Sugar Overload!!

MiMi brought the girls a little (actually BIG) treat to the recital on Friday night. Leah broke into hers today!! She looked so sweet I had to take a picture. She actually didn't eat to much, I am sure she got tired of licking over and over again so she is saving the rest of it!! Thanks MiMi for the suckers, and Emma has been playing with her new Webkinz too. She has been earning all sorts of things for it online. That is the kind of dog we need, pretend!!!

What a Surprise!!!

This weekend we went to Wilmington for my cousins 40th birthday party. We had a great time. After lunch on Sunday we decided to take the kids to Greenfield Lake and feed the ducks. We really fed more seagulls than any thing else, but as we were standing there feeding the ducks, and birds, someone spoted this thing in the water. We had been standing there at least 10-15 minutes and never saw it. It was right in front of us, just sun bathing I guess!! It decided that it would like some bread to. It actually came up to the bank and nibbled on some bread. Most of the kids were screaming every time it would make a move. I have to admit, I wondered how fast I was going to be able to run if that thing decided to make a run for one of my kids!!! I think I could have taken it on!!! (I had decided in my mind that I would just hold my kids up in the air and let the thing have my legs!!) After that the kids just wanted to go play on the playground. They had a great time on the tire swing. I was surprised that they were letting me spin them around in circles.

Emma's Recital

Friday night Emma had a recital. She has been playing the piano since last summer. I put her in a summer piano camp to see if it was something she might be interested in. She really likes it, and I am tickled to death that she enjoys it. She played Ode to Joy. She was suppose to go slow, but I think her nerves got to her, and man she went really fast. I am glad I had my camera ready. Todd leaned over to me after it was done (which was about 10 seconds) and said "she was ready to get out of there!!!" Hope you enjoy the SHORT video.

GREAT JOB EMMA!! YOU ARE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB!! KEEP PRACTICING!! WE LOVE YOU BUNCHES!!!

WHO'S READY FOR DISNEY???

I have been super busy on my embroidery machine the last few weeks!! Trying to make everyone look cute for our Disney trip!! The days are counting down fast. We can't wait!! I still have two shirts to make. Granddaddy and Grandma Tee should have shirts by tomorrow. Hope everyone enjoys their shirts!! Mickey and Minnie, we are ready for you!!!

Leah's World!!

This is Leah's life. Day in......... day out!! This is her job. Take care of those babies!! There are quite a few. She is going to be a good mama!! She is already got one thing down. Sleeping with a baby on her!!! Now if we could just put a brick on the baby so she would really know what if feels like, and have the baby cry everytime she drifted back off to sleep. That would be good practice!!

Little Miss Emma

Emma has a new look. She is really starting to act older, attitude and all!! I guess this just happens all the sudden. She has been trying to let her bangs grow out, so I decided to get her hair cut pretty short, and blend those bangs in a little more. It turned out really cute. Every time I cut her hair shorter I like it better. Speaking of acting older, we were in Target a couple of weeks ago, and I reached out to hold her hand. She snatched her hand back. She promptly said, “I don’t have to hold your hand in Target!!” It really hurt my feelings, but I tried not to let her know it. I knew this day would come, but I must admit, I wasn’t ready for it on that day in Target. One more act of growing up, we were getting ready for a yard sale a week or so ago, and she brought me a pair of Dora sunglasses that she has been wearing without complaint, and said “sell these.” I said, “you may need those in Disney”. “I don’t want you to get a headache from the sun”(knowing that I had already bought her a new pair of Hannah Montana glasses for the trip). She said, “I am NOT wearing those sunglasses in Disney, I am not 2 years old”. “SELL THEM, I don’t care if I get a headache.” I guess you have to draw the line somewhere!! Might I add that I am pretty tired of seeing Dora myself. I was happy to sell the glasses. She got her new sunglasses on report card day. Straight S’s. We are so proud of Emma and how hard she works at school. She had to work hard for those S’s and she deserved a special surprise!!

Mrs. Frugality

You all know how frugal we can be over here. Here was my latest attempt. The girls had a few pair of jeans that I hated to get rid of. They were still in really good condition, they were just getting to short. Well, I decided to make capris out of them. I didn’t want them to look like I had just cut them off and sewed them up, so I came up with this idea. I must say they don’t look like a professional did them, but the kids move around so much, no one will know the difference. I was right proud of myself, and the girls LOVE them. Some of my friends want me to do their kids pants. NO THANK YOU!! Don’t have enough time for that, and honestly, those pants legs are so small they are hard to get the ribbon on straight, and the machine to do just right!! Wonder what I will come up with next?

Happy Easter!!

We hope you all had a great Easter. We are still on a sugar high over here!! That Easter Bunny should think more before he brings all that candy. Here are a few pictures of the girls and their baskets, and a couple of them ready to go to church. The pictures of them going through their baskets aren't the greatest. I was doing an exercise video when taking the pictures. Emma & Leah are on spring break this week, so we will be hanging out together and having a good week.

We're Still Here!!

This is a post to let you all know we are still here. I have been really busy, and this blog has taken a back seat. Hopefully soon I will be able to post some pictures of the girls on here. We have a lot going on. Emma has a piano recital this month that she is working hard to memorize her piece, and Leah has a dance recital next month that I am hoping she will preform at!! I am finishing up my Kindermusik semester, and then we will be leaving for Disney in 4 weeks. The kids are so excited and so are the adults. We haven't ever taken a trip like this before, and can't wait for it to get here. I know that we will be soooo tired. We won't have any time to relax, but I hope it will be a good memory for the girls.
With Easter coming up I am sure I will have some sweet pictures to post. Stay tuned............sweet pictures will be up before you know it!! Enjoy your holiday weekend!!
Hope everyone is doing well. Thanks for checking on us, and keep being patient. I will have more time on my hands soon.