Since Getting Back...

We've enjoyed some playdoh mornings...


some sunny "bubble" weather....


and Allison has started learning to mow the lawn!

May Update

We enjoyed a really fun trip to Grand Forks this month! We drove (two days there and two back), which seemed a bit monumental for us, but the girls did amazingly well! They are both veteran road trippers now. :) We really enjoyed visiting family, going to an indoor water park, visiting a model train museum, touring an old missile silo control center and watching our newest nephew be dedicated in church.

While there, we celebrated Abby's third birthday! As per her request, she had a Toy Story cake and a few presents. :)

Allison gets a haircut!

As we gear up for Summer sunshine, we decided Allison could use a haircut! Here's the before...

and here's the after!

She really likes it!

Catch-up

It's been a while, but here are some picture from the last month!

Abby finally taking a nap (she's been fighting them lately!). :) I just loved the pose.

Allison painting a wood clock that she got for her birthday. She had so much fun doing this project!

Abby was really excited to finally ride her bike again, now that it's Spring!

Abby loves to build towers!

The girls made a fun art project by melting crayons.

Abby paints with water, while...

Allison works on her Bible lesson. She's been learning about responsibility!

My morning sickness has finally abated and I've been feeling much better. I am so thankful that it only lasted about four weeks, as I am usually sick for twice as long! Chris has been working a lot lately, but is not feeling overly burdened. The girls start swim lessons in a couple of weeks and are really looking forward to getting in some water play again!

School and Valentine's Day

We had a very pleasant Valentine's weekend!

We started out with the girls opening the cards and gifts. (Last year, I found really cute little heart bags and started the tradition of filling them with just a few things for the girls - very fun!)

Both girls got new swim suites as we're hoping to start going to the pool again soon.

On Saturday, we shared the baby news with Chris' parents and then we told my parents on Sunday. For both families, we used these super cute shirts that I got for the girls.

The lady who makes the tees (they are custom made) surprised me by also slipping in this adorable little onesie for our baby!


Allison conducted a couple of experiments recently for school.

For the first, we made cabbage water by adding boiling water to chopped red cabbage. We let it sit for half an hour and then strained out the cabbage. Purple water is what remained!

I had Allison taste a handful of items and log whether they were sweet or sour. Then we added a little bit of each item to the water and recorded the results.

The items with acid in them turned the water pink and the non-acidic items left the water purple (in the case of the yogurt, creamy purple :).


The second experiment consisted of Allison placing a dirty penny in a cup of cola. The next day, she removed the penny only to find it clean and shiny!


They were fun experiments for Allison (even Abby enjoyed watching!), but it made me think twice about soda acid - whew! :) I hope you all enjoyed your Valentine weekend as much as we did ours. God bless!

It's Official!

Chris and I are expecting our third child! Our baby is due toward the end of October (around the 20th). The girls are thrilled and insist on patting my belly every evening before bed and saying good night. :)

Fun Times

Allison had a cold last week, so we stayed home most days. Saturday, we were all well so we finally got out of the house! On our way to The Dalles, the girls and I visit a local farm (you just drive into their property and back to the Hwy). This farm is unique in that they are home to...

Camels, giraffes, zebras....

buffalo and antelope!

Yesterday, we celebrated Chris' birthday. We enjoyed a nice dinner and some yummy lemon pie - yum!

To top off the evening, Chris and the girls played Mousetrap.





This afternoon, Allison's friend Adoree came over after co-op and the girls made valentines.

That's what we're up to this week!