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!