SNOW!!!

We had a great time playing in the snow today. We started getting dressed to head outside as soon as we saw the first snowflakes. We ended up playing outside for several hours. Mary Kaitlyn walked about every inch of our backyard. I think she liked making footprints in the snow(aka mud). Madelyn enjoyed creating pictures in the snow. Of coarse, making snowballs was the biggest hit of the day. Today's snow was great for that. We sat out four bowls to catch snow to make snow ice-cream. It was wonderful as our dessert tonight! We are going to save the rest of our snow for making more later.

Love to all!

Busy Valentine's Weekend

We had a fun and busy weekend this past Valentine's weekend. On Saturday, we had a Valentine's party. We had a great time with friends making crafts, playing games, and eating snacks. After the party, Mary Kaitlyn had a special dance rehearsal for a part that she has in an upcoming ballet show. We then had a surprise visit with Jimmy's sister and her family. They were traveling through town on their way back home and stopped to meet us for dinner. They were even able to come by the house for a short time to visit and let our children play together. We miss seeing them more. On Sunday, the girls went to a local nursing home to dance and pass out Valentines. This was sponsored through their dance organization.

Mary Kaitlyn and Madelyn at the Valentine Party
Mary Kaitlyn showing off one of her crafts.

Madelyn making another Valentine.



Mary Kaitlyn and Madelyn

Mary Kaitlyn and Brandon at dinner. They were SO good and Mary Kaitlyn was so excited to see that she would get to sit by him.

Madelyn and Haley are good friends and good cousins!

Mary Kaitlyn shows off her dance moves for the residents.

Madelyn never misses a beat.

Mary Kaitlyn and Madelyn at the nursing home.

Madelyn and Mary Kaitlyn passing out their Valentines to the residents.

A few more pictures from the zoo

Mary Kaitlyn was looking at the pictures on our blog this morning after she woke up. She informed me that I didn't post any pictures of the pandas. So...here they are.

Madelyn and Mary Kaitlyn
Mary Kaitlyn

One panda bear was in the inside den.


And the other panda bear was in the outside play area.

A great day to be at the zoo!

We took advantage of the wonderful weather today, and we all went to the zoo. This is definitely one of the girls favorite places to go. I think lots of other people had the same idea by the look of all the cars in the parking lot when we arrived.Madelyn pulling Mary Kaitlyn into the zoo.

Mary Kaitlyn uses her binoculars (that she insisted on bringing) to look at some of the big cats.

Madelyn is in charge of reading the map and telling us where to go next.

Madelyn enjoys an ice-cream treat.

Mary Kaitlyn enjoying her snack.

As you can see by the next few photos, the polar bears were very active and playful today.

Mary Kaitlyn pulling Madelyn out of the zoo.