Shaving Cream, Part 2

Yesterday the girls were painting, and Sydney asked if we could play with shaving cream.  We have done this before...with mixed results.  I agreed, and the girls were beyond excited!

I gave them each a dish full of shaving cream and let them have at it.  They made "cookies," "shaved" and practiced their letters.

 Needless to say, it was a mess.  But at least it was a smile-producing mess!

Donuts with Dad

Donuts with Dad is almost equal to a holiday around here.  The girls get so excited about their daddy taking them to school and having a donut with him.  Clare has had two chances to take Daddy to school this year.  But Thursday was Jane and Sydney's first ever Donuts with Dad experience.  I think it deserves documenting, don't you?!

Every night for the past few weeks Jane and Sydney have been asking, "Is Donuts with Dad tomorrow?"  And finally the day arrived....

All parties reported a successful donut-eating experience!  What a fun day!

Oh Boy!

Graham is all over the place!  He is pulling up on everything and crawling into the smallest places.  I have to have my eye on him 100% of the time.  

He seems to be "wigglier" than my girls were.  When he is in a shopping cart, he tries to wiggle out of the belt, turn around and stand up.  In his high chair, he tries to turn around and look behind.  He is always trying to get out of whatever I have him contained in.

Case in point....

Our little wiggle worm will be one in ten days!

Our Life, According to iphone Pictures

Last week the kids and I spent some time in the gift wrap closet due to some tornadoes in the area.

Graham might have some curls!

The girls were super excited when Daddy got them donuts...on a school morning!  What a surprise!

Graham sporting his new hat on a walk to school.  Is it just me or does he look so big here??

Grahams has discovered the stairs.  Soon after this picture, the gate went up.

Kindergarteners!  Taken during a field trip!

 

2/3 of my cute girls!

Easter, Easter, and More Easter

We have successfully celebrated Easter!  

Jane and Sydney started their celebrations at school on Thursday.  They enjoyed their egg hunt and came home with plenty of loot!

 

Clare was out of school on Friday, and Casey took the day off.  So we spent Friday afternoon dying eggs.  This was the first year that we have done this at my house, and I think it won't be the last.  The girls loved it!

This is what Graham did during the egg dying.....he's not quite ready for that activity!!!

On Saturday, we headed over to Deedee and Papaw's house for dinner and an egg hunt!

The girls know the drill and are anxiously waiting for someone to tell them it is time to go!

Even Graham got in on the action!

Deedee has a fun tradition of putting clues in certain eggs.  The girls have to solve the clues to find the gift.  They scored lots of fun stuff!

Clare deemed herself "Reader of the Clues!"

And today we went to church and then came back to our house with LoLo and Pop for brunch and another egg hunt!  The Easter Bunny delivered and made these girls very happy!

The girls got some cute hats from LoLo and Pop!

It was a nice three-day weekend spent with lots of family!  With the exception of some teething pain for Graham, and Sydney getting a big wad of silly putty stuck in her hair, it was a wonderful Easter!

On Cloud Nine

Then...

...and Now!

Happy Ninth Anniversary, Casey!

The Desk

For Clare's birthday, Casey and I decided to get her a desk for her room.  She loves nothing more than playing "school," (or really anything where she can boss people around!)

So, I scoured Craigslist for old desks and found this one:

It was the perfect size for her room, and the layout was perfect for my little lefty!

But it definitely needed some work.  Enter my dad!  We hid the desk at my parents' house, and my dad took over the refurbishing process.  I brought him the fabric and the paint, and he transformed the old, boring white desk into this:

Perfect for my six year-old's room!

I love it!

And judging by this sweaty, after-soccer practice smile....I think she loves it too!

Many, many, MANY thanks to my Dad for being willing to paint a desk hot pink!