Baby Bird Watch, continue

So, two of our babies have left the nest for the night, and I already miss them.  Cadence and Finn went to Grandma and Grandpa's house for a sleepover tonight.  They were so excited!  They packed their suitcases two days ago and have been pulling them all over the house ever since.  Aria doesn't know what to do with all this attention, quiet atmosphere, and free reign of ALL the toys.  She even got a bath, all to herself.  What a luxury!  She seems to be living it up, though, and I'm sure Cadence and Finn are living it up at the Grandparent's house.

It's funny, when I only had Cadence, I felt like I was always busy.  But now, when I only have Aria, I feel like I've forgotten what to do with just one.  I'm used to having the other kids around to make noise and entertain each other.  It feels weird.  I re-watched Cadence's dance recital video twice, already, today.  It's a good one.  I highly recommend re-visiting it.:)  Cadence also had a end of the year preschool performance where she sang a couple songs with her classmates.  I'm not exaggerating, I could hear Cadence singing over the other kids.  It was wonderful!

Anyway, back to Maston Baby Bird watch 2011!  Today, the hatchlings have loss more of their down and their beaks are more definable.  You can also see the dark spots where their eyes are.  So cool!

Sink Your Teeth In

As you may recall, a few months ago Finn gave Cadence this beauty by running into her face with his head (by accident).

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This is what happened a few days ago.

Cadence took Finn's toy. Finn got angry. Cadence tried to give the toy back. Finn didn't realize Cadence gave the toy back and sunk his teeth into her side.

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I don't know about you, but I would not like to be attacked by these choppers (no matter how cute the face is that comes with them).

That was an eventful day. Thankfully, with the craziness come sweet tender moments as well.

Cadence filled her chore marble jar for the first time and got a prize...her very own tinkerbell music box! Just like her cousin Sophie's! She was so excited! Ever since we visited Sophie, Clara, Jenny, Sam and MomPom a couple weeks ago this is all she's been talking about. She actually wanted to get it for dancing in her dance recital, like Sophie did, but since that time has already come and gone, she settled for doing her chores and filling her marble jar. Now, the marble jar is empty and she gets to start filling it again for another prize! Poor Finn wanted a prize too, but he isn't quite old enough to understand the chore/marble jar system. His birthday is coming up, though, so he will get some fun toys. Mostly cars, trains, and a little Handy Manny, I think.:)


I was going to wait until Cadence's birthday to get her a bike, but I found this pretty princess one at the second hand shop, so I had to get it. I can't pass up a deal! Unfortunately, the training wheels weren't the right size, so we had to go to the bike shop and get the right ones. We also got a pink bike bell. No bike's complete without one! So, that ended up costing about as much as the bike did, but that's okay. If I had waited until her birthday she wouldn't have been able to ride it because it would be too cold, so I'm glad I got it now. Finn got to take over the tricycle! We went for a bike ride while my mom was here. They enjoyed it for a little while, but ended up walking home while my mom and I pushed the bikes because they got tired of riding. Fickle kids. Before we got the correct training wheels on, Brad helped Cadence ride her bike so she wouldn't tip over. Poor Brad, he was bent over the whole time holding her up. His back was a little sore after that.

Finn likes to do everything Cadence does. If only she realized how much power she has over him. Then again, maybe she does. Lately, Finn has been hitting, but now I'm thinking that she might provoke him sometimes just so he'll get in trouble. Oh, the craftiness of a woman. Despite all that, they seem to really love each other and enjoy playing together. They also like to look out for baby sister Aria. Sweet kids.