Trust me – I will remind them of this when they are teenagers.
They asked to wash the dishes. Yes, I said asked. I gleefully slid out of the way and let them have at it.
Fun with Daddy!
Okay, is this safe?? Well, I suppose it’s safer than pulling them behind the lawnmower in a snow sled tied to the lawn mower, which is how my dad did it growing up.
More Showstoppers Fun
These pictures were taken by another mom last weekend.
I’m Cute
Near the end of the song, they storm the front of the stage and get to do this cute little pouty thing. The judges loved it!
Martian hop
Love their little martian faces!
Showstoppers – Northrop Auditorium
1st Competition down, and a big success – Jewels did a fabulous job! They took gold with both of their dances (tap and jazz). Okay, so they were the only team in their age group. But they really did nail it! And even though Gab and I had to be up at 5 am on Saturday to get ready and be there by 7 am, we really had a great time!
High-Low
Easter afternoon, Benjamin went poo on the toilet – very exciting! But even more exciting? He stood up, pointed at the poo and exclaimed, “Momma, poo poo!” Another word to add to his vocabulary list – his 3 new words are poo poo, hop, and two!
That night in the middle of the night, Benjamin rolled off the end of our bed. I heard a boom and a cry; I scooped him up and immediately could smell blood and feel the wetness on his face. By the time we turned the light on, there was blood everywhere – his first bloody nose! Poor little man.
Happy Easter!
Eastman Nature Center
palm sunday
good friday
easter at nana & papa dit’s
easter morning at home
easter at papa’s with aunt win
We Love the Zoo!
A beautiful day at the MN Zoo with our great friends!
Dolphins are always a favorite!
Benjamin’s got the finger shake going
Enjoying our time with our buddies E & B
A Little Bit Of Nature
The kiddos and I enjoyed a walk through Elm Creek Park Reserve today. The sun was shining, the wind was blowing just a bit, and we met a few critters along the way.
Exploring with their binoculars
Wood Frog – he jumped across our path and scared Benjamin
Painted Turtle – we watched him start on shore, enter the water, and take off for a swim
Gabriella loved how the lake sparkled!
Such a sad face – she was collecting leaves along the way, but when I told her she had to throw them back to nature, she did so very reluctantly.
Color Sorting
So we have a basket of Gears that we have not played with in a long time. I bought them a while back at a consignment sale, and they just haven’t been a big hit. But today, we put them to good use. This idea was from No Time For Flashcards, one of my favorite blogs for great kids ideas.
The kids enjoyed putting the gears in the back of the truck, driving it down the road, and sorting the colors for all of 5 MINUTES before they started to fight. Gab stomped away mad, and Ben continued to sort. Just one of those days.
Charts!
Sid the Science Kid is a current favorite in our house. The show does a lot with collecting data and charting your findings. So Gabriella and I decided to do our own study the other day (Ben was asleep in the car – his current favorite, and only, nap location).
We picked up Jimmy John’s for lunch – yum! and parked in the Cub Foods parking lot facing Hwy 101. Gabriella thought it was so cool to unbuckle and climb in the front seat with mom. We tallied how many cars we saw in four different colors.
Our data looked like this:
And then we charted our findings:
Gabriella commented that it was the most fun lunch ever! I guess we’ll have to do this one again – mommy really enjoyed it too.
Colors + Letters = Fun for a whole half hour
Ben works on color sorting
while gabriella works on letters
AND MOMMY SNUCK AWAY TO GET THE DISHES DONE – YAHOO!
I’m Cute!
The Jewels got another opportunity to show their dancing skills this past weekend at a charity event for the Chloe T. Foundation. The girls did a fabulous job, and it was so fun to watch!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
We enjoyed exploring fire trucks, drinking green milk and eating oreos, and having fun with our MOMs Club friends. Benjamin was really taken by the fire trucks – he did NOT want to leave. Even looking at the pictures afterward made him sad that he still wasn’t there. Future in firefighting perhaps?
Artsy Girl
“Gabriella, project time! It’s on the table, go ahead and get started, I’ll be right there!” 5 minutes later…
… and these were just the scrap pieces in the box. It’s actually a neat mosaic-by-number kit she got for Christmas (thanks Aunt Win!) Her and Ben enjoyed putting one together after her “free art” creation.
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