museum adventure

We enjoyed another exciting trip to Edventure.

Vivi thought the tractor was pretty cool.  "Vroom! Vroom!"

Emma Jane couldn't wait to put on the firefighter gear and take charge in the firetruck!

Grocery shopping is always fun...
when you can fill your cart with anything you want!

Emma Jane loved making the skeleton dance!

Future dentist?

Vivi had fun taking the giant teeth out of the display....

and she would clap for herself as she put them back in place!

The girls took good care of their four-legged patients.

We had a blast in the new Storyland exhibit 

starting with If You Give A Mouse A Cookie... 

Emma Jane wrote a "letter" to send via mouse mail.

She worked really hard on her letter...

...and this is what she wrote all on her own. 

(She even squeezed in a tiny forgotten A in Jane!)

Vivian hung out with the mouse and pet his whiskers.

Then onto the exhibit for the book Tuesday...

Vivian got lost under the hat!

The Snowy Day exhibit was next.

The girls made "crunchy snow" noises 

as they stepped on the footprints.

Emma Jane worked on letter matching

in the Chicka Chicka Boom Boom exhibit.

The Abuela exhibit featured a giant

magnet board and hopscotch!

We will definitely go back to revisit this educational

and FUN exhibit before it moves on to another museum.

15 months

Vivian is now 15 months old!  Her sweet personality continues to shine a little brighter every day.  We love her big belly laughs and toothy grins.  Vivi likes to be outside kicking balls or collecting leaves.  She LOVES to learn!  All day long she points to objects and says, "Huh?" anxiously waiting for you to tell her more about it.  She's really into saying animal sounds...woof! for dog, cock-a-do! for rooster, sssssss! for snake, and so on.  Viv's really trying out her independence these days as she strays a little farther from mom and dad when we're out and about.  She wriggles to be free when we hold her.  She's not a little baby anymore, but we are very proud of the happy-go-lucky toddler she has become! 

rainy day

It rained ALL DAY Sunday and Paul had a 24 hour shift.  This makes for a LONG day for the Street girls, but we made the most of it...

Viv wondered why we couldn't go outside...

Emma Jane wanted to dress up and have a tea party...soooo...we did!

Vivi pushed her baby around in the stroller.

I also pushed her around in her car,

but she is just as happy to sit in it completely still

saying "vroom, vroom!" every once in awhile. 

Somehow, we managed to stay entertained. 

Thank goodness the sun came out today!

be mine

Our sweet girls had fun this Valentine's Day.  Emma Jane made LOTS of valentines for friends and family.   She was thrilled to finally receive some of her own from her preschool classmates today.  She also helped me decorate a shoebox to hold her valentines and couldn't wait to show me all the cards and candy inside when she got home from school. 

Vivian and I made a sweet handprint valentine for Paul. I like the way her fingertips look like little hearts.  She obviously has no clue about Valentine's Day, but she does know a whole lot about LOVE!  Vivi loves to cuddle, kiss, laugh, and hug all day...every day...and THAT'S what it's all about! 

crying, kicking, and kissing

Emma Jane's first soccer game...the pictures tell the story!

This is how the game started...

Lily got pushed down on the first play and Emma Jane decided she was NOT going to play AT ALL.

Instead of playing with her team, Emma Jane opted to kick the ball around with daddy.

No pressure when you're just hanging out with dad!

She finally decided to give it a try in the second half...

and pretty much thought she was a soccer star!

Ooops!  Hat malfunction!

Not sure about the conversation taking place here, but it was pretty serious and it was right in the middle of the game.  We're pretty sure she even gave Sawyer a kiss on the cheek!

All smiles when the game was over!

She thought running through the parent tunnel was super cool!

Vivian had a little fun, too!

The best part...frozen yogurt after the game!

The next game will be REALLY interesting. 

Paul is working and I'll be solo. 

Wish me luck...I'm pretty sure I'm gonna need it!

the ball wasn't wistening

Emma Jane had her first soccer practice last Wednesday.  She was very excited about this new adventure.  At the practice, she obviously had no idea there was any kind of instruction going on.  She ran around and kicked her ball all over the field.  She is a fast runner and a pretty good kicker, but she definitely needs to work on her listening skills.  On the way home from practice, we talked to her about being a better listener and doing what her coach asks her to do.  She promptly replied, "I was wistening!  My ball wasn't wistening!  It just kept wolling all over the pwace and I had to catch it!"  I think she really believed this was true.   

Ready for some soccer!

Greeting her buds, Lily and Savannah

Getting tangled up in the net

 Ready to kick!

Going after the ball

Not happy that practice is over

What did Vivi do to entertain herself?  Eat, of course!