The Suits Sisters

It's time for another segment of We'll Do Anything for Free Food ! This was our third year celebrating National Talk Like a Pirate Day  with some delicious, free Krispy Kreme donuts. We've added a pirate to the family this year so you do the math...4 dozen free donuts!  Last year   Caris was a party pooper and protested big time. I hissed at Kent, through gritted teeth, " Just leave her alone " while he continued  unsuccessfully  trying to wrap a bandanna around her head. This year was so much more fun! Both of our pirates were excited to dress up with the promise of a sweet treat.   You can see C's first trip here . Arrrrg! Nobody better come between this pirate and her donut. We gave 3 dozen away to other families and felt like Santa (or Oprah) doing it.

Kent took Caris for the day so Baby Ziza and I got our Thrift on! We bought the following..  1. The Tale of Three Trees   Probably won't get through it without crying 2. Green Eggs and Ham  A childhood CLASSIC. Quoted to me every time I refused to try a new food.  3. Oh, David!  A cousin to the books "No, David!" that I discovered while teaching. Caris learned about the books at the Y childcare and she walked around the house dramatically saying "NO DAVID!"  4. Curious George Opposites WE LOVE GEORGE! And opposites are perfect for us right now. 5. American Eagle skinny jeans I'm hoping these fit me- I broke the cardinal rule of thrifting- I didn't try them on. And I'm eating a piece of birthday cheesecake as I blog so... I also paid $2 more than regular jeans (final price $7.99) I've learned that good jeans are hard to find so it's worth the extra money. 6. Lime Leopard outfit for C 7. Pumpkin pants

We can put on our own shoes  and sit up  We can read  and (sort of) ride our bikes  We can go on chaperoned dates to Sea World  and eat in high chairs!

A Maid This house doesn't clean itself A Nanny And these kids don't watch themselves! A Sunglasses Stylist  Wow these are pretty shallow  I have a pile of cheap sunglasses that I've bought and every single time it takes about 3 seconds and 1 wear to realize they don't work for me. I've done every "What face shape are you?" quiz that guarantees your perfect shape of shades only to get to the store and stand and stare at the endless options. I see people wearing sunnies and I think, "Those are so HER!" Even Kent found a pair in the parking lot of Walgreens and I had to admit, "Those are so YOU!" (He lost them) Anyone up for the challenge? A Baby That Sleeps Through the Night It's a little dramatic, but when our Little Lady wakes up at 2AM for a few nights in a row I get all "I just like, neeeeed to sleep through the night" and then I run through every possible reason why she isn't. Growth spurt? Too cold? To

Caris is really into birthdays- the singing, the candles, the "happy durtday cakeeeee" so she'll be excited to learn that September brings her half birthday and Kent's whole birthday. We haven't read anything about potty training (kind of like not reading anything before we got married or had a baby. Slackers! ) We're kind of winging it. She uses the potty occasionally, wears big girl panties off and on so September brings 100% potty training success (fingers crossed!) It feels like one second Kent's holding his first daughter--the four pound ten ounce tiny one--and the next second he's saying, "Okay, remember, we don't touch our bottom. It's yucky" to her. September brings football season and hopefully high temperatures that only reach the 80's Along with weekly bible study for me, September brings a handful of bible, letters and numbers lessons for Caris as I  try my hand at "teaching" again. And from the l