Dinosaur Invasion

We had a traveling dinosaur exhibit here over the weekend and took the girls.

Emma seemed to enjoy herself:

 Sarah was very unsure about it all:

They had these animated dinosaurs that the kids could ride.  Emma seemed totally unenthusiastic about the triceratops:

Then she seemed a little bit unsure of whether she liked the T-rex:

Random shots

Just some random shots taken recently:

Sarah loves hats, particularly Emma's:

 Sarah riding the sheep at the children's garden:

 The girls with all their friends at the children's garden:

 Emma playing bingo with her friends Maria & Natalie:

 Emma and her best friend, for today, Olivia:

 Sarah trying to give mommy a heart attack (she is very daring and a ham):

Happy Birthday Part 3

So we finally finished all birthday celebrations.  Grandma, Grandpa, Granny, Uncle Scott, Aunt Christie, Uncle Cort, Alexis and Dave all came to celebrate Emma's birthday today.  And what fun it was!

While they were here, we went to the Children's Gardens.  Here are the kids under the flower arch:

 Sarah taking a walk with daddy:

 Enjoying some ice cream at the dairy store:

 Here is the birthday girl with all her presents:

 Allowing Alexis to help her open:

 Showing off her new fishing pole (daddy got one too).  Now she cannot wait to go fishing:

Here is her Dora birthday cake:

 

 

All the grandkids with Grandma and Grandpa:

 

And finally, the destruction that 3 children can make in about 2 minutes:

 

 Thanks everyone for coming to celebrate.  Emma is a very lucky little girl!

Happy 4th Birthday to Emma!  On Sunday, we celebrated as a family, taking the girls to the family fun center:

 Sarah got in on the mini-golf action:

 And Emma got her very first ride on a go-kart.  She LOVED that:

 Then we did presents this morning:

 Playing with the new toys (what a great way to wake up; presents at 6 a.m.):

 Enjoying a big girls only breakfast with her friend, Maria:

 Then having a great morning at the zoo with more friends (here she is with Adele, her best friend):

 The wagon was the popular form of transportation; here is Emma with Sarah, Adele and Olivia, all crowded in:

 Enjoying a birthday train ride with Adele and Olivia:

 And a birthday pony ride:

What a great day!

Happy birthday Part I (the party)

Emma had her birthday party this morning at the science museum.  It was tons of fun.

Here are the balloons Emma picked (the princess one has her name on it):

 Her pretty princess cake:

 Here she is posing with her name on the board at the museum:

Playing with Sarah on the marble run before the party started:

 Listening to the dinosaur story with all of her friends:

 Digging for fossils:

 Even Sarah loved digging for fossils:

 Showing off her fossil (she even got to keep it):

 Enjoying pizza lunch with her friends:

 Sarah really loved the cake:

Duck walk

Sarah has discovered the fun of walking the toy duck:

Singing and dancing

Sarah is multi-talented.  She sings:

And dances:

New Bathroom

As part of Emma's birthday present from Mimi and Papa, she got to pick new decorations for the girls' bathroom.  Here it is:

Shower curtain:

 Sink mat:

 Toothbrush holder:

 And towels:

Fun at Mimi & Papa's

Daddy had to travel for work, so Emma, Sarah and Mommy spent some time with Mimi and Papa.  Here are a few picture of our time there:

Playing Checkers at Cracker Barrel:

 Learning hopscotch, under Mimi's watchful eye:

 Enjoying some frozen yogurt:

 Sarah lazing in the baby rockers at Cracker Barrel:

 And having fun at the park:

Thanks for having us Mimi & Papa.