Spring Parade!!

Today Little M and I watched Big M in the Spring Parade held at her preschool, The Learning Center at Battle Creek (TLC). It was fun watching the kids wearing or holding their spring decorations.

Big M (wearing the pink sunglasses and purple shorts) walking in the parade followed by her favorite boy friend at school.

Each class had their own spring attire or item to hold in the parade. It was so neat!!

Gymnastics with Little M

For the last two Thursdays, Little M has been participating in a free Mommy and Me gymnastics class at a local church. She loves it! And, being the forgetful Mom that I can be, I kept forgetting to get some photos while we were there. The class is fun for the kids and a great way for me to meet some new Moms and get out of the house. The church, which offers Almighty Gymnastics, also has classes for older kids and offers a positive, God-centered atmosphere. I also love that they have 20-25 minutes of "free play" time followed by 5-10 minutes of organized activity, including a short lesson by the instructor on how to do a somersault, etc. Little M loves the class, which has really helped to get some of her energy out. If we let her, she would just do somersault after somersault. She also tried a handstand today! Here are a few photos, which aren't the best, since she was constantly moving:Rocking on the half-circle with Ms. Patty


Doing a backwards somersault with
Ms. Patty's help

HaPPy EAsTeR!!

Happy Easter! It's so great to hear Big M saying " Jesus is alive!! He is risen!!" She's been telling us about how Jesus rose 3 days after he died and has been sharing the excitement of Easter with us. Of course, she's patiently waited on the Easter bunny too....but we think she is starting to understand the real reason we celebrate Easter. :)

It was fun getting the girls dressed up in their new dresses. Little M seemed so proud of her dress--full skirt and all. We had a great day, which started off with a good Easter service at the church we just joined. Then we headed home to find that the Easter Bunny had delivered some goodies in the girls' baskets and hid their dyed eggs. They just couldn't figure out how he had done it!

We headed to Charley's Aunt Mary's and Uncle Ken's for a great Easter meal, which included another egg hunt and lots of fun visiting with family. It was a great day and so fun for us and the girls. Little M took a liking to Uncle Jerry, who helped her and Big M meet Baby the horse at Mary and Ken's. Too bad we didn't get some photos of all of them together! Big M loved the Monkey Bars that Uncle Ken had made when Charley and his cousins were younger. We left for home with two tired girls and even more candy....something I need to keep myself out of! Thanks for a great Easter day!

The Last Day of Winter at the OK Aquarium

During Mamaw, Papaw, and Aunt Natalie's stay with us over Spring Break, we visited the Oklahoma Aquarium in Jenks. It is such a nice aquarium. The girls loved seeing all of the water critters, and we saw some amazing things in our short visit. The aquarium was a very busy place due to Spring Break, but we are happy we found another activity nearby us in the Tulsa area.

We're so glad that we were able to get out and do something....we're supposed to have 4-8 inches of snow today---the first day of Spring 2010!!

A Visit to the Tulsa Zoo

We visited the Tulsa Zoo today---it was Big M's second visit and Little M's first visit. It was a fun morning with some Mom's and kid's from a nearby church we've met. We would have wished for warmer weather, as we were not prepared for such a cool wind, but we tried to make the most of it. We were able to see the giraffe and elephants before leaving as per Big M's request. The girls also enjoyed the petting zoo, which got Little M really excited. We hope to visit more often, especially when the weather's warmer!

No more sugar bugs!

I'm so proud of Big M!! She went to the dentist yesterday and had one of her sugar bugs washed off (cavity filled) and she did awesome. I was probably more nervous than she was, especially knowing this appointment would be different than her others and remembering that she was extremely nervous at her first dental cleaning. She's grown up and was a great little patient yesterday! She has the cutest little souvenir from the dentist's treasure chest---red, heart-shaped sunglasses.

She Eats Everything!

OK, so I have been telling people this story, which I can't hardly tell because I'm laughing so hard, and realized I should post it on here so we "don't forget".

Little M literally eats everything. I took the girls to Ulta last Wed. because I needed to get a couple of things. Since it was supposed to be such a quick trip in and out of there, I didn't bother with a stroller. I immediately find my items and approach the cashier. Little M, who I believe is following me, has detoured and has decided to take a bite out of a sample lipstick. What a mess! Once I've gotten that situation under control, so I think, I attempt to check out and Little M has found the brightest neon pink powder blush/eyeshadow (I'm not really even sure what it was!) and she's taking a big bite out of it and blowing out puffs of pink powder since it's not too edible. I get that away from her and finish paying. I then attempt to get the girls to the bathroom so I can get Little M cleaned up some more and guess what she finds along the way? Someone has left a piece of breaded chicken on a shelf, and of course, she found it! She's chewing on it--I'm sure it had been there for a while since it was rather hard and cold once I got it out of her little hands. Needless to say we were very close to the bathroom, where I cleaned her up and then carried her out of that store before she could eat anything else.
I guess that's what happens when I don't use the stroller and have my hands full. I need to have a better plan next time! Hopefully, she won't be eating everything in sight for long. :)