Poppy's Big Surprise

My dad for several weeks was working on a special project. He bought the grand kids a big play set. He took time off of work and spent many weekends and nights working on this. He hauled in dirt to level the area, he stained all the pieces beautifully and put it all together. We had to keep the girls away for a bit until it was finished. So on Mothers Day, the big reveal happened. We were all anxious to see their reaction. Tried to catch it on video (until my camera died, errrr), it was so funny. Emma saw it and shocked said, "OH MARMEE! What is it?" And went right for it. Angelica headed right to the trampoline until she turned around in amazement and saw it! Emma has already clocked hours in on the swing and asks all the time to go to Poppy's house to play on it. What a treasure....not only because they will have so many memories playing on it over the years and with cousins but mostly because their Poppy built it for them!! Thank you Dad, you are amazing!!

Our Little Swimmer

After being disappointed in a try at swimming lessons at the Aquatic Center, we decided to try it again at the Olympic Swim Center (at Olympic High School) because Angelica really LOVED the water. So a couple weeks ago she started taking twice a week and is really enjoying it....so much so that it is a daily question (sometimes hourly) of "Do I go to swimming lessons today?" I have already seen improvement with her going under the water and just being more comfortable. The swim instructors she has have been excellent!! Hoping maybe we can do a summer session as well!! Of course Emma is so jealous and just dying to get in the water herself....poor girl, patience!!

Preschool Day - M & D

Thought the Handwriting Without Tears idea for letter formation for M was great....had a Mouse chasing the cheese to get them to write the letter correctly. Loving it!

We did these letters at the beginning of May for Mothers Day. So M and D went nicely. We went and tried a Cinco de Mayo celebration at the local library....however it was a bust....I think they prepared for about 10-20 kids and had more like 60!! We made Dog paper bag puppets which were fun. They got to color the template and then we put them together.

Then they made Mothers Day Necklaces for us out of different kinds of Macaroni noodles. Angelica really enjoyed stringing these on and I HAD to wear the necklace a lot! I got lots of smiles when people saw it!

Another good day of learning fun, with Muffins they Mixed and Melons to go with a yummy lunch.

Can we water??

This is the question I hear about twenty times a day!!

Finding Daddy's Hat

Date Night with Marmee

Marmee took Angelica to a ballet recital a couple weeks ago. Aunt Alli was singing a couple songs at it, which I need to post as well! Angelica has grown up going to shows and LOVES it. She got to wear a new dress Marmee got her for her birthday...insisted on wearing her pearl necklace and bracelet and having a purse. (I realized we need to get her a dress purse.) It was so cute she wanted to put money, chapstick and tissues in it and she did!! She was so excited and had a FABULOUS time and now wants to do ballet even more!! Thanks mom, she had a great night!

Fries and Fountains

One of our favorite places to go as a treat is the Fritz European Fry House in downtown Bremerton by the ferry. They have a selection of dipping sauces you can get for the delicious fries and the girls love the chicken strips. So we usually get some chicken and fries (the beer is good too!) and enjoy sitting out by the water fountain. The girls LOVE it and also chasing the seagulls and watching the ferry boats go by. Last week we made our first trip of the season. It was a bit chilly so we ate inside, but didn't stop the girls from wanting to play in the water fountain!

Setting the Table

We have been practicing setting the table and the girls love to have their tea parties...so lately any kind of table transforms into a table for two! Gotta love the blanket as a tablecloth and their dishes!!

Where is Angelica??

This is how I found her late one night when I checked in on her before I went to bed....I couldn't find her at first then realized I should take a picture...this is after removing blankets off of her! Silly girl.

Poor Baby

Michaela had her first fever a couple weeks ago with an ear infection. She was not feeling well and would get hot except for her legs and feet.....so I put her in a onesie and then our favorite baby legs!! These are great for under pants in the winter especially if you are outside....or under dresses or in times such as these!!

What more could a girl want?

...other than a tiara and heels?