Coloring Eggs

An Easter classic- coloring eggs.  The girls had fun with this project.  I let them just dip and dip and dip, so most of their eggs looked similar (all a mixture of all of the colors). Then, they helped me peel them 2 days later to make deviled eggs for Easter dinner.  Yummy!! 

Egg Hunt

We met up with friends a few days before Easter and had an Easter Egg hunt.  Everyone had a blast!  The 1 year old in the group found one egg and focused on it the whole time.  The 3 year old of the group found a total of 6 eggs, but she had to stop at each egg, open it, eat what was inside, and then proceed to looking for more eggs. 

My two girls and the 9 year old, were pros at the hunts.  They went in serious pursuit of many eggs.  They saved the egg opening until we got back inside.  Then, the party was on!!  Lots of chocolate and jelly beans! 

Great Easter

Jaden sleepy- she didn't even notice that the Easter Bunny had left gifts at her feet overnight!

Morgan is just waking up and noticing she has some gifts, too- still sleepy.

The Easter Bunny brought the girls practical things this year (well, most of them were practical).  Thank goodness! 

Jaden Turns 6 yeas old!!

Jaden turned 6 on August 5th, 2010. We had fun all day long. Grandma Leslie came by with cake and gifts, and LeCount and I gave Jaden and Morgan a bunch of things. Jaden's gifts from us were fun homeschool things and plenty of crafts and other items so they will always have something fun to do. Grandma Leslie brought clothes for both girls and play food for their kitchen. After celebrating all day long, LeCount and I sat down with Jaden with yet another surprise. We asked her what she would like to eat. She said macaroni and cheese, so we went to Olive Garden. Jaden was on the verge of tears when the staff brought her a cake and sang to her (I was actually crying)! She said it was the best day of her life! I am glad she feels that way because we are so blessed to have her as our daughter!

Mother's Day Work

You won't hear from me for awhile. I found a seasonal job that will be taking up about 11 hours every day. When Grandma Leslie can watch the girls, I will just be concentrating on the job. However, on the days she can't help, I will have to do the work plus keep the girls happy. The only thing that keeps me going is that it is only for 1 month or so, and we need the money. It will be a hard month, but it will be worth it when the paycheck comes. It is customer service for Mother's Day flowers orders. I will blog again when the free time is there. Happy Mother's Day every one!

Butterflies and Spiders

making spiders out of pipe cleaners

making butterflies

There were a lot of fun things to do at the Earth Fest we went to. The girls got to make spiders, and even brought home an information sheet to put with their homeschool work after they learn more about spiders. They, also, picked out seeds of things they want to plant in our garden and yard. Lots of fun!

Campsite Courtesy of BSofA

While at the EarthFest, we checked out a mock campsite put together by a local boy scout troop. The campsite was set up to show what you should NOT do when camping. The girls didn't care about that- They just wanted to play in the tent!!! This did not stop the boy scout, he continued to give his speech without his audience!

Once in a Lifetime Experience

notice the bags of mulch they are sitting on above

We have been on several hay rides over the years. At this years Earth Fest, we had the opportunity of a once in a lifetime experience- it was called a hay ride, but it was actually a mulch ride! It took us from the main road to the kayaking experience.

Digging in the Earth

We went to a festival celebrating the Earth. They had this huge pile of dirt for the kids to dig in. Inside the dirt were many colorful rocks for them to find. They got to take home all of the treasures they found. Jaden and Morgan wanted to do this all day! What's more exciting then digging?

Kayaking

Jaden and Morgan went kayaking!! It's pretty wild because each one of them has their own fears (Morgan of animals and Jaden of some playgroud equiptment), but they had no fear of the kayak! They had a blast!