Colonial Day!

I was invited by my dear sister-in-law, a 5th grade teacher, to join her class on field trip to the Reagan Library. The focus for today was to participate in the Colonial festivities. The kids from my sister's-in-law school were all dressed up in period clothing so they really fit in to the wheel spinning, bread kneading, tin hammering, and all the activities based from the colonial time period. There were volunteers teaching talking about surgery, crafts, smith-work, herbs, cooking, fabric making, and guns even went off periodically. The Library hold this event once a year so it was a treat to get to go!

Besides all that The Reagan Library is quite amazing. I got to see the Magna Carta, which is on loan from the Lincoln Cathedral in London. It will be on display until June 20th There was a replica of Airforce Once, the oval office, and a history of Ronal Reagan's life.

Here's what the kids looked like!

Have we met?

I think we have. I come around here occasionally when my children aren't awake, or throwing up, pooping their pants/bed/floor/pull-up, trying to survive a nasty chest then head cold. Needless to say we've been occupied. And I would rather stay in bed and stare at the TV then do anything else. Well, luckily this week is over, and the sickness is subsiding. Except for my cold, blah!

In other news...my sister and her boyfriend got a puppy. Oh he's a cute little guy! An English Bulldog named T-Bone Steak, TBone for short! My girls have been loving playing with him. He is a cute little fella, but always wants to bite and chew...on my toes!!!!

Here's the girls having fun with the pup!

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No more secrets!

We're pregnant....well, I'm pregnant!

Due OCT 5.

Tell all!

Healthy Distractions

So if you know of any healthy distraction please send them my way! I just said goodbye to my hubbie for a good long time. I hope we can get some trips in to see him because I already miss him! Of course it was only minutes ago that he left and I know that the first few days are the hardest. But here I asking for your help! And distractions!

So, distract me!

Help keep me occupied.

Help keep me sane.

And support the band and go to a show near you!
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Food??

Hey does anyone ever check out my Food blog??

Speaking of food and baking and such.....I got a new stove/oven and I'm getting one of those microwave hood thingy too! Yay!

And I'd like some ideas of "different" things to make. Maybe something fancy, difficult, no recipe, colorful, foreign!

Soccer

Both the girls take a soccer class through the Parks and Rec here in town. We're trying to figure out what makes them tick. So Blake has tried a gymnastics, dance, now soccer. Reese has had an art class and now soccer. Dan and I are not the sporty kind of people. Neither of us played sports in school, and I couldn't even tell you what sport is to which season. But on Saturdays we wake up early to get Reese to her 8:30am soccer class, play at the park for an hour until Blake has her 10:00am class. Today we decided to grab a donut during our wait time, not what we usually do but still a fun treat. Here's some pics of the girls! One day we'll get video of them.

Blake is in a peachy/pinky short sleeved shirt.

Reese made friends with a little boy, he has Star Wars toys!

Blake at School

Blake's school had a VIP day just this last Friday. There's an assembly of sorts for the parents to talk about PTA, yearbook pictures and stuff. And there's always an assortment of dried out pastries and muffins, and a selection of beverages.

Anyways, Blake was thrilled to see us in her classroom. We watched her and the other kids dance around the room and sing some of their morning songs.

Blake loves school. She has her one best friend, Grace, they even have some of the same outfits. When one wears it one day the other wears it the next. Blake even has a NEED for wearing a bow in her hair because Grace always has a cute bow to match her outfit. He mother is amazing, and one of my dear friends!

So here's my predicament: Should I pull her out of school to home-school? I go back and forth so much. But if dad is going to be away so much I think that it's more important to be close to dad and see him as much as possible. So, home-school??