Easter egg coloring

In an attempt to save clothes Hadlee got to color eggs naked.

 Maddox was very proud of her eggs, especially the pink one with all the blue lines in the middle.  It was the best one and it was all hers!

Some Spring Break Activities

We started out spring break week by going taking Daddy to the Des Moines zoo.  He was the only one that hadn't been yet and it was a beautiful spring day for it!  We pet the goats, the fish, roared at the lions, and loved the new sealion/seal pool.  The loud barking seals scared the girls to death... you should have seen them jump!

 Later in the week I took the kids to Incredible Pizza.  All they really wanted to do was ride the rides, forget about winning tickets.  Suzy and the kids met us there too.

 We also went to see The Lorax, which is a great movie, during the week.  We never go see movies so that was a treat too.   The girls watched Daddy run a race the last weekend of the break.  They sat on a restaurant sign and cheered "Go Daddy Go!" the whole time all the runners ran past at the start.  It was pretty cute.  He won his division and finished 4th overall so the cheering worked! 

Daddy Daughter Dance

Yes, this was back on Feb. 10 but I guess it got overlooked by all the birthday events.  I know I posted pictures on facebook but not on the blog.  Maddox loved her date night with her Daddy!

4th Birthday Party

On Sunday afternoon we had her birthday party.  Jeremy iced and decorated the fancy cake while my job was just to bake it, cut it, and stack it.  His patience wins out over mine.  Maddox wanted a pink princess party and that's certainly what she got!  Down to pink lemonade and pink water in the rose vase!

 We planed pin Cinderella in her castle window first.  Maddox was a little low, the window is above the door of the castle.

 Hadlee wanted to try too but she refused to wear the blindfold.  Even without the blindfold she was nowhere near the window.  She just wanted to stick one on like everyone else!

 Then we divided into two teams in separate rooms and the teams had one roll of toilet paper, construction paper, scissors, tape, and 10 minutes to make Emily and Maddox into princesses.  Here's the results.  We had neclaces, bracelets, shoes, and even rosy cheeks!

 Then it was present time.  A scooter, My Little Pony, Moon Dough, pillow pal, new shoes, a doll, and clothes...

We're gonna need some practice on this scooter but she told me she wanted one and said it was her favorite gift. 

 Also Hadlee's favorite gift, as long as one of us doesn't break our back first pushing her around.

 Time to blow out the candle and eat cake!

Maddox really only likes the icing.  She ate all the icing off her piece, sat there looking at the cake for a while, then reached out and just grabbed a handful to eat.  You can see the hole in the cake below.  It was so funny!  She was definitely on a sugar high that day!

Jeremy and I went out to dinner for a work dinner and the Lowe's stayed home with my kids and got silly.

 Then, late that night I stayed up and finished making cake pops for Maddox to take for her birthday treat to school on Monday.  Apparently they were a hit rather than just the normal cupcakes.  They were pretty yummy!  Time consuming, but yummy!

We had a very happy birthday girl!  She went to the doctor on Monday and finally broke the 30 lb. mark and is 37 3/4 inches tall... both in the 10th percentile.  She loved going to the doctor and answering all her questions and getting poked and proded.  She had this silly grin on the whole time.  Of course, I had already told her that she didn't have to have shots so that helped.  Remind me when she is a teenager how sweet, loving, and kind she is.  She loves to cuddle and hold hands and constantly tell me she loves me.  I hope she always stays this way!  She is very rarely difficult and if she does get grumpy she knows it, tells me, and we just cuddle a while or read books until she feels better.  She's great with Hadlee, playing with her and helping me watch her.  Occassionally  we have a little tiff over a toy, but that's usually Hadlee's strong will trying to win out.  Speaking of the birthday girl, it's time to go pick her up at school and hear all about her Valentine's Day party!

Maddox Birthday at the Science Museum

We spent Maddox's actual birthday at the science museum here in Des Moines then ate a late lunch at Spaghetti Works.  Grandma Barb came up and spent the weekend with us.  The girls had a great time at the museum playing around with the pretend stuff, making rockets, rolling balls down ramps, visiting snakes, turtles, and bats, and watching a star movie in the planetarium.  Maddox loved that part.  Must be like her mom and love space things.

 Hadlee rolled these balls over and over and over.  She thought it was great!

 That afternoon I let Maddox open 2 presents from Grammy since it was her birthday and her party wasn't until Sunday afternoon.  Jessi was a good sport about it!

 Maddox got LOTS of cute clothes from Grammy.  Where is she?  She's camouflaged!