Powder Valley

The new house backs up to a State Park - Powder Valley. (This is where all the deer come up from into our yard at night...) They have some great hiking trails, a really cool nature center; its a fun trip. We took the girls last weekend for a walk. A few cute pictures from the morning...

Help Me Please...Chaney!

I was in the kitchen making my coffee the other morning when I hear Keaton..."Help me please mama". Don't be alarmed, nothing was wrong, in fact, I had heard "help me please mama" about 50 times that morning already. (Okay, probably just seemed like 50 times) "Help me please mama", said in this tone by Keaton means I can't reach something or I want you to, for the umpteenth time today, wind up the baby chick, etc... So what made this "help me please mama" so special? Clearly a little peeved about my unwillingness to drop everything and come running it was followed by a "help me please Chaney". AHHHHHHH!! (clouds part, sun shines, etc...) Yes!!!!!

Mother's Day

A great Mothers Day! We started this morning at the Art Fair in the Park...

They had all kinds of projects and activites for the kiddos. These jumbo blocks were a big hit. It would be fun to have some at home but storage would be an issue!

After the Park we went to eat Pizza...Pazzo's our new local pizza place. It was yummy-I had the leftovers for dinner. (sorry honey who will read this from DC later tonight)

And of course we got ice cream on the way home!

But maybe the best part of the day was the two hour nap we all took this afternoon! Thank you!

More Evidence of C's Sweet Moves

Chaney busting a move Saturday after soccer. (Thanks Aunt Niki for the snapshot!)

Corn, Tattoos and the Derby...

A few weeks ago I spent $1.29 on a set of corn on the cob holders; as a result the girls LOVE corn on the cob! (I'm not sure why we haven't done it sooner, we do frozen a lot, but on the cob is definatley a fan favorite)

Also this week Miss Lucy took the girls up to her daughter's (Miss Kate) school fair. The girls had a great time! They rode rides, had snow cones, played games....This week when Nanny was visiting I asked Chaney to tell her where Miss Lucy had taken them this week...Chaney said "to get tattoos!" (they also got tattoos!)

Keaton's a little more intimidating with her tattoos...

And finally we had a Derby Day party this year. (First year in 10 years pjw hasn't gone-yes, even both years when I was 8 months pregnant!) It was a great deadline for some pre-birthday party home projects. It was fun and the stick horses Yia-Yia found were a hit!

Smooch!

So PJW and I spent the weekend in Springfield helping Nanny get ready to move. So Uncle Bubba and Natalie spent the weekend with the girls. (well after a princess party with yia yia, and a park trip with pa-pa; count that and two large naps and I'd say they had a fairly light schedule...but still...)

ANYWAY...thought Uncle Bubba might need a little reminder about how sweet his neices are.

Catching Up...

So the problem with posting once every couple weeks is that there are so many pictures to sort through! Since my last post we have had Easter, been to Pontiac, been to the Zoo, killed hundreds of bugs - all be it unintentionally, and have generally been having a good time around the house.

Both girls are doing great. Keaton is really talking - when she can get a word in edgewise with Chaney. Chaney is a bit of a ham. In fact, I'll start my pictures with one of Chaney in her tutu...she told us she was "going to show us her sweet moves". (I'll let those who know us best decide whether you think she gets her "sweet moves" from her dad or her mom)

We hunted eggs approximately 100 times this Easter. Nanny's house, Lola's house, Yia-Yia's house, oh, and finally on Easter evening-our house...here is Chaney during our trip to Pontiac at "Just Jackies" enjoying her cheeseburger, and the girls with cousin Lola feeding the fish at the Dock. (Does anyone know how long those carp live; could they possibly be the same fish I fed??!!)

And here the girls are just about to set off the panic button at Grandpa's office. About 10 mintues after this picture was taken 4 guards ran through the door ready to take down this sticky fingered threat to the Courtroom.