Taylor, the Latte Boy

Alli recently performed at a Ballet Recital, singing Taylor the Latte Boy....very cute and funny song and she sings it beautifully....check it out...

The girls LOVE this song....last weekend I played it for them and they literally spent an HOUR watching and studying her and trying to learn the song...so cute.

Zoo Days

We have really been enjoying our ZOO Membership (thanks sisters) this year already. One day last week it was so nice outside....and within minutes of waking up the girls wanted to go outside and play. I quickly realized we needed to go DO something, so off to the zoo we went. The other nice thing about having a membership is you can splurge a bit on treats like ice cream cones before we go!!

Preschool - Letters K & Q

We really enjoyed K & Q week. The kids are getting faster and faster with their letter formations and doing the Handwriting Without Tears worksheets very well.
I found some cute little crowns and jewels and had them decorate them for kings and queens.

For K, I bought some Kix cereal, made a K with glue and had them stick the Kix on....they LOVED this. So easy!

For Q, we did some Q-tip painting...

...and made a Q-tip Dandelion.

Then it was cheese Quesadillas and Crustless Spinach and Mushroom Quiche (SO GOOD) for lunch, along with Kiwis and Kit-Kats for dessert!

Mothers Day Pics

What could be more wonderful than a Mothers Day spent at church, with family, on a beautiful warm sunny Northwest day enjoying it with a cold strawberry daiquiri and a barbecue ... not much!

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?

Birthday Party

Angelica was so excited about her party that we celebrated on Sunday of her birthday weekend. She wanted spaghetti and bread and carrots for dinner. She requested a heart and strawberry party with pink and red, so those were the colors I decorated with. She insisted on wearing her Princess dress for the party, so I bought her a crown to go with it. They enjoyed some bubble blowing time outside and she had so much fun with all the attention. She got some wonderful gifts from her Saint Rose doll, to a coloring book Alli made her, new swimming gear, a Writing-tracing game, new puzzle, books, clothes etc. A spoiled princess indeed. Thanks to everyone for making her birthday weekend so special! Lots of good pics at the end....all smiles that night!

Trying out the new big bubble maker

New Princess Dress Up Shoes

Aunty Megs and Uncle Chris gave her swimming lessons, a cap, goggles and new swimsuit...she has loved all of them!

Practicing

This year she wanted a Heart Cake. I thought it would change but after months that was still what she wanted. So I did a double layer Red Velvet Heart Cake.....so yummy....and teh REAL red velvet icing recipe. I did increase sugar to 2 cups, only used one bottle of red food coloring, used 1 cup oil instead of shortening and doubled the cocoa powder. Angelica wanted hearts and strawberries on the heart cake as well, so I found some heart sprinkles and then cut strawberries in half to look like hearts.