rainy day fun

Today the girls took matters into their own hands and decided to make jelly tarts from a kids cookbook they got last Christmas. They did everything on their own, including cleanup! They enjoyed this process very much and are planning on making other snacks for tomorrow.

playing catch up

We have been busy wrapping up the school year, soccer season and birthdays for the spring and ready to move onto summer! Here are some pictures of what we have been up to.

Bayley Birthday Splash

Instead of having individual birthday parties for the girls, we had one BIG party at the public pool. And big it was! Matt and I counted over 60 parents and kids! WOW! Needless to say, I am more than a little relieved the whole adventure is over. :)

A Mother's Day Song

My cute little girls surprised me yesterday with hand-made gifts and a song that Calah and Ellie not only wrote, but then sang to me. Here is their song to me.

We love you
Mommy, Mommy, we love you so much that
we talk about you everyday and every night.
We should kiss you, we should hug you
because your the best mom ever!
We love you, yes we do (echo).
We love you!

This to me, this is the best song ever written!!!!

SPRING!!!!!!

My computer has been out of commission lately so sorry for the delay in pictures!!! Here are some events that have been happening in our lives. Ellie turned SIX! We went to the children's museum, had pizza and angel cake. On her birthday she also had her first day of soccer and her jersey number is six :). Calah was a super lion at school for her patience, and we have all been enjoying the nice weather-including a trip to the zoo.

Happy Birthday Charis!!!!!!

I still can't believe Charis is three!!!!! We had a fun day full of activity. She had a special afternoon with mommy at the mall. We went to Build-a-Bear where she picked out a pink unicorn that has pink shooting stars and pink sparkly fur. For clothes Charis chose a pink Disney princess T shirt and silver flip-flops. She was in pink sparkle heaven! Afterwards we went to the Sweet Factory and she got to pick out her own treat. I have experienced first hand the phrase,"like a kid in a candy shop". I will never forget the look on her face as she carefully put one of each candy out of the bin into her bag. That evening we had a special dinner with family at our favorite Mexican restaurant. For dessert-churros and flan! What a fun day! Happy birthday Charis! We love you!

Very Proud

Third grade has been a big jump for both Calah and I. These past couple of months Calah has been working hard on her school project. Each student had to pick a biography to read and then, while dressed in character, be interviewed and answer the questions as if she was that person. Calah read,"By the Banks of Plum Creek", and dressed up like Laura Ingalls for her interview and did a great job! Way to go Calah, we are so proud.