Friendship

Yesterday I got to watch my friend Tiffany's little boy for a while. He is so sweet. He always has his hat on and has to tip his head way back to look at you.









They wanted sippy cups with water in them, so I gave them each one and pretty soon I look over and Rylee had gotten 2 measuring cups out of the drawer and given one to Jordan.


So they had fun shaking the water out of the sippy cup into the measuring cup and then drinking it out of the measuring cup. It was so cute. It was fun for Rylee to have a little playdate for a change. We also went to the lake for a walk with them today and had fun playing at the park.

Spring dresses

Here are some pictures of the girls in their spring dresses that Grandma Sherri bought them. Rylee would not cooperate so her pictures are not the best but that is what you get with an almost 2 year old.

Tulip Garden

We went to the Topeka Zoo yesterday for preschool and then headed over to the Tulip gardens. They were so beautiful. Rylee wouldn't hold still long enough to take a picture but I got some great ones of Paige. She is my little poser.

Puddle Jumping

There was a severe thunderstorm watch today and it started raining really hard. So what did I do I took the girls out to play in the rain.

We got so wet and dirty but it was so much fun.

We went over by our garage and found a huge puddle to jump in.

By the time we went inside Rylee was so cold that her teeth were chattering but she had the biggest smile on her face. We all had so much fun.

Volcanoes

So you all thought that being out here in Kansas we were in trouble of being hit by a tornado but you were all wrong. It is a volcano that has struck us.

We thought that it would be fun to make a volcano with the girls. So we got out the baking soda and vinegar and the food coloring.


The girls loved it. After words Rylee kept walking around saying "Big Bubbles". It was really cute, and a lot of fun.

Closing Social

Last night was the closing social for the JRC. We had a BBQ at one of the local parks. It was a blast. Really good food and fun entertainment. Earlier in the day we had gone to another park for Isaac's birthday party and then we went to this one. When we got home the girls were filthy (so was the bath water), and they were so tired.



This is Rylee's friend Annie. Rylee loves it when Annie comes around.















Paige was being a little monkey climbing in the tree.








Rylee and Jack had so much fun playing in the rocks. Pretty soon they were both dumping rocks onto Rylee's head.




This was how Joni and Annie got the rocks out of Rylee's hair. Thanks girls!!










This was the girls at the end of the night. Freshly scrubbed, matching nightgowns, and sleeping on the pooh bear couch. Rylee would not hear of Paige sleeping by herself. It was so sweet.

Roller coaster weak

Oh my what a week we have had. It started out with lots of laundry and dishes to do and then some appointments and it ended with a friend in the hospital and us taking care of their beautiful little girls. The first night we had all 3 and then the next couple days I got to have their youngest one Ella. She is such a sweetheart. She always has a big smile on her face. She was really attached to me which was nice. Tonight when I took her home I was a little sad cause she is such a sweetheart. Their girls are so sweet and so nice it was a joy to have them around.







Here is a picture of the four girls watching a movie in our bed. Paige loved having a sleepover.

Big girls now

We put the girls to bed a little late last night cause Paige had a birthday party. Maybe 2 hours later Rylee woke up crying so Blake went in to check on her. Well pretty soon he comes and tells me to go tell her that I am still here and we will come get her in the morning. So I go in and tell her this but she won't settle down. She keeps crying and pointing to Paige saying "Paigey, my Paigey" So I asked her if she wanted to sleep with Paige and she got all excited. So I had a thought that maybe I was opening a can of worms but I put her in bed with a very sleeping Paige. Rylee snuggled right in and went to sleep really quickly. It was so sweet to see them cuddling and sleeping so peacefully. They have an amazing bond with each other and love each other so much. I am so grateful.

Sally's Surprise

Last night was a blast!! We went to Las Fuentas for Sally's surprise birthday party. It was great to be able to get out again. I had eaten at home with Blake and the girls so that I could just go get dessert. I asked the waitress what they had and nothing sounded good until the cheesecake. (Anyone who knows me well knows I am a sucker for cheesecake). 5 minutes later she came back out and said sorry we are out of cheesecake. I was so sad, so I just sat and drank my soda and had so much fun hanging out with the girls. Thanks all for a great night.


At the restaurant they also had a little karaoke stage. So Michelle, Rachel, Sally, and I got up and sang (It was more yelling cause the music was so loud). It was hilarious. i never would have done it by myself but it was a ton of fun.

Conspiracy

Why is it that when you have a fun night planned everything conspires against you so that you can't go. We were having book club last night and it happened to be a night that I didn't work and the girls were being little stinkers, so I needed this night to go out. Anyways all day there was a sever weather watch but it was sunny and nice outside so I didn't think anything about it. So I was leaving and as soon as I walked out the door with my umbrella the wind started blowing at 70 miles per hour and pouring rain. It about ripped my brand new umbrella away from me, but my stubbornness prevailed and I held on (it was brand new). So now that I am soaking wet and sitting in my van that is rocking and there is lightning all around, I think that maybe I shouldn't be going out in this weather (what do you think). So I dash back inside an then finally it lets up and I went for it. We had a great book club. It was so fun. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. Oh and the best part was that I finally got an Italian soda that I have been craving for 2 months. Hopefully now the weather will realize that it shouldn't try to stand in the way of a desperate mom that needs to get away for an hour.