Sunday, April 13, 2014

Nisqually

We enjoyed a lovely sunny and warm morning at the Nisqually Wildlife Refuge.  My sister in law asked me where I would live if I could live anywhere in the world while we were in AZ.  It was hard to think of somewhere better than the PNW.  And this outing just showed why!  How lovely is this spot only 15 minutes from our front door.






Charlotte is always entertaining on our adventures, taking a moment to climb the railing.


Pouting when I told her she was going the wrong way.




Sometimes attempting group pictures turn into chaos.


Charlotte found every bench and climbed up to walk them.  Her favorite part was jumping down.


She decided to take a rest in the middle of the path.


Addy took some great pics on the path.


This is typical Charlotte:  Going, going and gone.




Snuggles!






Another great Addy picture:






















Sunday, March 30, 2014

Prince True Heart

Addy just completed her second play this weekend.  Her school program did Sleeping Beauty and she played the role of Prince True Heart. For the second time she was cast in the role of a boy.  Both times she did a great job and it was magical to watch her.  The first time it was hard for her to come to terms with being a boy character, but this second time she was all over time. 

She does pretty well with the memorization.  But what is really nice is to see her starting to get more comfortable putting some style into her work.  It doesn't show on stage much yet, too many nerves, but I hope as she grows in her comfort level she will feel strong about sharing it with the world.

I was so proud watching her on the stage.  And hearing her talk for all the rehearsals leading up to the big night, about her friends and working together to make it all happen. 






One thing that is so great about the cast is that many of them are Addy's closest friends.  Look at how sweet they all are!  Rhema did a lovely job on her solo.








And the prince defeated the evil fairy and wakes up his true love.



Bows


And the grand wedding exit.  Addy looks like she is barely holding in the laughs.


The big finale - with the sprinkler and all.




I am extremely proud of the person Addy is . . . she is thoughtful and caring, loyal to her friends and passionate about learning.  She cares about the world and her impact on it.  Prince True Heart was a great role for her.



Sunday, March 16, 2014

Book Time

Here is another quick video of the girls reading together:


Thursday, March 13, 2014

Adorable ABC's

Loving this video from the other night of the girls reading before bed . . .



Monday, March 10, 2014

Its a tough life

I walked by the kids room and caught this picture: 



She is such a character.  After her bath I put her in her jersey and she kept walking around saying "Seahawks" with her fist in the air.  She is the apple of her daddy's eye!

Sunday, March 09, 2014

3rd Annual Pancake and Pajama Party in Pictures


 We started with a yogurt bar this year.  Melody made this adorable grape caterpillars for us!


Then in was time for photos!  These girls are so very cute and sweet.  I love them and their hearts of gold.








And then it was time for lots and lots of pancakes.


Such great friends . . .







We did some beading after breakfast.



And don't think its just the little girls that can have fun!  It was a great morning with the ladies!




We finished up with the brownie batter - a new recipe from here.  This was really, really, really good!


We tried pretzels, graham crackers and animal crackers with it.