Friends

The girls each invited a friend over,
for Magic Mush!

Alexis invited Linnea (in striped shirt).
Adriana invited Macie (in tie-dyed shirt).

Adriana's concoction...

Macie's concoction...

Alexis' concoction...

Linnea's concoction.

Happy Valentine's Day

We had a lovely Valentine's Day.

Here are the gifts displayed on the table.

David received the dice game,
"Farkle".

Lori received a bouquet of,
flowers.

Adriana received a single,
rose.

Alexis received a single,
rose.

President's Day

This is what the girls did when
they had last Monday off of school,
for President's Day.

Meet ROBO!

It was a Red Carpet affair.

He came complete with a brain.

After the introduction,
he was reading for a nap.

Picture Day

The girls both had Spring Picture Day!

Here is Adriana...

Here is Alexis...

They practiced their best smiles.

Then...
Not So Much!

Not for the WEAK in stomach!!

Our family has been prone to
a few accidents and Boo Boo's.

Poor Alexis, ran into the wall and
cracked her forehead open.

Poor Alexis, fell off of the skateboard in the driveway.

Poor, poor Alexis got another goose egg.

Poor Alexis cracked her head open...
AGAIN!

Poor Lori, scraped her leg
against the end table.
OUCH!

Where's the Bangs?

The girls have been trying to
grow their bangs out for the past 2 months.

They are finally long enough to
french braid.

Stillwater, MN

Grandpa and Grandma Pat came
to visit us last weekend.

We all enjoyed brunch at Whitey's.

The sun was shining and the wind was blowing.

We went to a T-Shirt shop...
this shirt is dedicated to all of our,
really smart computer family and friends...
Erik!

We had to drive over the St. Croix River bridge,
just to say that we did it!

Which Baby Is This?

We went sledding with Cathy Tennant and kids.
I took some really cool pictures...
then I accidentally deleted them all!

So, here is a picture of my baby.
Is it Adriana or Alexis?
Let me know what you think...

Friends and Gerbils Part 2

We had more friends over for gerbil FUN!

Adriana, Isaac, Jenae, Alexis, and Noah.

We did an experiment that
Adriana read about in her Gerbil book.
The gerbils never tried to jump over their legs.

Noah was happy watching the craziness.

Isaac was happy being involved.

He also enjoyed cuddling with Friend Bear.

Pre-sen-ting, A-lex-is!

Alexis' 1st grade class had
a visitor come.

In one morning,
she: planned, dressed, and practiced a play.
"The King's New Clothes".

The production began at 11:30am.
Alexis was a "Cake Maker".

Lori was sure that she would be sooooo shy,
that was not the case.

This is the cast of the play.

After the play, Lori joined Alexis for lunch...
YUMMY!

Friends and Gerbils Part 1

Our friends, Andrew, Emily, and Ryan
came over to see the Little gerbils.

Emily was the first person...
EVER to actually hold Smokey.

Adriana enjoyed holding Foggy,
for a minute.

Smokey enjoyed crawling on
Alexis for a minute.

Andrew, Adriana, Foggy, Emily, and Ryan.

Ryan, Emily, Alexis, Smokey, and Andrew.

What have we done NOW?

Last Saturday, we spent time together.
Adriana and David went sledding.
Alexis and Lori have proof
of what trouble they got into.

First, we got Alexis' hair cut with layers.

Next, we went to Petco
and got "Foggy" for Adriana.

We also got her sister
"Smokey" for Alexis.

The girls absolutely LOVE
our 2 Little gerbils.

Paper Clay

For our Tuesday activity, it has now gone from:
Playdoh to...
Magic Mush to...
Paper Clay!

First, you to put 2 cups of construction paper
into a bowl.

Just like this!

Then you add 4 cups of warm water to a blender.

Add your construction bits in,
and blend thoroughly to a pulp.

After you squeeze all the water out.
Then you add 1/2 cup of flour and 1/2 cup of water.
And mix until your face looks like this.

Lastly, you sculpt your Paper Clay and
then let it dry for 1-2 days.
I'm pretty sure that the "Crazy Hair" had
something to do with how well this worked out.