Misc. Randomness

• Amelia really wants a pet.  She has started talking to the spiders that come into her room.  She even got mad at Ken for taking one out of her room.
• Sophia loves picking out cds to listen to.  Today she picked out one and was surprised that is was Christmas music.  We listened to it anyway and enjoyed Christmas in May.
• Ken was gone for 3 days to a Physical Therapy Conference.  I tried to be the "nice" mom, rather than the "cranky, can't function w/out Dad" Mom, and took the girls to the Children's Museum.

Both girls love performing on the stage at the museum, but Amelia was so quick, she finished her performance before I could take a picture - hence the picture of her bowing.

 

The next day I took the girls to the Lacey Spring Parade. Their favorite part was getting all the free stuff that was handed out during the parade.  Amelia's least favorite part?  The chaos of running out into the street to get the candy.  Sophia's least favorite part?  Me taking this picture before the parade started ;)

• I take my double stroller/Burley when I go on walks with the girls.  I have come to the conclusion that I would rather push an empty stroller than carry a girl because she got too tired to walk anymore.  Today I was the "sag wagon" - carrying the girls and their scooters because they were too tired and couldn't make it back home.  I'm not complaining though - I definitely get a better workout when I'm pushing the stroller with them inside.
• Amelia has a new interest - eating the whole strawberry, stems and all.  I'm hoping it's just a phase of exploration; like the other day when she ate a peanut butter and mayonnaise sandwich - yuck!
• Last night we all got to go to a surprise party for our friend, Lisa.  It was an 80's theme, costume party.  I found my costume in my 72-hr kit - baggy jeans and a t-shirt; Ken found his in his closet - white pants and a t-shirt.  It was so fun celebrating our awesome friend.  Here I am with the group of ladies . . . I was afraid I'd look like a dork putting my hand under my chin, so instead, I look like a dork because I was the only one who didn't do it ;)

Too bad you can't see Ken's white pants - they were rockin'!

And in honor of Lisa's thriftiness at Goodwill, etc. we all brought white-elephant gifts we had purchased at a thrift store.  I'm pretty sure we ended up with the best gift - a huge bag of pens, highlighters, crayons, markers and notebooks.  Totally rad!

Happiness is . . .

. . . riding the school bus at the Kindergarten Open House . . . that is, until we found out the bus wasn't going anywhere, then Amelia got very sad, very quickly.  Don't worry, Amelia, school will be starting before we know it and then you'll get to ride the bus for real.

 . . . making silly faces while your sister is in her dance class.

 . . . and now it's Sophia's turn.

 . . . running through the sprinkler when it finally got warm enough.  But who needs to run through it when you can just stand and try to drink the water?

. . . chocolate waffle cookies with ice cream, homemade hot fudge sauce, and chocolate dipped strawberries on Mother's Day.  A great ending to a great day (even if I did have to talk in Sacrament Mtg).