I love Spring

All the colors,

All the surprises,

All the treasures,

All the new beginnings,

All the life.

I love Spring.

First slumber party

Ellenie had pajama day at school!

La La was so excited too.

She loved every minute of getting to lay on the floor,

 with her Pillow Pet, eat popcorn, and watch a movie with her friends.

What a big girl!  Where is my baby?

Exciting, fun visit

We got a new pet!

A cute, little coyote!

The girls would have loved to take this large, stuffed animal home but 

a new pet should be alive...

So we decided on a snake?!

No way!  We just visited these interesting animals with Dandy & Wil on our recent visit to see them.

How cool is this?!

This sharp dresser thought Lillianna's hat (love an April cold snap!) was bright and colorful too.

Lillianna couldn't get over seeing all the animals poop.  Here she is describing the Rhino's.

Love this sweet girl in the beautiful field.

Little bonding time with Dandy, I mean, the gorillas.

Ellen just might be a Gorilla Whisperer.

My girls are driving their own space ship bumper cars!

There is never a dull moment when we are with Dandy & Wil.

Thank you for a great visit!

I bet this is just how Peyton & Eli Manning played.

They may be best friends...but they still play like sisters.

Sisters who know all the best moves and aren't afraid to use them.



The Taunt

The Keep-Away

The Attack

The Take Down

The Fake Cry

And the best move of all...

The Make-Up



Quote of the day

"Ellenie, I wish we were twins so we could be together in the same class."

March Mud Puddles

Watch out Lance!

I am so proud of my sweet Lillianna.

And by the look on her face, she is too.

She loves riding her bike!

Because we used to live on a steep hill, she hadn't had a bike until this weekend.

With the gorgeous weather, Brad and I were just itching to get the girls bikes.

Lillianna and her Daddy picked this one out.  I thought she should start with something smaller so she wouldn't get frustrated.  Boy, did she show me.

She was working so hard to push the pedals as she rode it from

 the toy department of Wal-Mart up to the cash registers.

But once she got it out on the road, she was determined to have it at top speed in no time.

And she did!

Look at that tongue sticking out with determination.

Meanwhile, Ellenie could not be bribed into getting a bike.

Hysterically, she refused a new bike and only wanted a new bell

 for her newly inherited tricycle (formerly LaLa's).

She was so excited to ride that tricycle with a new princess bell.

So, I was pretty proud of her too.

She also loved her new helmet and found it very useful in picking flowers.

Overall, a very memorable weekend for us.

The most perfect Spring-time weather, lots of family time outside, and two precious girls that I couldn't be more proud of.  Now, if I could just get time to stand still so I could enjoy it even more.

Here comes the sun...

Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter

Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here

Here comes the sun, here comes the sun

and I say it's all right

 

Little darling, the smiles returning to the faces

Little darling, it seems like years since it's been here

Here comes the sun, here comes the sun

and I say it's all right 

 We couldn't get enough of the brillant, wonderful, yummy sun yesterday.

 We played and played until we heard a big noise and went running across the street...

 It never gets old to see the big truck with the big claw picking up trash.



Well maybe it gets a little old.  But then you just find new ways to entertain yourself.