All of the March birthdays. Emily in red and Madeleine in green helping Grandpa organize his birthday cards. Both girls felt strongly they needed to celebrate Grandpa's birthday as it is the same month as theirs....never mind it was an excuse to obtain yet another birthday cake.The girls only had one day of preschool the entire time Grandpa and Grandma were here (don't get me started...I'm slightly bitter over the schedule and getting bilked out of tuition), so we did lots of things we had not done before.
We went to Jamestown Settlement (not to be confused with Historic Jamestown which is exactly .1 miles from the "other" Jamestown - it only took 2 years living here to figure out which is which and the difference....). There is a "Powhatan Indian Village", 2/3 scale models of the ships that brought the English in 1607 and a re-created English fort. There is also a pretty impressive visitors' center which we went through rather quickly.
Grandpa, Emily, Grandma and Madeleine in front of one of the ships.
Emily pounding corn while Madeleine watches (she got a turn too) in the Powhatan Village (First they had to dismiss the very plump squirrel who was determined to enjoy his corn breakfast and not particularly afraid of children).
Soldier Madeleine.
Soldier Emily.We also went to Yorktown to play in the sand again. There were quite a few jellyfish, so we didn't really go in the water.
Madeleine (L) and Emily conferring - this usually is not a good thing.
Emily and Grandma.
Madeleine and Grandpa.
Emily in brown and Madeleine in green getting their Easter baskets out of the hall.
Emily's eggs.
Madeleine's eggs.
Hunting eggs - plastic and "real". The girls are wearing the shorts and t-shirts the Easter Bunny brought them, hence the less-than-formal attire. Emily in yellow, Madeleine in purple.Both Tuesdays the grandparents were here it poured rain. Grandpa and Grandma even got in on a bit of a thunderstorm, which around here deserve respect. So, we went bowling. When Dad and I bowled the average speed was 10-11 miles an hour. For the girls it was 1-1.5 mph. There were times they would have had a strike, if there had been any speed by the time the ball got to the pins. Emily took the prize though, clocking in one time at .76 mph.
Grandpa, Emily, Madeline.When the girls finally went back to school it was "Week of the Young Child" with all kinds of activities involving parents.
Emily in pink and Madeleine in purple on Monday morning's "Muffins for Mom".
Tuesday night's art show. Madeleine in red, Emily in green.
Emily on the left and Madeleine on the right on Friday morning's "Donuts for Dads"
Madeleine in purple and Emily in pink working in the "garden" we decided to plant this year. I'm not holding my breath. The funny thing is we started our seeds the same day Michelle Obama broke ground on the White House garden...the girls are convinced she copied our idea!We have returned to Busch Gardens. We honestly put it off a bit and told the girls it wasn't open yet. This involved not listening to the radio in the car so as not to blow our cover by them hearing an ad. But, we gave up and went last weekend. The new Sesame Street themed area is open and a huge hit!
Grover with Madeleine's back and Emily
Emily, Zoe and Madeleine
Emily, Abby Cadabby and MadeleineThis week we also added Rice Krispy Treats to the girl's recipe portfolio. At first there was some reticence to tackle the bowl with left-over Krispies in it as I had warned them that I was the only one to handle the hot marshmallow goo...but we got over it.
Emily on the left and Madeleine on the right.
