Lynlee's teacher sends out "oops" notes when the kids behaviour has been less than prefect. Usually it has a explanation of what the oops was and that tomorrow they can work extra hard to have a better day. Lynlee is just my little social butterfly and gets an oops note probably ever other day, mostly for talking but here are a few of my favorites:
-crawling on the floor and acting like a dog in the hallway
-standing on the toilet and talking to the girl in next stall
-throwing french fries in the lunch room
-hitting/kicking other kids
-showing her underwear
We have tried to make an appropriate punishment for all these oops, like hitting another kid, she had to write an apology letter, or throwing food, she wasn't allowed to buy her lunch for one week like the cool kids. But yesterday she came home with a note that said she pushed a kid down in the hall. I asked what happened and she is always honest about what happened and went into the this story about the other kid was walking backwards and Lynlee ran up and scared him and he fell down. Billy then asked "why did you scare him," and Lynlee was getting more and more upset and said the typical answer "I don't know." After threatening a time-out she finally yelled, "I was just pretending to be a vampire and he tripped over his feet because I am so scary!"
After she told us that we both started cracking up laughing, what do we do now. I wish there was some kind of parenting instruction book to help us out but we are on our own. So the punishment was yet again something I never thought I would have to say, "Don't act like a vampire and scare kids in your class." Lynlee response "Okay Mommy"
I was one of the volunteers and they assigned my to face painting, I think I found a new hidden talent, but one of the little boys said his painted hat didn't look like a hat (it really didn't, it looked more like a big blue blob). But Lynlee got a star, and had a great time.
As I remember Lynlee was a little chunky when she was little but Regan has always been teeny tiny. This is are little McKenna and all her healthy rolls. At her 2 month check-up she weighed in at 13 lbs, and was in the 95th percentile. Regan isn't even on the charts, she only weighs 23 lbs, and she's almost 3! But we are glad McKenna is a happy healthy girl, and love every roll.
These pictures went out of order and I can't get them to go back the right way, but anyway, Valentine's weekend was a lot of fun. Billy had to work, but he did leave these heart aprons and a candy heart for the girls to find when they woke up.
Lynlee had her Valentine's party at school, this is her class and then a pic of her checking out all her goodies she scored.
Love this smile that greets me ever morning!!
We had a fun time with Grandma and Grandpa Bown, we visited the NASA Spacecenter and the Houston Zoo, and we all ate way too much good food. We have had so many visitors and the girls keep asking me how's coming next. 
After a very scary night and my most difficult delivery baby McKenna Rose Bown, joined our family, weighing 7lbs 7oz, 21in. born Dec. 1, 2009 at 6:16 am.
The girls adore her and she is just the sweetest little baby. Aunt Mari was here visiting when McKenna was born, and was a huge blessing, she helped with everything! Soon after Mari left my mom came down and the girls loved having Grandma here. 
