Happy 7th Birthday, Little M!!

We celebrated Little M's 7th Birthday a little early this year so we could have a fun party over fall break.  Little M originally wanted a sleepover, but a sleepover just wasn't something some of her friends were up for!  So, we had a pajama and pancake themed party.  The girls decorated flip flops with fabric, and then had their finger and toe nails painted at the nail shop.  They had time to play with their American Girl Dolls too.  It was then time for pjs and lots of pancakes along with cookie cake and ice cream.  The evening ended with movie time on the sleeping bags they brought with them.  It was a fun day/evening with Little M's friends!  

Pumpkin Town

We had a fun visit to PumpkinTown earlier in the month.  M&M loved spending time with their friends but also had fun with all of the activities at Pumpkin Town.  

Summer is over!

It is unbelievable that summer is coming to an end and school starting tomorrow.  The girls have had a lot of fun with friends this summer...visits to the aquarium, the Tulsa Children's Museum/Discovery Lab, lots of swimming, Tulsa Drillers baseball games, visits to Gilcrease Museum, and many visits to the library and book store, and a week long visit to Mamaw and Papaw's house in Louisiana. They also attend ikamp and musical theatre camps! Summer 2015 has been a lot of fun and we wouldn't have had it any other way. While M&M look forward to school starting, it is sad that summer is over and our girls are getting older!

Fun with friends at the Oklahoma Aquarium in Jenks

Little M being goofy and crazy with a friend in the tunnels at the aquarium

Receiving their awards for reaching the library's reading goal

Swimming with friends

More swimming with friends

Fun at a Tulsa Drillers baseball game

Family Fun Day at Gilcrease Museum

 Meeting in Shreveport to pick up M&M from their visit to Mamaw and Papaw's.

Mary Poppins Musical Theatre Camp

M&M attended another musical theatre camp this summer.  The theme this week was Mary Poppins.  They had a blast and it was so fun because a good friend went to camp too.  We loved seeing Big M sing "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious".  She was so animated and you could really see that she was having fun.  Little M and her friend sang "Jolly Holiday". She was animated and having fun on stage too. Definitely a fun camp for the M&M girls! 

After the Mary Poppins Performance

A pic with fun friends!

Big M's Sewing

Big M has found that she likes sewing.  She started learning last summer while visiting Mamaw and Papaw.  This summer we decided that it would be fun to sew some birthday gifts for friends.  The simplest thing she has learned to sew at this point is a pillowcase.  And, she does an awesome job at it! We have been finding out what her friends' bedding looks like and then trying to make the pillowcase to coordinate with it. She has also used scrap fabrics to make book marks, and Big M has learned that Mamaw's and my sewing machine have some really neat stitches.  So proud of her and her creativity.  I really cannot wait to see what she sews next!

Concentrating on sewing up a pillowcase for her friend Avery.

All finished!

July 4th

We started our hot and steamy Independence Day with a bike ride in our neighborhood July 4 parade.  We decorated M&M's bikes with flags, patriotic flowers made from cupcake liners, and crepe paper streamers.  They had a lot of fun. After the parade, we joined our neighbors for fun on our street.  The street was blocked off so the kids could have fun on the inflatable water slide, the small pool, and on their bikes/scooters.  The "big adult kids"  had fun too!  There was lots of yummy food to eat and fireworks to watch during the whole weekend.  I think it was a memorable day for all!

Getting read for the parade

 July 4 Marshmallow Pops

The Big Water Slide

Fun on our Street

Sunset Bible Camp

Big M attended her first overnight church camp last week.  It was the first time she has gone away from home for camp that included sleeping away from home.  Luckily,  Charley attended as a counselor this time, so it made me feel better about her being away from home even if it was for only 2 nights.  Big M had a wonderful time and she loved sharing her experiences canoeing, zip lining, swimming, sleeping on the top bunk in addition to singing and worshiping.  We are so glad she had a fun time with church friends and learning more about being a Christian. 

 They are ready to load up and go!

 Paddling the canoe with Sophie and Ms. Melissa

 The Northside Christian Church Group

 Big M and her Dad (Charley)

At Worship 

Big M's Ziplining video

Frozen Musical Theatre Camp

M&M had a great time at Frozen Musical Theatre Camp this week!  They practiced each day learning their lines, singing their songs, and practicing the dances.  Little M's group sang "For The First Time In Forever" and Big M's group sang "Love Is An Open Door". It was fun to watch their performance tonight...they both did such a great job.  Next up in July...Mary Poppins Camp!

Summer Fun!

It's been a hot week and what else could we do but go swimming?  This photo from our visit on Wednesday was just too cute not to share.  M&M had a blast with their sweet friends floating on this donut float.  What a fun day...looking forward to many more!

Dance Recital 2015--Burnin' Up

I am so proud of M&M.  They did an awesome job in their dance recital earlier this month.  Little M's jazz dance to "Jail House Rock" was just too cute. Big M danced gracefully to a combination of classical pieces titled Tahiti Trot.  They have worked hard and it showed. We were able to watch lots of awesome dancers in the recital. This was probably M&M's best recital so far and we loved every minute of it. 

The Tooth Fairy Visited Twice This Week!

Little M lost two teeth in a four day time period this week!  She let her daddy pull one right after school Monday and had another one loose and ready to pull by Thursday morning.  Little M really wanted to lose one at school so she could get the prized tooth treasure chest. It all worked out...she pulled one out Thursday morning at school just before leaving on the school field trip to the zoo.  

Big smiles after getting that tooth out!

Yay!  She just pulled another tooth at school!

The precious tooth treasure box she got at school.  She was a happy camper!

Easter 2015

Easter Day was a little dreary this year, but that sure didn't stop M&M from hunting eggs.  After church, our friends joined us for another egg hunt and a wonderful Easter dinner.  It was a great day!

Dyeing Our Eggs on Easter Eve

 Beautiful Colored Eggs and sweet M&M

 

Home From Church and Ready to Hunt Eggs

 

 

 

Ready to Hunt More Eggs with the Feron Boys and Berry Girls