Babes in flight

 One of the neat things about daddy is, it doesn't take much for him to be the entertainment committee! The kids could crawl all over him for hours... Sometimes I can tell Gator needs to.... like.... kick or hit or wrestle something. I am not really cut out for that business. I will let dad be in charge of that. Much to Munchies delight, they let her play too. Ry wants to be thrown in the air... She is just getting so big that it doesn't work so good.

 We have nice vaulted ceilings, perfect for this event.

 She loves this activity so much she will tap Daddy's arm and sign more, more, more....

 Gator couldn't fly nearly as high. Daddy manages to grab him near his belly and it has never bothered his incision sight.

 Can you see Munchies arms... She is ready for her next turn.

Busy and full day

 We had a breezy lunch at a park with Heart friends...
Munchie of course tried to steal everyone elses lunch. Most of the moms kids let her take whatever she wanted.

 Gator loves anything that moves. I know we have established this many many times. So when he gets the oppertunity to ride anything like this, a pink helmet isn't going to stop him. He looked so CUTE in it.

 Munchie waited super patient for her turn...

 Then she tried on the helmet, she could hardly keep her head up.

 Ry really didn't want to be in a picture. She also has a love hate relationship with things like this. She loves the idea, until she gets on... then she doesn't love it so much anymore.

 Munchie just ended up sitting on it... that was enough for her.

Finally Spring time

We can finally go outside for some cool fresh air. I already busted out my flip flops and got a sunburn on my nose. It is nice to be able to enjoy running around.This little girl loves to be outside! 

 Gator is totally into dirt biking.

 

 Crazy hair day at school left overs!!

 He's so funny!

 She is too! I always tell the kids when they have super messy faces that "You look like you have been suck'n on a pig"

 Awesome!!

Better than me!!!

Gator loves all the handy dandy electronic gadgets! He asks a million times to play WII and iPhone/iPad!!!! Once he gets his hands on it he can navigate things better than me! Here are a few of his photos!

FHE=Classic Skating

Sometimes for FHE we just do an activity! We hang out together and play! FHE lessons are important, but for this bunch-a-yahoo's, playing together is important too! So we hit Classic Skating. The ultimate pass lets you in to do everything that is available. Bounce house, ropes course, air balls, laser tag, and all the skating/scooting you can handle. We like it because there is something for all us kids to do. Plus, the ultimate pass also comes with pizza, Hurray!!!!! for having a stress free dinner. Although I wouldn't eat that pizza on a regular basis, it tastes very much like a box. Munchie enjoys being pushed in the stroller.

 Gator uses his scooter. He is also learning to self regulate and listen to his body. This is a good place for that because he can tell us he needs breaks and is tired.

 He wants us to watch him because he is Super Fast!!!

 Ry is rocking the blades. She is doing so good on those things, I tell ya! I am really proud of that girl. She can pick up anything and be good at it. (The very best ever???? Nah, but real quality good at it!)

 Proof mommy exists... In all my ugly teeth glory! Some day I will get those damaged front teeth repaired... I do have to say that at least my eye lashes look nice and long that day! I love those guys. Munchie is doing squishy eyes...

 Proof daddy exists... He is telling the story of the FALL... He was doing a trick he had already done like 4 times without problems and then BAM! He fell. We are pretty sure he cracked a rib. Poor guy says he is getting too old (32) to fall like that...There is nothing they can do for cracked ribs, just wait until they heal...

The Late Night

We have already established the "No Sleep Over Rule" at out house. Dang it, I know I am a way mean mom. My kids just come home grumpy the next day and because they are young they get scared, then at 11 I am driving over to pick them up. Plus, they are my kids which means they will be sneaky and tricky when mom and dad aren't watching over them. So it is a rule and it will always happen. There are always exceptions, like when Gator was in the hospital. When it is just a fun night, I will allow a late night... Something planned and with purpose and with a time to come home... So we had our first late night of the new year. The girls (and Gator) made sugar cookies, and decorated them...   

 He just wanted to eat the dough.

 or lick the frosting...

 

 I hear the more sprinkles you have, the better your cookie tastes...

 Then they jammied up and got their paint on while watching a movie and eating popcorn. They were making Leprechaun traps...
While their traps dried, they finished the movie.... Ry can't wait to ask another friend over. Poor Gator was so bummed he couldn't have a friend too. It is his turn next time. Thanks Ellie for coming... We had a blast!

My Ry's Room Reveal

Here is My Ry's Big Girl Room Reveal!!!!

First things first.....  is her Built in bed...Complete with a more mature Bed in a bag which we scored from Walmart for 30.00... We recycle her dresser which is now also part of the built in...
 This is a neat-o light it has a remote and a dimmer for instant mood... She can turn it on, hop into bed, and turn it down to read or listen to music. I cut her name out on a scroll saw before she was born and we have repainted it to match each room redo!!! We also recycle picture frames to match in the same fashion.. A little paint goes a long way!!!

 There is handy-dandy storage for her laundry basket... If everything has a home it is way easier for my kids to keep their room neat and tidy...

 Borrowed this idea from Terry Mommy... How easy and cute to say a girlie girl lives here, than with tons of ribbons... The best part is I had most of the ribbon to make the valance in the first place... It is kinda a sickness I have...

 This is a tie rack but we love that it slides in and out of the way in the closet... So we hang scarfs and necklaces from it... then they stay untangled and we can see everything we have... I have one in my closet too!

 Daddy does closets too! It looks bare because we just went through her wardrobe and took out the things that don't fit. Also she really only hangs coats/jackets, dresses and skirts...

 This was her "salon" but she decided she is growing up a little and changed it to an artist desk. Once a fun black and pink, now painted this wonderful white. We found matchy baskets for her colored pencils. Instead of her salon stool we found this chair at Ikea in scratch and dent for 10.00$... It was all black so I sewed a polka dotty seat cover and wallah!!!

 This is how you enter her bed... you can also see the remote to the light!!!

 Where the stairs are, it squishes the cabinet a little. We still wanted it symmetrical so we store her extra blankets and pillows there... Across the top of her dresser is a drawer for socks, undies, tights, undershirts, her "don't leave low" items like fingernail polish and lotion... Her stash of cash... and that kind of stuff.

 She has done a lot of transforming and recycling too... She got the jewelry box from Auntie Preslee and it didn't match so it got turned rocking blue and we put a big heart over the glass detail... We still need to find a few more things for the walls, but she just painted a beautiful painting which daddy can frame for us so we can put it down there... Also, Auntie Preslee is going to do a painting for her too! We need to get an earring holder to display all her bling and then we are going to call it a job well done!

Now on to the next project!