when two vowels go walkin'...

livia had her first "first grade musical" last monday. The musical was entitled, "Rockin' A to Z", and each child had a special part of the production. Livia was selected to sing a solo in the song, "When Two Vowels Go Walking". We were so proud! Way to go, sweetie!

livia with her first grade teacher, mrs. schantzen

so proud as she walks into the gym with her class

livia's class

sophia watching her big sis with stars in her eyes...she is looking forward to being in first grade!

"shh"...the silent e song

livia's first playbill ;)

getting ready to sing!

" when two vowels go walkin' "

sophia and livia standing in livia's classroom

livia's artwork selected to be a part of the tiger display in the entrance of her school...we are so proud of you, pumpkin!

gymnasts are better balanced...

the girls started spring gymnastics last week . They will be participating in classes for the next 6 weeks. Sophia's session is first for 30 minutes, and Livia follows her class for another 45 minutes. Both girls were ecstatic about having gymnastics again! Even Livia was sore the next day, since she hadn't had lessons for a whole year. I know having these types of experiences will make for well-rounded and "balanced" little girls... our girls....
ready for gymnastics!

sophia was excited to find out that 2 of her daycare friends - audrianna and amelia - were also in her gymnastics class!

a PINTERESTing spring break...part 3

i apologize for the length of this blog...you may have to take breaks in between, since we had so much to share. Start by doing some stretches beforehand, and I think you will be alright ;) We had an AWESOME spring break - awesome weather, fun projects, memorable trips, and one, lovely family! Here is the last installment of our PINTERESTing spring break... pop bottle stamping (pinterest idea)

a trip into the cities for a little fun at chuck e. cheese!

i love livia's face on this picture (sidenote: the machine was not running, and she asked if i could take her picture - this was her idea! too funny...)

a day trip into the mall of america for some nickelodeon universe fun!

where are my peeps at?

lunch at the rainforest cafe (we loved having our table right next to the fish tank!)

dessert at coldstone creamery to end the fun...

a bike ride around lake waconia on our way back home from the moa

did you notice the ice still on the lake? crazy 70 degree weather in march!

we hit a local pool in town for some indoor swimming fun...

aren't these unBEARably cute? i think we need to try these again but with yellow frosting - go tigers!

sherbert shamrock shakes

some science museum fun on st. patrick's day

the sederholm family invited us along to the pirates exhibit at the science museum...yo ho ho, a pirate's life for me!

are these people part of the dinosaur exhibit?

one final "magic" show before we headed to casetta's for a delicious italian meal. thanks, sederholm family and auntie susan for a fabulous day!

a PINTERESTing spring break...part 2

here we are...THURSDAY, and we have finally completed the kitchen island project. Our hope is to the paint the rest of the kitchen cabinets in the summer. The next small project is to paint the kitchen walls, find some matching pillows, and curtains for the kitchen. What do you think? Pinteresting...

BEFORE

DURING (beadboard attached, caulked the edges, and one coat of primer)

DURING (stage 2- one coat of paint)

AFTER

this is only the beginning...

a PINTERESTing spring break...part 1

we have been having a great start to our spring break! The first time EVER, Bobby was able to take off the whole week to spend with us AND the weather is actually slated to be SPRINGlike - can you believe it?

Since I have newly formed an addiction to Pinterest, I thought it only fitting to infuse some of my new "pins" into our Spring Break. Here are a few pictures from our spring break (so far)...at the end of the week I will post the before and after pictures of our kitchen island. As we speak I am working on changing the look of our island - another Pinterest idea. Good or bad? to be continued....finally back on our bikes...sophia is riding her christmas gift from santa

livia said, "this is easy! i remember how to ride my bike!"


we tried "banana boats" for the first time...bananas stuffed with marshmallows, caramel chips, chocolate chips, and graham crackerswe put them in the oven wrapped in tin-foil(don't let the black outside peels fool you - that is the color they change when they are in the oven)

we made "brownie bites"...brownie mix placed in mini-muffin tins with rolos in the center- yummy!

we also tried some new variations of s'mores (after we grilled out for supper)...graham crackers with nutella, a peppermint patty, and warm marshmallows

OR

graham crackers with peanut butter, a peanut butter cup, and warm marshmallow

what a DeLiCiOuS start to our spring break!

to be continued...