Biking and Boarding

I wanted a walk, and thought I'd be able to get more exersize if the kids were on thier bikes, not really, I end up helping Imogene off the grass, out of the gutter and over the cracks in the sidewalk. Then I go back and pull Mimi along and try to catch up with the older kids.






It was chilly and we only wmade it around the corner and back but by then the kids were ready for some hot chocolate.

Oh So Fashionable

Mimi has had a lot of fun lately, dressing up and playingn around. These were taken pre-haircut and she is still sad that bows won't stay in her shorter hair.

Imogene also loves it because she has a lifesize "doll" to dress up.









Everything doesn't always match, but they always have a great time!

Grins

I had to highlight Mimi's great smile-

30 cents

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How much was in the Wii before Adam opened it up and took out the change. It sounded like a lot more, but only two coins made their way inside the disk drive. Luckily they didn't do any damage and....

It is no longer a designer piggy bank, but a working Wii!! Thanks Adam.

We used to have a Wii...

Now we have a designer piggy bank.

Mimi inserted an unknown amount of change into the Wii's disk slot.

Swimming in Jackson Lake

We took the kids down to the lake one of the days and while I took a ton of pictures, I'm only going to subject you to less htan half. Beware it's still a lot of pictures. I decided that I couldn't put all my pictures into one post, so I am trying to break it up somewhat.

(she wasn't trying to drink the water, just prove that she could put her face in, like her big brother)

She was really proud of herself.

The Hunt Part Two

ASUU had a great easter egg hunt- they divided it by age.

It wasn't much of a "hunt" but they did make the hallway dark- it made it a little bit more difficult to gather up the right color eggs for Imogene- pinks and purples

When Xander's age group started, they said: 'no limit, as many as you want' xander filled his basket and my pockets, and there were still eggs left over.

When we got back to the carnival- they were dumping eggs into the younger kids baskets- they still had two huge boxes of eggs!

Easter Carnival

Mimi's favorite part of the carnival:

Theh fishing pond gave fun little prizes:

Imogene loves bounce houses- she couldn't get enough.

Diva Sisters

Before the snow- we had a few days of sun. The girls took advantage of the great weather.

Egg Dying Round 2

Everyone worked hard and 5 dozen eggs got a lot of color

The boys enjoyed making two colored eggs and trying out the shrinking plastic wraps. 

Ever wonder who a two year old gets her eggs out of the dye??

Now you know.

Comfy and Cozy

Don't they look sweet?

They are settling great and their whiskers are growing back in.

Mimi can Cook

Mimi helped me make pigs in a blanket last week.

The other kids didn't want to help so Mimi and I made dinner.

Here are Mimi's creations: 

I kept them separate because she had a tendency to drop them on the floor and then put them on the tray.

p.s. I used my bread recipe that I have posted over on Eggs A La Goldenrod

The Hunt is On!

Is it really a hunt when you spread 200 eggs out in the back yard??

The kids had fun and each gathered around 2 lbs of candy.

(don't worry though, I threw most of it away, Mimi kept dumping the bags out onto the floor.)