fun times

We went to Disney on Ice with the girls' friend Sylvia and her mom on March 2nd. We had a fun "girls day" and went out for pizza downtown before the show. The three girls sat at their own table, and were treated with a bottle of orange soda. They kept "cheers"ing to celebrate. Featured in the show were the characters from Cars, The Little Mermaid, Tinkerbell and Toy Story. The girls were pretty amazed by the special effects, especially how they were able to drive the Cars on ice! It was a fun day.

Violet, Sylvia & Olivia

Cheers!

Ready for Disney on Ice

"Cars"

"The Little Mermaid"

"Tinkerbell"

"Toy Story"

The girls also recently decided to put on their own production of "Cat in the Hat." They found the book on our bookshelf and worked together to recreate the scenes as shown in the book. Daddy was gone on an ice fishing trip the weekend of March 9th, so they practiced all weekend and put on a performance for him once he returned that Sunday. Violet played the parts of Sally's brother and Thing 1, while Olivia played the parts of Sally and the Cat in the Hat. I had to whisper them most of their lines, but they had a lot of fun and did a great job. They even used their imaginations to come up with props and scenes. Here is a photo of their opening scene:

We've also still been pondering our kindergarten decisions. Our name was drawn in the lottery for all day kindergarten at our home public elementary school, which we were happy about. We did not get drawn for either magnet school we wanted, so it looks like they will be going to our home school. We are #8 on the waiting list for one of the magnet schools, Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion, so there is a chance we will still be offered a spot there if eight people turn down their spots. So we will see what happens! It has been quite a process, so we will be relieved when it is finally decided.

The girls have still been participating in swimming lessons. They can now swim the length of the pool on their own, without a flotation device. We are going to finish out this session and then take a break for a little while from swimming. The girls wanted to try something else this spring and summer. They chose to try an ice skating class in April and a golf class in May (Daddy was pretty excited about that one). We left the decision up to them and that is what they decided, so we will see how they like it.

superstars

Olivia & Violet participated in their daycare's production of fairy tale plays today. They made their own props and scenery, picked out their own costumes, and rehearsed for two weeks ahead of time. The kids from the school connected to their daycare also attended the production. Olivia and Violet were very excited!

Olivia was Goldilocks in "Goldilocks & the Three Bears." She was quite a ham and thought she was pretty funny when she said, "This chair is TOO FLUFFY!"

Violet was the Big Bad Wolf in "The Three Little Pigs." Her deep wolf voice was super scary!!

They worked very hard and had a lot of fun performing. You can watch a video of their performances at:

http://youtu.be/0TqEUiRHXno

Enjoy!!

times are changing

Wow, time has been flying by since my last post. We've been very busy with gathering information on schools for Olivia and Violet, as they will be starting kindergarten this fall. My little girls are growing up! We have several school options in our district, but many of them are decided by a lottery drawing. We had kindergarten registration night at our area elementary school last week, where we registered the girls in the public school system. They came with us and had fun riding on a school bus, visiting the library, and meeting the kindergarten teachers. We are waiting for the results of the lottery before deciding for sure where they will go, but it makes me a little sad to think about them starting school.

We also will need to decide where they will spend the summer. They graduate from their current daycare on May 31st. They could still stay there for the summer, but I think they will be ready for a change. There are several summer programs in the area that would allow them to go on a lot of field trips and participate in a lot of fun activities. This would be a good time to change them to a more active summer schedule, to help them prepare for starting school in the fall.

So we have some pretty big changes coming for Olivia & Violet!!

We've also had some fun times recently. The girls had a blast celebrating Valentine's Day. They had a party with their friends at daycare, and the their favorite stuffed animals surprised them with a scavenger hunt when we got home. They had fun following the clues to find the surprise at the end!! After they were done, they decided to make a scavenger hunt for Daddy also. Their clues were a little generic ("You look behind it") but Daddy managed to get through it with a few hints. :)

Valentine's Day fun!

A surprise scavenger hunt organized by the girls' Uglydolls

Since my last post, we have also gone bowling, attended the play "Pinocchio" at the Children's Theatre, celebrated Chelsey's birthday party, helped my sister Rhonda and her family move, and attended a bridal shower for my cousin. The girls are also still in weekly swimming lessons, which they love!!

Olivia and Violet have been very much into building Lego's lately. They got a few Lego Friends sets for Christmas and have had a blast putting them together and playing with them. They are also starting to read a little bit, and love to ask us how to spell things. Signs they will be ready for school I guess! Times are changing!!