Happy Easter

We had a fun Easter weekend. Uncle Trevor & Aunt Renate came to visit us and so did the Easter Bunny!

Claire had fun trying out her new Wizard Magic Science kit and making things fuzz and foam.

After properly decorating her wizard hat of course.

We ate candy, more candy and then some marshmallow treats as well.

Mmmmm...sugar!

When the rain finally broke we went outside. Renate made us these awesome dandelion crowns.

Now we really look like princesses.

We also learned how to make fancy decorated Easter Eggs.

And of course we dyed eggs. It was lots of fun. Happy Easter!

Adventureland

Claire has been asking to visit the Adventureland Exhibit at the science museum for a while now. I figured it was a little old for her so I at least wanted two parents there in case I wasn't smart enough to solve the clues alone. Good thing - it did take two of us :-)
We decided the day after her birthday was a great time to visit.

It was like an Indiana Jones type atmosphere. You had to find your way through a maze first to find clues then enter them to make a statute sing.

Sarah was easily distracted finding fossils.

After Mom & Claire braved the lasers, Dad and Sarah braved the secret doors we found our clues.

We found the answer to level 1. However we were all too tired to attempt level 2.
We all had a great time - mission accomplished.

Juice!

Last week Mom found a great deal and bought Dad a juicer. He has wanted one for a while and we figured it would be a good way to drink healthy when he doesn't feel like eating. Also a good way for mom to use some of her garden veggies.

First up, grapefruit juice. Yum! It tasted soooo much better than the stuff from the store.

Claire is not so sure about grapefruit juice.

Second attempt: carrot juice. We loved it - very smooth. The girls gave it a so/so rating. It came in very handy this morning when I made carrot / orange muffins for lunch.

Attempt 3: We have a winner. Fresh apple juice! What a shocker.

Happy Birthday Claire!!

Hard to believe but Claire turns 6 this week. We had a birthday sleepover / celebration this weekend with the two April birthday girls. Claire wanted a fireworks birthday cake thanks to Katy Perry.

We had a nice little fire last night and roasted marshmallows.

Yum-O!

Today the girls put on their finest dresses, in pink of course and we headed to Sweet & Sassy for makeovers.

We got our hair done with sparkle spray, our nails done and some makeup!

Looking beautiful girls!

Then we made our own lip gloss. Surprise we all picked pink with sparkles!

Ready for the catwalk!

Sweet & Sassy!

Happy Birthday Claire!

Catching Up

Sorry we haven't been posting much lately, been a little busy taking care of life's curve balls. We wanted to share some pictures and bring you up to date.

Mom recently brought out the crochet hooks again. Inspired by the cute hats given to us at Children's Hospital she decided to make us some. We both picked our own yarn and patterns.

Sarah likes to play computer with all her pets watching - hamsters and cats.

Claire's popcorn hat.
Of course she had to pick the brightest, most colorful yarn in the whole store!

Sarah wears her hat everywhere - making it the fashion accessory of the season.

Mom also made this cool pillow for Claire's new reading nook.
Next up a pillow for Sarah.

I Got My Ears Pierced

Mom had asked me when I turned 4 last month if I wanted to get my ears pierced, but I wasn't quite ready.

Today, I announced out of the blue that I was ready and wanted to go - right now.

I choose my birthstone, blue topaz as my first earrings.

I was only a little worried. I held Mom's hand and gave the bear a squeeze.

No problem at all! I am a super brave princess.

And a little pinch....

Ta-Da!!! I have my ears pierced.

Disney On Ice

Don't bite the apple!

Last night we were lucky enough to attend Disney On Ice - Princess Classics. Mom wasn't going to buy tickets, but since our friends Ken & Andrea gave us tickets we were in! Thank you! Dad got to relax and get a few hours of peace and quiet at home.

We got to see 7 of our favorite Disney Princess characters, dwarves, dragons, fairies, an elephant and Tinkerbell!

The Genie was very funny!

Sarah was thrilled when Minnie and Mickey made a special arrival.

Of course we did our best to enjoy the treats. Cotton candy and popcorn!!

Mmmmm...sugar!

Cinderella's carriage glowed in the dark!

Sarah took our picture.

And Claire took our picture.

We had a great time at Disney on Ice! Despite Mom's hope that kids would sleep in this morning, Sarah awoke and was dressed as a Princess at 7am this morning. Could be a while before we get her back into normal clothes.