Good, Clean Fun, part 2

The girls wanted to help me wash off their stamps since they were full of layers of ink. I said yes and stepped away to answer the phone and a few minutes later found this. Keep in mind that they really aren't able to actually wring out a washcloth...

Good, Clean Fun, part 1

Our friends, Elizabeth and Stephen, came over last week for some wet backyard fun. The backyard quickly became very muddy when the kids were sliding into the sprinkler onto the grass. They would then jump into the pool to rinse off. The last picture is the result of that...and look at the mud splattered on Emma's face.

I'm a big kid now!

Yesterday was a big day for Madelyn.  She graduated from a crib to a big girl bed.  She only got out of it 5 times for nap time...I consider that to be great!  

I guess with all of the excitement, she had some what of  a stressed afternoon.  After swimming at the YMCA for two hours, Chad and I took them to eat at Toot's.  Emma will eat the fried shrimp there and Madelyn get a free kids meal.  M needed to potty, so off we went.  I then proceeded to help her wash her hands which she wanted to do "all by myself!"  When she was spilling the soap everywhere, I picked her up and stuck her hands under the water.  She looked at me and said, "Stop it, stop it.  Stop it you little rat!"  What do you think I did...turned my face so that I could laugh, then told her not to say that.

Fast-forward to this morning-I'm sitting at the computer, which is just outside her bedroom.  When she woke up, I heard her say with a most enthusiastic voice, "WOOOW!  My big girl bed!  Oh, my gosh, my big girl bed."  I'd say that she redeemed herself!

Sisters on Stage

The girls had their performance at school at the end of May. They both sang and danced like they were pros. After that night, I decided that they were ready for the big stage. Emma and I went to see a few dance recitals, and I'm going to sign them up for fall dance classes.....can't wait!

Here is a photo of Emma and her two teachers, Christy and Kathy. These ladies were AMAZING to say the least. We'll miss them next year! BTW, they had a luau party the last day of school.

This is just of us being silly. We were about to go for a swim and the girls love to make silly faces for the camera, so there you go!

I promise I'll catch up with posts. I've been busy downloading pictures to snapfish. I hadn't had pictures printed since Madelyn was about 6 months old. Now, I'm up to date and almost organized into photo albums. I will never wait that long again!!!