Hearts for Valentine's Day

Eric loves to cook breakfast for the kids on the weekends! They get eggs, pancakes or waffles pretty much every day on the weekends. I want to say that they are "spoiled", but the truth is that I've been getting breakfast made for me on the weekends ever since we first got married. So, I guess the truth is that I am quite spoiled myself!

Eric decided to make heart shaped pancakes on Valentine's Day and they turned out really cute & yummy. The kids are used to getting their food already cut up in tiny pieces, so when we gave them the whole pancake they just stared at it for awhile like, "What am I supposed to do with that?" After we showed them how to take a bite out of it, they got into the hang of it and started eating it. Thanks, honey, for the yummy heart pancakes! We ALL loved them!


The trio sporting their "Valentine's" shirts from Nani & Papa.

Yummy heart pancakes.

I think that's also a "snail" pancake?

Alana finally digging in to the heart pancake.

Josiah & the Dishwasher

Josiah is addicted to the dishwasher. I am sure I must've made the mistake at some point of letting him "play around" while I was unloading the dishwasher. Now, every time he walks by it he feels the need to open it and try to remove everything inside. He's even smart enough to know how to unlock it & open it when it is locked. So, we are on our second "child proof" dishwasher lock. The first one he ripped off shortly after we installed it. The second one seems to be doing the trick, though. Either that or he has already lost interest and moved onto other forbidden territories...


This is what I found after leaving the kitchen for 30 seconds!

He even convinced Alana to jump on! I keep telling her, "Don't follow him! He will get you into trouble!" But, so far she hasn't seemed to listen.

The Jardine Triplet Table

We officially have the coolest "kids" table ever. Eric's dad, along with the help of a very good friend, actually made this table for the kids for Christmas. Its got all 3 of their names written on it, as well as a bible verse. So, it is a one of a kind and I am sorry to say that you can't buy it at Target, Toys R Us or any other stores. It's a very special gift that I know the kids will use and enjoy for many years to come. They already sit and play at it every day. Thanks Grandma & Grandpa Jardine!

Say "Cheese"

We found yet another new playground not too far from our house. This particular area had 3 little holes that reminded me of cheese. They all instinctively knew to look through the holes and give a big "cheese".

Ponytails

The girls love to have anything in their hair or on their head, whether it be a barrette or a hat. They usually tap the top of their head with their hand indicating that they want something in their hair. Unfortunately, once they get the barrette in their hair they quickly remove it themselves or with the help of their sibling. However, my mom decided to try a "ponytail" and they loved it! They were fascinated with touching each others ponytail, but they weren't able to take them out. So, they actually kept them in for a long time.

The Tissue Bandits

The kids have always had a fascination with pulling things out, such as wipes from the wipes container. In fact, they seem to love trying to pull them out as fast as they can. I try to get to them before they pull out the entire package one by one. Sometimes I am successful and sometimes I am not. Well, they got a hold of a box of tissues at my parent's house and went wild. All 3 of them joined in and it was hard to tell who started it. Since, I was watching from a distance, I know it was Alana who was the initial "puller", but it soon became a family affair. They each took turns pulling the tissue out as fast as they could until there was one huge mess to clean up...ohhh...the story of my life! :)


Alana saying "Uh Oh!" after realizing all the tissues were gone!

"Are you sure it's empty?"

Josiah inspecting the damage.

No one wants to confess to who did it.

Josiah caught in mid pull!

Cars

We went to a new indoor play area and they had these cars for the kids to play in and they loved them. Josiah preferred the blue one and thought he was super cool! The girls preferred to ride together in the red one...go figure!

Playing the Piano

My parents have a piano at their house which they bought for me when I was young and wanted to learn to play the piano. I actually took lessons for 5 years and really enjoyed it. It wasn't until I started high school and decided that I wanted to do Cheerleading that I stopped taking piano lessons. I can still tinker around and play a few songs here and there, but it would've been nice if I had kept practicing and playing. But, I guess you don't tell a teenager what to do, right? I'll try to remember that when I have 3 of them...Yikes!

Anyway, it was fun to let the kids play a bit on the piano. I kinda expected them to just bang on it, but I was really surprised at how "delicate" they were. All 3 of them enjoyed it, but Alexa was the one who seemed to really like it the most. She would actually play a different note with her different fingers. It was quite impressive, if I may say so myself! Maybe she'll be the next pianist in the family...


Alexa showing off her new piano playing skills.

Alana & Alexa playing a duet.

Josiah most likely spotting some food in the other room.

Alexa showing Josiah how to play properly.

Josiah getting frustrated with having to share the piano with his sisters.


Alexa playing us a lovely new song (and Alana preferring to play with Elmo).

New Chairs

My parents got the kids some new chairs and they love them. The funniest thing is when they back up to the chair to sit down but aren't quite close enough. They are still learning how to "back up". Alana also thinks hers is a "rocker" and she tries to rock back & forth in it. Its amazing how much they enjoy things their size!


Alana loving the "Cars" chair

Alexa enjoying the "Princess" chair

Alexa not quite making it onto the Elmo chair

Alana LOVES Elmo!!!


Josiah can't decide between the Elmo chair and the Cars chair.

The Rings

Alana recently started putting the stackable rings from one of her favorite toys onto her arms. It first started with one or two rings and has now become three or four rings. My mom wondered if she'd like actual bracelets. So, she brought over some of her bangle bracelets and sure enough Alana was ecstatic! Not to mention Alexa, as well. I don't have any pictures of the bracelets, yet, but trust me...she is all girl!!!