as we went home. She was pretty stinky.
Jadyn Loves the Spotlight
Anytime I have out the camera or the video camera, Jadyn jumps in front of the camera all of the time. Sometimes I have to chase her away so I can get a few shots of her siblings. She really likes to be photographed and she always is yelling, "Mom, come over here and take a picture of me doing ____!" (Whatever she is doing at the time.) The playground is no exception. As soon as the camera came out, she was jumping in front of her siblings and trying to get my attention. She giggles the entire time. What a funny kid.
Hyrum is a big boy
It is hard for me to believe that my baby is growing up so quickly. He is at home playing outside. He loves to get dirty. He loves to chase his sisters around. He is curious and has to check everything out himself. While I was snapping pictures, I stood there almost too surprised to take pictures when I saw him (fortunately I kept my wits about me enough to grab a few photos ). Hyrum was climbing up the slide. Why not? He'd seen Jenna do it, and off he was. I was shocked that he made it all the way to the top all by himself. Afterwards, he turned back for just a fleeting moment and grinned as if to say, "That wasn't so hard. See Mom, I made that look easy." Then he was off and playing again. He gets bigger and smarter every single day. I wish there was a slow down button. I hoped he would be content to be a baby just a bit longer.
We had a good time at the park. I love my little kids. I know years from now I'll look back and wish I could have frozen days like this - when my kids were so silly and carefree. I laugh all day long at the funny things that they say and do - sometimes I almost cry because of all of the chaos in my life, but I choose to laugh instead. Since I can't really freeze time, I can freeze a few moments. That is why I take pictures. That is why I keep journals. This is what it is all about.
