Easter Day and Evelyn's 5th Birthday

Easter at Grandma Seeley's

Nora had her holidays confused, once she found one egg with candy she headed to the neighbors house and attempted to knock on his door, I guess she thought it was Halloween again. 

She started to get back into finding eggs, slowly.  The big kids gave her most of her eggs.

1st Camping Trip

A Zoo Trip

A shot of all of the girls in the penquin house, it's cold in there. Lucy and her mom were able to join us for the trip, which made the trip that much more fun!!

It was a rather warm day so we ended the trip with some water play. Evelyn and Lucy loved the waterfall, Nora was not as thrilled about it.

St Patrick's day

Evelyn's Leprechaun trap. He traded her some candy and snacks for the "jewels" she left.

Went out to the Parade in Cottleville. Ended up sitting right at the beginning b/c it wasn't crowded, it worked out great. The girls got more beads and candy and other things then any parade we have been to. Evelyn danced and cheered the whole time. We ended up getting soaked running back to the car, but it was worth it.

Enjoying some time outside

Poor Nora stands at the back door crying whee, whee, whee b/c she just wants to be outside. We have had some really nice days so we try to get out in the morning and again after school.

Nora loves the tire swing! This is why she refers to outside as whee

Hats and rashes

I bought this hat/mitten set for Nora hoping for next year so was trying it on her when I got home and she would not take it off, even with the mittens still attached.

Evelyn had a rough couple of weeks with croupe and asthma and varies other illness, but to end it all she developed this rash that pretty much covered her entire body and would change from one to the next going to places it had not been. She felt fine, just looked a little strange. The doctor decided it was the rest of the virus running it course.

Ballerina Sisters

Evelyn dressed Nora up and was teaching her how to dance.

Some of Evelyn's Photos

Evelyn has a habit of taking random pictures with our smaller camera without us really noticing or realizing she is doing it. So when one of us uses it the next time it is always entertaining what we find. Many of pictures are of furniture or of her feet or other blurry things, but occasionally there are some really funny or even really good pictures. She has a way of capturing Nora, one of her picture I actually used in our Christmas card this year. Here are a few of her most recent. This is through the window in the dollhouse

Self portrait

This one cracks me up, someone out there might consider it art never know! Silicon baking cup with toy dog.

Cute flower hat pics and Jillys cupcakes

We took another risk and my mom and I took the girls to the Art Museum another place where your expected to be on the quiet side. We took advantage of the warmer weather before we went and the girls being more cooperative than usual and took some pictures outside. Jeff doesn't like these hats, but we get more complements when either of the girls have them on and Evelyn at least likes to wear hers and pick out the flowers to put on.

After our successful trip we headed to Jilly's cupcake bar for lunch and cupcakes of course. Evelyn's eye's were much bigger than her stomach, but she had a great time. Nora is her mommas girl did not like the non chocolate ones!

1st Snow

Highlights from Christmas Eve and Day

Evelyn's favorite from Christmas Eve, the horse actually walks with the barbie on its back.

Christmas morning at our house

Nora's santa present

We were trying to make it out the door to church, Jeff had to work the sound system and I had to usher, the girls wanted to sled in their new sled, too bad we didn't have any snow.

The highlight from g-ma Kitty's! It doesn't take much!

Nutcracker Ballet

We went to see the Nutcracker Ballet thanks to G-ma Seeley for Evelyn's first time this year along with two of her cousins. I was nervous about taking her, for those of you who know her well can understand, being quiet is not her strong suit. She loved it, she was mesmerized the entire time.

Tis the Season

The girls in their matching dresses G-ma Seeley got for the all the girls, they loved them and if either ever wants to be Annie for Halloween we are set at least for a few years.

It is not Christmas at our house at least without making a Gingerbread house and before it is even close to being finished, Evelyn is asking when she can eat it. They both eventually ate most of the candy off of it overtime..yuck. We have had so many other good treats and this is what they have wanted.

Evelyn's Ballet Class