Bikes at Queenie and Grandad's

Our driveway is pretty steep so bikes are usually ridden on the sidewalk or in a nearby cul-de-sac. We also found a new location (although it is full of paparazzi and oklahoma dogs!):

Resting with her dad
Being two...

Queenie and Grandad had some good friends come visit last week. Dave and Deb live in Connecticut and are some of the dearest people around. It was so nice to get to meet them and we hope they come back soon. Here are dinner pics of our "all-you-can" eat barbecue:

PS My tooth surgery on Friday went fine. I am still pretty swollen but everyday I am able to do/eat more. Thanks for all your good wishes and prayers. This was probably the worst that I will have to endure and it is nice to be through it.

Why the girls need naps...

Sadly, I am having more work done on my teeth. Today I picked the girls up from school and had them come with me to see my dentist. I bribed them with ice cream and no naps if they were good. Both did so great and made me so proud! They did get ice cream(as did their increasingly toothless mother).

We came home and all got comfy in our pajamas...good thing-they both have been out for 45 minutes now....

So much for "no naps" as a bribe!?!

New Bike!!

Kate got a new bike last week. She finally gave up a certain babyish thing and we are SO proud of her!

We took a ride around the neighborhood wearing both of the adults out!
Pictures of the end of her first ride(and really the first time we have had a nice afternoon in a couple of days!) are below.

Sister has to try it too!

This morning, as Dan and I were eating breakfast, we hear "we're sleeping" from our bedroom. Here is what we found:

Night-night....(if only it were always this easy!)

First Swim

The girls are taking swim lessons at our gym. We were so worried that Lauren would not get in the water(she spent all last summer on land-she refused to even put her toes in....). Once we got to the pool, she did not hesitate and went right in. They both did so great and can't wait to go back. Here are first swim lesson pics:

All dressed and ready to go(nice pose Jon Benet)

Getting all the toys with Jacquelyn

Kate kicks, kicks, kicks

Round and round on the float

Ring Around the Rosey

All done! Did so great and had so much fun!

Easter

The girls had a good Easter-more egg hunts than any Easter bunny should ever have to endure...He did visit our house on Easter Sunday but did not hide any eggs(the last hunt held their attention for less than two minutes).

Lauren LOVED visiting him at the mall though. She would not get within 50 feet of him, but she will tell you all about how he has "big eyes" and "big feet". There is a whole monologue she does if you mention the E.B.(made the mistake of asking her about it as I was putting her to bed-twenty minutes later we were finally back to "one for the money").

Here are pics of the hunt we did at Brayden and Cody's house.

Hunting for eggs

Will overcome any obstacles to get what she wants

Two Eggs!

And now it is time to swing...

Friends-Singing and swinging

Easter Cookies

The girls and I have not done much baking lately...Easter was a great reason to pull out all the sprinkles and frosting for cookies. Here are the pastry chefs at work:

"Sprinkling"

"Testing" the colored sugars

Working to get everything placed just right(colors had to match...)

Very few of her m&m's ended up on the cookies(imagine that?!?)

Spring Break

We had such big plans for this week-good weather and a list of things to do...sadly we have spent the last two days at the doctor. Yesterday we found out that Kate has a respiratory virus and double ear infection.

Today, Lauren went for her two year well check. We got all her measurements-he said that she is a bit on the skinny side for her height(who would have ever thought!) but her language skills are beyond average(Jon Benet charmed him pretty good). She also has a cold and woke up from her nap with a fever. We will be laying low in our pajamas and preparing for March Madness!

Girls who don't look all that sick...

And act a little crazy when not coughing or sneezing

Today we got back in our pajamas and baked something chocolately!

Until it was time to play "dress up your little sister"

"Ta-Da!!!"

Fun Pictures

I have not been the best blogger of late but here are some random pictures that I wanted to share.

A trip to Cabela's with Grandad

Queenie has a birthday(and gets a nice little trip to go with it!!)

Going to the kite festival

Rid of the third wheel, the couple looks at the kites

Decorating cakes-It's a thursday, why not?

Frosting is the best part!

Every cake needs candles

And we must blow them out!

Lauren's Birthday Party

Lauren was one week away from officially being two(for those of us who know her well-she turned two about 9 months ago...). We held her party at My Gym and I think we all had a ball. Here are some pics: