It's a Twister!

It was WAY too windy for Emmy & Jolee to go outside and play today, so....they decided to stay inside and create a tornado of their own. Here are pictures of the aftermath (and one of the tornado-makers!).

I read a quote a while ago that said, "Cleaning your house while your kids are little is like shoveling the snow when it's still snowing!". Those are words I live by! :)

No More Training Wheels!

Here's a clip of Jolee riding her bike without training wheels. She got it on her first try!





Here she is decked out in all the "gear"! I wish we had elbow and knee pads when I was a kid!

Feelin' Good!

Last week, all of the 2nd graders at Macey's school performed in a program called, "Feelin' Good!...A Celebration of Health and Well-Being!". It was a great program with a fantastic message about being in charge of your body, making healthy food choices and exercizing. Macey signed up to have a speaking part. All of the kids who spoke had to memorize one or two lines. It was really cute watching them sing and dance...most of the kids, anyway. Macey was so nervous that it looked like her arms were glued to her sides! When it was over Grady said, "Macey, I thought you LIKED to dance" and she said, "Well, not in front of EVERYONE!". She did a great job!

A video clip of Macey saying her line..."And putting forth our best efforts!".

A video of one of Macey's best friends, Evan, and his cool dance moves. He is in the middle right behind the mic stand. Hmmm...where did he get his good dance moves? :)

Mommy is Smart!

This was the dialogue between Jolee and I when I picked her up from school this morning:

Me: "What did you do in school today?"
Jolee: "We did math. My teacher folded a piece of paper in half and on one side was subtraction and on the other side was....ummm..."
Me: "addition?"
Jolee: "ADDITION, YES!! Mommy, how'd you get so smart?!"

Jolee Loves Her Kitty

Jolee loves Max to pieces. She likes to carry him around (even though he weighs almost 1/2 of what she does!). You'd think that Max would become annoyed and want to avoid her, but they truly are buddies. At night, if Max isn't downstairs sleeping, he chooses to jump in bed with Jolee and snuggle with her. They are two peas in a pod... Poor Maxwell! Looking at a bird outside.

Gaschler Scores TWO!!!

Tonight was the last basketball game of the season. Macey learned a lot this season but seemed to struggle a bit at first. She hadn't gotten any fouls or scored any points. But tonight, EVERYTHING came together! Not only did she play aggressive defense (4 fouls...that's my girl!), but she snagged an offensive rebound and put it up for two! It bounced on the rim and went in!! I flew out of the bleachers and everything on my lap (jackets, purse) fell to the floor....Grady volunteered to keep score and he flew out of his chair, too! In fact, he was so excited that he wasn't paying attention to the clock and the girls played at least 2 minutes without the clock running! What a great way to end the season! Great job, Macey!! We are so proud of you for playing so hard! And yes, we WON the game!

Bunny Ears!

The original purpose for this posting was to show Emmy on her bed with the rails taken down. We removed them a couple of weeks ago and so far she hasn't fallen out (knock on wood)! While I was taking her picture, she was pulling on her piggy tails and calling them her "bunny ears". I think she looks like a "mini teenager" in the first picture.

My little Snuggle Bug