Keira turned 5!

Our littlest girl is all grown up. Well, as much as you can be for 5. She got lots of presents which she tore open with glee. She just wanted to play with all her new toys for the day. We even got rid of her sister for awhile (a friend has the same bday as Keira invited her to get rock star make overs), but she just wanted to dress up in her cheerleader uniform, play with her toys and Leapster games. We went out to ice cream to celebrate and she picked a truly unique combo of toppings for her Chocolate Vanilla swirl. Rainbow sprinkles, chocolate sprinkles, whip cream, M&M's, Nerds, Fruit Loops and Candy Corn. If that doesn't say Happy Birthday! what does?

Would you rather...

I went to the library today and picked up books for the girls. Cassidy was not too happy with her selection since I got her The Weather Fairy #7 book, and she has #1-4. "What do you think, Mom? That I want to read them out of order?" *sigh* How insensitive of me. Keira was more pleased with her selection. Would you rather... It gives a lot of crazy options. My favorite was "Would you rather be... Crushed by a Snake, swallowed by a fish, eaten by a crocodile, or sat on by a rhinoceros?" And Keira replied, "No thanks. I don't want any of those." She's a smart girl.

Little Luau Girl

(June 12, 2008) Keira did a lovely song and hula inspired dance for her end of year party. She enjoyed her year at the school, but like her big sis she's off to a new school in the fall. They had a wonderful chocolate fountain, which the kids loved. Keira got to say good-bye to her friends and her teacher. Now it's time to enjoy the summer!

Last day of Kindergarten

(June 5, 2008) Kindergarten is OVER!! There was a great party at the park. Here's Cassidy and her best bud, Ava at the water balloon toss. I think Cassidy and her partner were the only two actually trying NOT to break the balloon. It was a bitter sweet day. The kids did a song about saying goodbye, which really got me since Cassidy is starting a new school in the fall. Ava will also be moving on to a different school. Seems the school system does not know what to do with intelligent kids. She made some good friends and so did I. Overall I think it was a good experience... for both of us.

A nice easy hike

We visited Oma at Lake Tahoe last weekend. We decided to go for a hike, something nice and gentle, so the girls would remain in okay spirits. It was crowded and it took us quite awhile to find a parking spot and then we headed on to quote my Mom "an easy hike". Notice the steps. This was after the first switchback that looked almost the same. We made it up to a waterfall and the girls even got to slush in some left over snow. It was a beautiful hike, but I'm not sure it qualifies as easy.

Self stylist

Keira has a little red haired girl in her preschool class. She has bangs. Keira did not. Until right before this picture. It was quite in the house, which is usually the first sign that something is going on. Jeremy went into the bathroom to find her with a pair of scissors and some hair in her hand. He thought is was just that little bit of hair until he saw the trash can. We thought we were going to have to take her to get it 'fixed' until we brushed it out. And realized, she gave herself a decent hair cut.

New Cat in Town

Jeremy's parents came out to visit the week before Easter. We did tons of stuff, most importantly 3 Easter Egg hunts. The girls were very happy and full of chocolate. Jeremy and his Dad had some male bonding time working on the shed/office. Nothing like manual labor and wiring to bond. The day before Easter I went to pick up my new cat. Shortly after Mischief died I wanted another cat. Lots of things came up to delay it and well, finally I got him. His name is Chester and he had no problem getting used to the house. He sleeps on the girls beds at night and plays with Little One (the resident cat) and swats at Buddy's nose. He likes to snuggle and play and has been the perfect addition.

The BIG move

Here's our new garage. Here's our new garage filled with all of our old things. Minus all the furniture which is packed into our itty bitty house. By the time I took the photo I had already unpacked several large boxes. But you get the idea. Floor to ceiling. Boxes and boxes. It should be fun to figure out what I have. And, yes, a garage sale is in our future.