Red Ridinghood and the Big, Bad Wolf

Reed and Ms. A have started a new tradition at bedtime - Red Ridinghood and the Big, Bad Wolf. They take turns playing the roles. This time Ms. A was a little tentative to be Red Riding Hood, it was the eating/tickling part she didn't like. :)

Pixie Hollow Birthday

Ms. A's Tinkerbell Party was a HUGE Success!! We had a wonderful time decorating goodie bags with sparklies, markers and stickers. Tons of leaves, shiny rocks, feathers and soft cotton were gathered for fairy homes and gardens. Queen Clarion was so pleased; she had her messenger birds give some stickers to her helpers - GREAT FUN!!. Fairy berries, flower sandwiches, star toast with pixie dust and goldfish were delicious snacks. The Flitterific cupcakes and ice cream were enjoyed. The children loved dressing up. (I learned that I need some boy dress up clothes.)

Ms. A and her friends swapped presents and goodies bags with each friend. We had a wonderful time. Thanks Ms A, Ms K, Ms G, Mr. D and Mr A!!! We had such a great time spending time in Pixie Hollow with you!!! :)

Ms. A's First Hair Creation

Ms. A received some pretty little barrettes for Christmas. She recently has discovered how to put them in her hair. :)

As I was getting her ready to church, she mentioned that she wanted to add some barrettes to her hair. I was thinking one, but she had a different idea. One for each color in her dress.
When I tried to put them in, she quickly stated that she wanted to put them in, then she ran into her bathroom with the barrettes.



She finally emerged with this little creation.

Our little one is growing up TOO FAST!!

Going to the Zoo

Sara and her children came to visit us for a portion of their Spring Break! It was wonderful having them here. Ms. A was SUPER EXCITED to play with Mr. P and Ms. E and loved her 'sleep over' with Ms. E. :) On Thursday, I started to get a little sick, but that didn't stop us from visiting the zoo. We loaded the kiddies up and drove to MAX for a ride to our fabulous zoo. :)

With it being Spring Break, the zoo was pretty packed even at 3:00pm. (a bit surprising to us, the zoo closes it's gates at 4pm.) We hit some of our favorites - Mr. P wanted the Orangutuans, but they weren't out. :( We visited the Polar Bears, which are always a favorite. The kids love checking out the others informational activities there as well.




They loved climbing in the den and seeing how tall they were.

We saw Samudra, the newest elephant, he has grown so much! I sat out for a short break and listened to a tiger growl while everyone else visited the Rainforest - crocodiles and the African Safari - giraffes, Ms. A's newest favorite!

It was a fun afternoon. :)

Thanks Sara! (for the pics and the fun)

Lizardsitting

While Sara and the kids are enjoying their visit to Washington, Ms. A and I are enjoying Hagrid, Mr. P's lizard. Ms. A a bit more than me. She loves to check on him and will watch him for several minutes. She excitedly asks if she can spray a little water in his home, he drinks the water off the leaves.

Tonight when I went to check on him I saw him doing this:

I was a bit surprised, so I called Sara to ask her about it. "He's just basking in the heat." she said.

What a great idea. I wish we had a little sun to bask in. :)

I Looked Out The Window

and what did I see? Sunshine! When I started typing, I heard something else, when I looked I saw pea sized hail falling!! It lasted for a couple of minutes, then the sun came out again.

Actually to be more correct the Sun was shining on the west side of our house while their were dark gray clouds to the east.

I LOVE SPRING WEATHER!! :)