Violet's Party

After the Baby Steps 3K, we headed back to the house for food, dessert, and of course presents!

Violet's stained glass "V" from Auntie Liz

Cousins gave Violet a Bug House - Sylvia had to check that one out!

Happy 3rd Birthday

Sylvia should get candles as well, right?

Ready..., Set...,

BLOW!!!

The happy sisters

Round three - everyone gets to blow out the candles... again...

Even though the weather didn't cooperate, we had a great time celebrating Violet's 3rd birthday.

Of course we needed to save a couple presents for Violet's actual birthday.  Here are a couple snap shots of present opening after school on June 3rd.

Birthday card from Charlie

Happy Birthday Violet!!! 

Happy Golden Birthday Violet!!!

Have a wonderful day Violet!

Baby Steps 3K 2014

This past weekend we participated in the Baby Steps 3K to raise money for Children's NICU.  The weather was great and the cause even better!

It's all smiles when we have balloons!

The boyz

Dad and the girls walking to the starting line

 Team Violet 2014

 Following the walk, we had a quick bite to eat, and then the kids were off to have some fun on the slides and jumpy houses!

Sisters and Cousin flying down the slide

We made it!!!

The extended family enjoyed a bbq later in the day - unfortunately the rain didn't hold out, but we had a great time anyway... More pictures to follow.

Easter Easter Easter!!

We are finally getting around to posting the Easter blog. 

It all starts off out at the cabin.  The girls hadn't colored eggs yet this year, so we took the opportunity to make the mess at the lake instead of at home!

Violet mixing up the color tablets

Two artists at work

Dipping eggs

After nap it was time to check out what goodies the Easter Bunny brought.  Since it was wet and muddy outside, the good Easter Bunny decided to hide the eggs in the porch.

On your mark, get set...

GO!!!

The girls did a great shop working together to find all of the eggs.  The ones with the coins in them were a big hit!  After some dinner we cleaned up and headed back home.

Easter Sunday was spent up at Grandma and Grandpa Chickens house.  One of the few nice days in April!

The girls in their Easter outfits

EASTER EGG HUNT!!!!

Not to be left out, the chickens even joined in the fun...

We didn't get too many pictures, but their loot was pretty solid.  Tons of jelly beans and chocolates to keep the girls wired for months to come!

Last weekend, we got together at the Tanious' house for one last Easter egg hunt.  As with most days, the weather was cold and windy, but that won't stop some kids from hunting through the grass and bushes for some candy!

 

 12 eggs / child was the quota.  Violet needed to confirm...

Sylvia needed to help out her little sister...

Sylvia showing off the find of the day.  The "Golden Egg" contained a bunch of candy and a $5 bill. 

She was very proud of finding the golden egg and wanted something special with it.  The next day we went to Target and she was able to buy her own Lego set.  Thanks Tanious family!!!

Sylvia's 1st Lost Tooth

The girl spends four days between grandparents and all the sugar and sweets have rotted her teeth away!

p.s. the tooth fairy leaves $1 coins at this house

p.p.s  this is how we were informed - a text from Grandma

Birthday Planning

Sylvia brought home a piece of paper with names of kids in her class.  She said it was her birthday list.  Originally, we thought she split the list into those that were invited (Ava, Ingrid, Judith, and Leah) and those that are not invited (Rishi).

As it turns out, she just split her list into "girls" and "boys".  I guess that is much better than already making list of kids to not include in her social gatherings!

Home Depot Day

The first Saturday of every month is Kid's Home Depot Day.  Basically it is a small wood craft that kids can assemble and paint (or apply stickers). 

It is a great reason to get out of the house on these cold weekends and spend some time with the girls - as well as pick up a few items from the local hardware store.

This month was a "trojan horse piggy bank".

Sylvia was very proud of her work

Over the past few months, Violet has really been improving with her building "skills"

A proud big sister

Violet is very focused on applying the sticker perfectly.

The girls showing off their completed projects.

A quick video showing off Violet's hammering skills.   It would have been a longer video but Sylvia jumped in front of the camera.  She must have wanted more attention!