Awards!

I am a little behind on the blog lately, but wanted to share pics of the girls receiving school awards at the end of November and earlier in December.  We are very proud of them!

Little M was Tiger of the Month at CLP at the end of November.  We are so proud of her behavior in school and all that she is learning and doing at school in first grade this year!

Big M maintained all A's again (for the 4th trimester in a row).  We are very proud of her achievement and know that she takes great care in getting her work done, studying, and setting an example for others.   

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.  

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

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!

Max

It was a sad day in our house today.  We had to say goodbye to our puggle, Max.  He joined us as a puppy when Big M was only 1 1/2 years old.  Big M and Max were buddies so it has been especially hard on her.  He was a crazy puppy and we'll never forget the gas lines he chewed through or the rose bushes he ate. Unfortunately, he had not been 100% well for the last 2-3 months and it has been hard to watch his health decline.  Here's a few pics for M&M to look back at someday...

Saying goodbye to Max

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

 

Halloween 2014

Halloween was a little chilly this year, but the girls had a ton of fun being Laura Ingalls Wilder and a pink butterfly.  The cold weather didn't stop them from trick-or-treating.  They came home with lots and lots of candy! 

Dance Recital 2014

It's so hard to believe another year of school and dance has  come to an end.  We really enjoyed watching the girls dance again with Miss Kristy's Studio.  Little M tap danced to "Party in the U.S.A."  Big M performed a jazz dance to "Rock This Party".  Both of M&M's dances were excellent and their classes performed so well.

Here's the annual pic we take of the girls and I before recital.  I just found out at Mother's Day that taking this picture together is one of  Big M's favorite things...so glad we take the time for it.  Hope we always do. 

Easter

 We had lots of fun this Easter...dyeing eggs, hunting our real eggs, dinner with friends, and of course finding candy-filled eggs.  M&M love Spring!!

 

 We loved that we were able to dye the eggs so brightly...brightest we've had so far!

 

 Looking so pretty in the Easter dresses Mamaw made.

 

  

 

 

Lots of candy-filled eggs for everyone!