Happy Easter!

Spring Break is wrapping up, so I thought I should post some of our spring activities.

Jonny is the best sport and frequently takes the girls golfing while I stay at home. I did join them the other day. The whole process does seem to be more tolerable than the last time I went with them. I may join them more often.

Helping daddy find his golf balls.

Molly was supposed to go with her class to see a local ballet production of Hansel and Gretel. There was a mix up and they didn't get to go-she burst into tears when I told her. I luckily was able to take the gilrs myself. It was really a fun show so I was glad I was able to go too. Don't worry, Maggie did wear shoes when we were inside. We're not that hillbilly.

We went to a birthday party beforehand and Maggie just couldn't make it through the whole thing. I felt bad because the Hansel and Gretel part was after intermission and she had been looking forward to it. After the show she woke up and thought it was intermission and was bummed it was over. Poor thing.

They worked hard at Maggie's school to get her to at least attempt a smile. 

Over spring break we went to Sea World again. They love getting their faces painted.

Blue Steel.

Molly was sad she didn't get to go to the fair this year. She's been sick for half the week. I thought we might be able to drag her there today, but it just wasn't going to happen.  Maggie and I did get to go and hang out with Molly's friend Bryn. 

 Of course Maggie wouldn't go on rides so she probably wasn't a very fun fair friend for Bryn. 

More face painting fun.

Happy Easter! We survived another holiday! 

Checking out their country club haul.

Here we are trying to take a nice picture of all of us while Maggie protests. Thanks to Mere for capturing this precious moment.

Maggie cooperating on her own terms.

Taking this picture was their idea, so I don't know why they look like I'm making them do it.

Run, run away!

6 years!

The fun didn't stop after her birthday party. Molly had a good time on the 11th too. Gran and I took cupcakes to her class, which is just so much fun when you're in kindergarten! Maggie even got to join the class party.  She was cracking us up. She was sitting by Molly, and when Mrs. Warren was quieting them down to line up for art, she did all the little prompts, just as directed. "Mouths closed, bubbles in. Zip it up, tape it up" she even went and lined up quietly with them. I was tempted to just send her ass to art with them. She's little, but there are so many of them, she could probably pass!

Her official birthday cupcake with 6 candles!

Maggie loves tape.  Here she had decided she would make a cast out of tape.  It was actually a huge pain to take it off.

Molly and sweet Pea fell asleep holding hands.

Costume day!  Unfortunately, I don't think Maggie is going to be going back to dance. She was doing well for awhile, but the past month she has regressed and won't go in.  It drives me crazy, because she loves to talk about dance class and how much she loves it, but when it's actually time to go in, she's not having it.

Playing on Mere's saddle. I told her to open her eyes😳

On St. Patty's Day I hadn't remembered what day it was and so this is what I threw on. Maggie saw me getting dressed and said "oh! I have those shorts! I can wear them!" And off she went to get herself dressed. I thought it was so funny that she wanted to match me, I didn't bother changing when I remembered it was St. Patrick's Day.

I will call her Minime

Here's another awesome outfit put together by Maggie. For the most part, my kids dress themselves and I don't argue.

What? Maggie smiling at school?!? Impossible! Judging from her reaction when I drop her off, I would have never thought it was possible. 

Molly has wanted to have a lemonade stand forever! She's had a few little compound ones before, but she wanted more customers! Ones who weren't obligated to buy from her. We had some extra lemonade from her party, so we went to the paint store and set up shop.

They did pretty well! $10 profit!...if you assume you're 6 and your parents still pay for everything.

I love her sign with her lemon drawings and the stickers that Maggie fought hard for.

Strangly enough, Maggie was actually the more gregarious of the two. Once when a customer walked in, she very loudly in a dramatic voice said "Hewo! Would you like to buy some Wemonade!".  Molly was kind of embarrassed. I think she took her business more seriously. Still, they both had fun and even sold out. 

Two Mollys make a right

For her birthday, Gran got Molly an American Girl Molly McIntire doll. She had thought ahead and bought it for her back when they were retiring her.  She's pretty much in love with it and has dressed her in her night clothes and then back into real clothes for two nights in a row now. She came with the Meet Molly book which we have already read. When we finished the book, we talked about the moral of the story, which is basically two wrongs, don't make a right. A bit later, she was curled up in bed with her doll and she says "two Molly's make a right" Awe, so cute! Right?

Boxed up and ready for shipment.

Her birthday party was this past weekend. She had a blast with all her buddies.

Posing with her Elsa cake. After we sang, and she had blown out the candles, she staked her claim on the candles (licking them), saying "I want the candles!" Not missing a beat, Maggie said "I want the cake!".

Waiting for piñata candy. Thanks to Jessica for snapping this picture.

Some parents who are good at parties know where to get fancy piñatas (Elsa effigies). We don't plan ahead like that, so Molly got a donkey from Food City. She warmed up to it.

Hanging out with Lorelei

I've actually been pretty social lately! We went out for Ramsey's birthday...to Red's...an actual bar. Friends for 25 years! No way is that possible!

 Together for 16 years, married for 12 next month! No way is that possible!

Last week Allysia, Ramsey and I went to a BYOB painting class. It was really fun!

 

Check it out! Hahaha

We also went to lettuce days. Molly got a pony ride.

Have you met Maggie's evil twin?

 

  Molly's actual birthday is Wednesday! 6 years old! No way is that possible!