Genevieve with her Dad on Valentine's Day

Hey everyone!
Genevieve and I got to spend some time together on Valentine's day. Check out the Vid.

Genevieve Goes to School

Here is a picture of our little cutie - reading is so fun! We read a lot with the kids and she always wants to eat the books, so I finally got a couple just for her. Loaded with delicious literate calories and low in fat of course!

Sara and I helped Sophie's class with their science project this morning - lots of messy fun with ice and food coloring. You can imagine the combination when also mixed with 5 year olds... If only I had a little prep on the science we were supposed to be teaching!

The kids had a great time making messes and stacking ice cubes. Their sculptures were really beautiful and messy and I had to work to keep myself in check when dolling out the food coloring. It is hard to find a happy medium between experimentation and giant mess! Genevieve got a huge treat as she hung out with Mrs. Johl while she taught the remainder of the Kindergarten students. I believe she was the best listener in the group (except for big sis Soph of course).

School days

By Sophie

I am going to make a castle out of ice cubes this week in Kindergarten. Today we wrote sentences in our journals. I also did a letter D book.

Today I had a playdate with my friends, MacKenzie and Ryan. We played Webkinz online (http://www.webkinz.com/index.html) . It was really fun, I got to buy her some clothes at the W shop and she looks really cute.

Happy Valentines Day

Happy Valentines Day to all! We had a wonderful party at our friend Shannon's home with our old playgroup. The kids decorated cookies and then gleefully devoured them. I am happy to report this is the first time Soph and Ty did not pile candy 2 inches thick and then crunch their way to the cookie. In fact, we had actual child made designs on cookies this year!

Just trying...

I am going to try to link to a photo book our friend Jennifer made of our rockin New Year's Eve Party. We had such fun that night and it was awesome of Jen and Jr to take so many photos.

http://preview.picaboo.com/Webview/CoverPage.aspx?album=000000000001BB8FC4&user=000000000000C7EEC0

Spring has sprung!

What a beautiful day today! No school for the kiddos and no work for me. If only Scott could have been home with us. :( The kids and I spent several hours outside enjoying the sunshine. After a rigorous weed pulling and general cut back day on Saturday we were able to enjoy a lovely afternoon in the backyard. Thank goodness the rain is gone for now! Sophie delighted daddy when she told him they hadn't played in their rooms at all today.

Sophie and Ty played fairies in their playhouse after a relocation (the house was moved to the corner under the "forest"). I have been proclaimed "the best mother ever" by Ty after transporting said house to its new home. Who knew that was all it would take?!

Evie got to try her fresh little toes on the grass - looks like a hit so far. She is so fair and turning out to be such a red head that I am a little terrified of what the sun will do to her! Not that any of us sport a stellar tan...

We have buds poking up everywhere in the garden areas and we can't wait to see what flowers show their heads. I couldn't even begin to tell you where we put which bulbs - it will be a wonderful surprise!

Tomorrow I plan to take actual photos of our little paradise. Stir crazy no more - rain, rain, stay away...

Sophie's 6th Birthday

Hey everyone!
We had a great time this past weekend celebrating Sophie's 6th birthday. She had a Tea/Costume party with 16 of her closest friends and Pom-Pom the Clown (see video).
Scott