What Does A Grandpa Frog Say?

Izzy came up with this joke on the way home from the zoo the other day. I think it is pretty funny! My dad (Grandpa) thought it was very "astute." True, true!

Parkland Fire Hall

Chloe's playschool group got to go to the fire hall! It was very fun and interesting. Did you know you should keep your fire extinguisher near an exit? That way you will be close to a way out should you ever need to use one. The fireman asked the kids, "Who here knows how to use a fire extinguisher?" They were all silent because none of them knew, and then Chloe pointed at him and said, "You do!"

They each got a turn to go up and sit in the drivers' seat. When Chloe got up there, she looked through her fingers and said to everyone, "You guys are all tiny!" She was that high up! I actually got a picture of her doing that on camera! Completely unintentional! The iPhone camera takes a while to snap a picture, and it caught her at the right moment.

Spring? I hope so!

We are loving the end of winter and the coming of the warmer weather. Life in general just seems easier with warm weather. We love the longer, lighter days. It is nice to watch the girls go outside and play.

Lily lost her first upper top tooth, right in the front! It really changes her look and smile. Her look will continue to change as her adult teeth come in. She will start to look much older, more like a teen or at least a pre-teen. It is so bittersweet! It is fun to watch my children grow!

End of Basketball

The girls basketball ended in March. It was fun for them! Here they are with their entire team, The Bulls E. They are excited to go to a camp in the summer.

They were excited to get their own trophies. There was an extra one, and so Chloe got to have it! She was happy about that.

Here is a video of Izzy getting her trophy:




And here is the video of Lily:

Happy Valentine's Day!!!!

We had fun turning these...

...into these!

I saw them last year on another blog and loved them! The girls loved how they turned out and kept saying, "It really looks like I'm holding the sucker!" Izzy and Lily had fun decorating their own on Picnik.com. Lily ended up with two different cards; they were so fun to make. We sent them to grandparents and some cousins, and of course, friends at school! Happy Valentine's Day!!!!!

A few detailed notes about 5 year old Chloe:

-She calls all missionaries, or really any man wearing a suit and tie a "prophet." Once we were riding in the car somewhere and she said, "I saw a picture of a prophet mom!" I looked and it was a picture of a realtor on a bus bench. He was wearing a suit.

-She is quick to notice if a person on TV or on an ad at the store is dressed immodestly. She'll say, "That person is immodest, she shouldn't wear that." We are happy she knows that, but we also taught her it isn't nice to say that to other people. We don't want her offending anyone!

-She likes to get scalp massages or head rubs. They help her fall asleep. I love them too!

-She loves to not only catch the ladybugs but build little homes for them out of grass and sticks.

-She said she wants to be a vet when she grows up because, "then you get to have lots of pets!" She loves animals and hopes to one day have a baby parrot. I told her the baby parrot wouldn't always be a baby, it would grow up one day, and she said, "Then I'll just get another baby parrot!"

We love having Chloe for our daughter! She is a real blessing to have in our home and in our lives. We love her very much!

Here she is (sleeping on the floor in her room) with her birthday balloon and stuffed animal. Silly Chloe likes the floor, where it is closer to the heating vent.

She was happy to wake up to the balloon! Olivia was happy too.

It was Playschool today, and it was our turn to bring the snack. So I made these fun ice cream cone cupcakes to take to share. They are just cupcakes inside the cone! Chloe picked out the green icing and green sprinkles. She loves green!

And this is how I transported them. I just cut out circles in a foil pan and turned it upside down. Easy peasy!

We also made these fun butterfly bag snacks too. The clothespin is the "body" of the butterfly, and pipe cleaners are the antennae. Chloe and Olivia had fun coloring them with me.

Half the baggie was Goldfish crackers and the other half were cucumbers and carrots!