Snow Sillies 01.2013

We got a lot of snow!  The girls said they were going to go outside and play in it.  Madison got Katelynn and herself all bundled up.  I decided to check on them and had to snap some pictures.

Nate got the girls their own mini-shovels.

Katelynn used her hands instead of the shovel.

The girls came in shortly after taking the pictures and when Katelynn walked in she said two things, "I aw wet!" (I all wet!) and "I so siwy!" (I so silly!).  Hence the title.  They are such silly snow angels.

Chicago's Children's Museum 1.2013

This is how we roll on Saturdays:

Entry sign to the Children's Museum

The first thing you see when you walk in is a HUGE ship!  The kids (4+ years old) can climb up the nets to the third floor of the museum.  Madison wanted to do this several times.

Pint-Sized Paleontologists

Digging for Dinos

Next, the Garden Room!  First we must see how much Madison has grown!

Dad was taking too many pictures!  Can you tell by her face?  This girl just wanted to go play. 

After the Garden Room, we went to the Job Area.  The kids could change the tires and wipe the windshield of the car.

"Workin' at the Car Washin'"

 Next to the grocery area, was this tube under a play house and you could crawl in to be a plumber!

Katelynn was right at home in the grocery store!  Notice the tongue?  She is concentrating so hard!

Off to the Woodland Area!  The girls tried climbing

Even Katelynn...

Canoeing

I think the Water Works Wonderland was their favorite!  It has buckets hanging from the ceiling that you use different pulleys to dump them and levers to put them in the water to fill them up!  Thanks to the rain jackets, the girls were very dry!

Katelynn was content filling up her bucket with a mini boat for a good 15-20 minutes.

Rock Wall Painting (best part is it comes off when it drys! :)  No Mr. Clean Scrubbing Pads for these walls.)

Katelynn loved painting on the walls!

I thought the grandparents would appreciate this!  The top one says, 'Hi poppy' and the bottom says, 'nana'!

Daddy liked this area, as well as the girls.  Lots of wood with holes+bolts & nuts=creative building!

Digging the goggles!

No, not napping just tightening a bolt!  She had to get the right angle to see it.

Taking a break from building to look out at the bay!

I think the goggles are a little big!

We have an artist on our hands!  Do you see the resemblance?

Those are eyelashes, not hair sticking up on top!  So cute and she did it all by herself.

Last, the firehouse!  I just love my fire woman and Dainty Dalmatian!

I love the memories we are able to make on our fun little trips!  Well, not really little, but definitely fun!  After the museum, we went to the stained glass exhibit, and ate dinner at Bubba Gumps!  YUM!  Needless to say, our girls were out like a light bulb while on our way home and once we got home and into bed.

Great Grocery Shopping 01.2013

Our favorite place to go grocery shopping: Meijer!  Why?  Because of the $.01 (Penny) Pony Ride!  The girls get to take a three minute horse ride for a penny if they have been good in the store!  This is their favorite part of shopping and it actually helps to keep them in line while I shop so we can be faster than three hours in a store.

Katelynn Kowgirl

Miss Maddi

I love my cowgirls!

Kater-Bug 01.2013

I love Katelynn (and Madison too)!  They are the light of my life and put that little twinkle in my eye every day!  Even when she is sleeping she still plays.  The other day in the car on our way home from picking up Madison, I heard this pinging noise.  I looked back in the rear view mirror and Katelynn was fast asleep in her car seat.  On her lap was her LeapPad and she was tapping the screen, drawing, in her sleep.  I laughed the whole way home!  Here are a couple pictures of Katelynn. 

She always falls asleep in the car!

Cheese!

 Lately, Katelynn has decided that she wants to be a helper!  I want to help cook, clean, craft, etc.  Here is Katelynn's cleaning techniques:

Toys in our white dirty laundry basket

Not really my idea of cleaning, but at least she did something with her stuff (and everyone's stuff too)

All Tied Up 11.2012

The Princess Festival 06.2012

Oh my gosh, what is better than going to an event full of princesses?  Why, going to the Princess Festival to be a princess!  This was a fun get together with my girls, Melissa and her girls, Jennie (Shayla's mom) and her girls, and me.  We drove to Thanksgiving Point and were greeted by prince and princesses, magic, fairy dust, plays, tours, & tons of fun.  There was so much to do!  Madison dressed up as Tiana.  Katelynn wore her Belle dress & Cambrie borrowed Madison's Tinkerbell outfit.  They all looked adorable and beautiful.  We ate lunch, then we did all the tours, and then we met with princesses & other characters there.  It was fun to be called Princess all day long.  I know my little princesses had a fun time, well Madison loved it, Katelynn tolerated it.  Thanks Melissa for inviting us!

Madison, the fairy!

Tiana's frog prince!  (That is a REAL frog & she really kissed it too!)

Princess Tiana & Madison

Cambrie, Princes Tiana, & Madison

Captain Hook & Madison

Madison dancing with the 12 Dancing Princesses!  (I think this was her favorite part!)

Shayla, Cambrie, Madison & the 12 Dancing Princesses

Making bookmarks to give to a charity as their service projects!

Katelynn & Belle (This is the only picture she smiled for!)

At the end of the day, there was a parade with all the characters!  This is Tinkerbell, Peter Pan, and the Mad Hatter!

Tiana, Belle, & just behind Belle, Cinderella

Princess ? (She had an odd name, but we just said Princess Jasmine), Ariel, & Rapunzel

The two wicked stepsisters, the Queen of Hearts, Captain Hook, & the Wicked Stepmother

The Rumpelstiltskin Cast (from left to right: Rumpelstiltskin, the miller's daughter, Darcy (narrator), some fairy, the miller, and the prince!

Me & my two Princesses

The Queen of Hearts

The carriage outside of the palace gates to take the girls home!