A Scrumpshy-lumpshy-ous treat, anyone?

Yesterday during Asher's nap, while Peter and I prepared various Church assignments, Kaia was busy "cooking." Arranged on a cookie sheet were various bowls and cups filled with items like flour, baking soda, and water. Peter also took this opportunity to do a little science experiment - he showed Kaia how baking soda bubbles up when you add vinegar. Then she would dump, mix, stir. And she asked to have turquoise food coloring added - a combination of blue, yellow, and green that I have to guess on every time. Peter made us pot pie for lunch, so Kaia got it in her head that she should bake her concoction for our treat. Peter turned the oven off after the pot pie was done and stuck her mixture in the oven for a while. It actually baked, which surprised me. I'll let the pictures tell the rest of the story. Here's how it looked:

On its way in:

On its way back out:

Kaia not quite sure what to make of her treat:

Peter and I both got to try the treat, as well. It was truly awful. I figured it wasn't going to be very tasty but I wasn't prepared for how disgusting that much baking soda would make it. But soon after we all had our try Kaia would say, "Wasn't my treat scrumpshy-lumpshy-ous delicious?" Then when Peter was giving her a bath she would call out, "Is all my treat gone, Mom? Did you eat it all?" Not likely. By yesterday evening she was out of denial and asked, "Why was my treat yucky?" Better luck next time, I hope.

Kaia was the crazy child in Primary yesterday (once again). To her credit, she'd had a poor night sleep because Asher had woken up in the middle of the night and took a long time to fall back to sleep. She also seems to be constipated - I only mention this in case anyone has any suggestions. We're getting desperate and the doctor is not getting back to us. Anyway, as I was leading the music in Primary, Kaia would lay across her chair with her head hanging off one end and her feet dangling off the other. Then she'd flip backwards over her chair, showing off her panties to the whole room. She yelled throughout an entire song: "Stop singing! I don't want any more singing!" Then by the end of singing time, she was pulling out her hair and dropping it on the head of her friend Christopher - did she want to see what he would look like with long hair? I don't know what got into her. Of course, we have 2:00-5:00 church right now, which is really hard on all of the kids. Add to that the lack of sleep and aching belly and I can kind of understand. When we got home from church, I suggested to Kaia that she might not want to keep pulling out her hair or she wouldn't look like a princess anymore. We also got on-line to see what bald people look like. I think this picture and this picture made an effective impression on her brain.

On a cuter note, this is what I found after I got out of the shower today:

I plop Asher in his crib with some books and toys every day when I shower because he can't be trusted to roam free. Kaia was also reading books on her bed while I showered. But then she apparently climbed in with him and was reading this baby animals book to him! Once again she was quizzing him on his animal sounds.