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We've Moved

We have recently relocated very far away, to Long Beach :)  We live just a few streets down from the beach and not far from downtown.  The parking is horrendous, there are people on top of people around here and always someone making noise, but we love being so close to the beach and we love our apartment.

Scott is still at home with Penny, and they walk down to the beach most days.  Anyone who wants to come spend a day at the beach with them/us is welcome!  Penny loves going to the beach but is pretty scared of the water.  We are working on it.

Yesterday we spent a few hours down on the sand and were able to get Penny to put her feet in and kick the water.  That night we walked back to the beach to watch the Queen Mary firework show.  I have never seen a kid so scared before!  I don't even know what to do about it because I was not scared of anything as a kid- in this aspect Penny is all Scott.

Penny has also decided she is ready to be 2.  She has more of a mind of her own than ever and is not afraid to let anyone know.  She also is speaking in full sentences and thinking about wanting to potty train.  But again, she has her own mind.  She tells me when she has to go but when I try to put her on the toilet she throws a fit.

I had to share these pictures because they made me laugh.  Penny got herself into this little basket in the middle of moving.

  I took her picture and then she started rocking back and forth.  I told her not to of course, and this is what happened next:

She was not hurt but pretty freaked out.

Books Worth Reading

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Locks of Love #4

This time my sister, Melissa, and I donated our hair to Locks of Love together.

 

This was my 4th time and Melissa's 3rd.  She donated 6 inches and I donated 10.

Penny's got moves

Penny has recently become a dancing MACHINE.  That girl has moves I've never even seen.  Any time there is music on she is dancing to it.  Scott took this video of her dancing to Gangnam style today (please excuse the piles of dirty laundry- this was his way of trying to distract her while he sorted it).  Enjoy!

Battle of the Sexes

This week for Mutual we did Battle of the Sexes.  It was boys versus girls with two task rounds and a question round.  The first two rounds, each person had to complete 5 different tasks.  The girls had to do boy things: Shoot a basketball, throw and catch a football, tie a bowline, shine a shoe, tie a necktie, eat a cupcake in 45 seconds, hammer a nail, carry five chairs, memorize part of D&C 4, and ride a skateboard.  And the boys had to do girl things: Iron a shirt, sew on a button, memorize part of the Young Women theme, tie a bow (and make it look pretty), apply makeup, braid hair, identify flowers, change a diaper, paint nails and set a table properly.
 

After that we did a question round, which was really fun.  The youth all got into and enjoyed it and the adults had tons of fun too.  Thanks to everyone who helped and participated!

Update

I haven't updated in a while because I feel like there is not much to update!  I have been working for 2 months now and love my job but miss my little Penoppers.  The plus side is that I usually get off around 3ish, so I still get to see Penny for a few hours every day and I get to see more of Scott now.

Scott is adjusting to his new setting and mostly loving it.  I think the hardest thing for him is finding things for him and Penny to do, so if anyone has suggestions, I think he would really appreciate it! Those 2 have a lot of fun together though.  The other day I was at work and I got this beautiful picture:

(Kellie, notice the jacket? :) )

Every time I look at Penny I can't believe how big she is!  She is growing up before my eyes!  18 months old today!

She is still such a joy but definitely has a mind of her own!  She is a good listener and does well with following instructions, as long as it's something she wants to do :)

One thing she is really good at is folding her arms for the prayer.  She'll even fold them if she just thinks it's time to pray, like when we sit down at the table or after singing a song in church.  Her new thing is closing her eyes too.

She stole that book from Scott.  For some reason, she has decided she likes adult books much more than children's books and "reads" them all on her own.

 Today, we went to the mall and Penny had to play in all the little coin-operated cars.  She really looked big doing that.  And it was a weird moment for me because for the first time, I actually saw myself in her.  It was just like looking at me when I was younger.

Overall, we are enjoying life!