Hilarity

Mimi and Papa came down for Emma's science fair and then stayed to keep us company while daddy was out of town.  The girls had so much fun playing with them and putting on a "show." 

Here is Sarah's ballerina show (she did this for about 30 minutes):

Then Emma did her routine:

Then volunteers were called for.  Mimi was the first victim (turns out she gets dizzy much faster than Sarah):

Papa tried to get in on the act, even going so far as to put on a cape tutu, but he wasn't well received:

Thanks for a great time Mimi and Papa.

Science Fair

Emma had her first school science fair tonight.   Emma picked her own project, Color mixing, and did all of the work herself.  Sadly, daddy couldn't be here for the actual science fair, but he helped Emma get the project ready:

And at the science fair she was lucky enough to present her project to her Principal, Mrs. Fry.  She was able to talk about exactly what she did, and her favorite part, that if you combined more than 2 colors, you ALWAYS got brown.

We are so proud of her!

Science fun

Yesterday was the inaugural Physics and Astronomy Day at our children's science center (Brian's pet project).  It was so much fun.  While daddy had to work the whole day, mommy and the girls spent 6 1/2 hours exploring the fun stuff:

The museum has a new oral health room (not part of Physics day), but it was fun to see the girls with oversized dentist tools.  Here is Sarah brushing and Emma flossing:

 And Sarah checking the teeth with the mirror:

 Here they are checking out meals to see how good they are for their teeth:

During the day, the MSU Science group ran shows for the kids.  Here was Emma trying to figure out how to do the wave:

One of the kids favorite parts was learning about sound waves to Frozen's "Let it Go."  We had to see the same show twice just to see it again:

Learning about static electricity.  The girls thought it was hysterical for their hair to stand up:

 Trying to get aluminum foil boats to float when filled with rocks:

 And another favorite, learning about the phases of the moon using oreo cookies:

Sarah spent the most time in the crater table, playing with kinetic sand:

But the girls absolute favorite was the balloon rockets:

Cold day fun

Due to the cold weather (and teacher in services, not to mention President's Day) Emma only had 1 day of school this week.  Needless to say, she is getting a bit antsy at the changed schedule.  So mommy had to get creative with some indoor activities to beat the cold weather blues:

Cake/cupcake decorating.  Emma asked for a heart shaped cake and multi-colored frosting:

 Sarah opted for mini-cupcakes and pink and red frosting:

Then we capped off the morning with an indoor picnic:

Not the same as playing with friends or outside, but not a bad morning!

Do you want to build a snowman?

Just in time for winter and lots of snow, Sarah's new favorite song from Frozen is Do You Want to Build a Snowman, which is sings every time she sees a closed door:

100th Day of School

Emma's 100th day of school was this past Tuesday.  She was SO excited about it.  She picked her own outfit and did her own hair for the special occasion. 

Museum Day

The MSU Museum had a celebration of Darwin's birthday last weekend and we took the girls.  They had fun!

Here they are looking at a big bird (mommy forgets what it is)

 Sarah carefully holding a small bird:

 Emma touching the bird's beak:

 Emma was brave and put her hand in the tiger's mouth:

And Sarah pet the lizard:

Learning!

We had an unexpected snow day today, so everyone was home from school, including Mommy.  She decided to take the opportunity to work with Sarah on her letters and phonics.  Turns out she is way more advanced than even mommy knew and managed to trace ALL of the letters by herself:

Frozen on Ice

A couple of weekends ago, we took the girls to see Frozen on Ice.  It was a lot of fun.

The girls with some of their food (they were spoiled).  They got snow cones, cotton candy, and popcorn!

 With their souvenir wands:

 Close encounters with Marshmallow:

Emma got into the warm up act before the show started:

By the end of the show, daddy decided he was done with Frozen:

And Sarah was so tired, she crashed before we got out of the parking lot:

Belated new year

We have been super bad about posting this year (sorry).  It has been a busy time.  But here are the pictures from New Years.  Mimi and Papa came to celebrate with us and together, we all got dressed up and took the girls to their first "grown-up" restaurant (ie. not a Chili's).  They had a great time and discovered they LOVE calamari!