Toothless Lily

It took her three months, but Lily's teeth finally caught up with Madeleine. She lost her first tooth Monday night. Of course it was so loose, Daddy barely had to pull. For the last week she hasn't been eating well because it was so uncomfortable, but she would barely let us touch it to wiggle. So I told her it was coming out Monday. We'd spent the day at the ballpark and then had rock climbing at the gym. She got nervous and was crying pretty much the whole ride home. Madeleine tried to play the supportive sister the best she knew how. She made funny faces, and she went and got Lily a bear to hold. So, Lily sat on my lap and buried her face in my chest. I opened wide with her while Daddy reached in. And then it was over just like that. She smiled. Ice cream sandwiches for everyone!

Take me out to the ballgame

The girls' class took a field trip today out to Five County Stadium to see the Carolina Mudcats play. It was their first professional baseball game, and surprisingly they loved it. They'd been studying baseball for the last few weeks in school and were very excited to put that knowledge to good use. After the circus trip, I brought Grandpa Dave along for reinforcements in case I needed them this go round.

But I totally didn't. In addition to asking questions, they were into their hot dogs and chips. They did not even try the Cracker Jacks but did sing the song. They also had their first canned soft drink (Sierra Mist) and sipped at it slightly.

We had great weather. Chilly and overcast when we arrived (lucky me had a blanket in the car), but it was sunny and we were just inside the shady area for the rest of the game.

The park was pretty much filled with schoolkids since it was an 11am game, but they made it all the way through with minimal complaining. I'm happy to report the Mudcats won 10-4.

Models

We had a busy weekend - working on some Mother's Day gifts for grandmas, swimming at the pool, dinner out, and a birthday party. But something got them in the mood on Saturday to model some new clothes. Of course I didn't want to spoil the mood by running to get the "good" camera, so these are all I have.

What's funny is Madeleine is always looking over her glasses, and we have to remind her to push them up. But she complains if she doesn't have them on at all that she can't see very well.

The Royal Ball

The girls have been studying the UK in school during March, and in preparation for the royal wedding in April, they had a royal ball on Friday. The girls were so excited they barely slept Thursday night and were up bright and early Friday morning. I think we were the first ones to arrive at day care at 7:02 am.

In addition to the festive attire, they'd spent weeks making decorations for their ball. We also bought cucumber sandwiches, and since then that's what Lily will ask for at every meal.

Here Madeleine is with a poor, unsuspecting boy who I'm sure didn't know what he was in for.

Next up is Morocco. I'm a little scared since that's the country where they did belly dancing at EPCOT.

Rockin Girls

Busy weekend - no pictures.

Lots going on this weekend. The girls vetoed my plans of yoga storytime and St. Pats parade in favor of plaing in the backyard. Saturday we had a visit from Grandma and Poppy along with a neighborhood party in the evening. Madeleine enjoyed the live music while Lily ran around with the other kids. After helping Mr. Eli open his gifts, they ended up not going to bed until after 9pm.

I made sure they were up by 8 this morning so that we wouldn't get too off with the time change. They both were yawning and tired all morning. Lily ventured out to Target with me and had her first changing room experience. After I tried on my dresses, she insisted she get to try on some too. Luckily the lady working the room who had been short with me earlier decided to be super-nice when we went back with stuff for Lily.

Sunday afternoon we used the new bike rack for the car and took the girls' bikes out to the Walnut St. park. They did some climbing and rode 4 laps around. They've gotten much better at stopping the bikes. However if they get distracted they do run into things.

We left after an hour because Lily was so overheated. So when we got home they put on bathing suits and "washed" the cars in the driveway. Once everyone was a normal color again, we ventured to the grocery store. I tried to keep them busy because I didn't want them falling asleep.

It's almost 8 pm now, and they're totally bouncing off the walls in there (usually asleep by 8). Can't wait for tomorrow morning.

Party Girls

For nothing going on, we sure had a busy weekend.

Friday night we hung out with the neighbors, roasted marshmallows, and made smores. We also washed Madeleine's hair again post-bath to get out the marshmallow.

After playing outside in the backyard in the morning, Saturday afternoon we went to see Gnomeo and Juliet. I thought it tried too much to be like Shrek. What saved it for me was the flamingo. But the girls seemed to like it.

Sunday we hit up Playnation for Open Play. I'd been wanting to try it for a while, but they never had open play while we were home. The girls loved all the playsets even though at 5 we were the oldest kids there this morning.

Sunday afternoon we did our baking for the school bake sale. The girls made gingerbread squares while I attempted Martha Stewart's Apple Spice Cake.

Then in the afternoon we hit a friend's birthday party. The girls took a while to warm up, but got into it after a while. I had to drag them out when it was time to leave as they couldn't wait to try out the new toys.