My two little ballerinas

It was parent observation day for Macey's dance class. She has been going now for just over two months, once a week. Every Wednesday she looks forward to class and really enjoys it, as long as I wait in the waiting room. She isn't a fan of people watching her dance. This was the first time we could watch what they have learned and Macey was quite nervous about it. The first ten minutes of class today she was either clung to me in tears or holding her teacher's hand. She then warmed up to us watching her and would flash a smile here and there or come run and give me a kiss to check in. She ended up doing a great job!

Kelsey would love to take dance class, but is still too young. This class is for ages three-four, but she insists on wearing her ballet shoes or leotard to Macey's class. Ms. Lynn, the instructor, thought it would help get Macey out on the dance floor if her sister came out as well so she invited her out. When asked her name, Kelsey replied, "Juicey" (this is Jason's nickname for her..I know weird, but it has stuck) So Juicey joined the class today and she was in her glory. When asked at dinner tonight if she liked dance, she replied, "Yup, dance class with Ms. Lynn, my teacher"

Videos

Macey wanted to take a video of Kelsey today and here's the footage she got! She then wanted me to put up a video of her on here so it's an older one, but you still might enjoy it :) (If they don't play, refresh your page and try again...I had trouble with them)

Creative Gymnastics

Today our playgroup visited Creative Gymnastics

Center and the girls had a lot of fun! Running down the trampoline

and jumping into the foam pit was a favorite :)

Looking back....

The girls and I have been spending a lot of time looking back at old pictures on the computer. It's so much fun to see how much they have grown and changed. Macey has a lot of questions about the hospital pictures of her and Kelsey being born and Kelsey hasn't figured out that she wasn't born yet in some of the pictures. She always asks me, "Where me at?" I tell her that she was still in my belly. She responds, "But I right here mom!" Thought you might like looking a few from the past couple of years. It was so hard to pick which ones to put on here, I like so many.

Sharp's Farm

A few weeks ago, the kids had fun at Sharp's farm finding Easter eggs, feeding lambs, and seeing a baby calf. Each time we go, the girls get more and more brave and it's so fun to see! Thanks to Elizabeth for these pictures :)

Spring Break

I hit the jackpot today at the Amish store so of course I had to put up a picture :) I LOVE when they have diapers and stock up on any size if it's a kind I will use someday. I got everything in the top picture for $50! The smaller packs of diapers were $2.99-$3.99 each and the boxes were $9.99 each. A few other good buys were Jif peanut butter $1.29, Mrs. Butterworth syrup .79 cents, and Biolage conditioner $1.50. It's definitely a hit or miss when you go to the Amish store, but since it's only 5 minutes away, it's always worth a trip to check it out! This trip just made my day :)

We've enjoyed Jason being home all week. Since it got so cold and rainy Tue-Fri, he didn't even have baseball practice on those days so we had the whole day to hang out. When it was nice out, we were outside playing, going for bike rides, doing yard work, or cleaning out vehicles.

Can you see those shorter bangs??? :)

The girl loves overalls and rainboots if she's not in a dress.

(overalls $2.99 Goodwill, rainboots FREE, hand me down from neighbor)

Can you tell I'm Dutch?

We made it to Chuck E Cheese and the girls loved it.

We were there just over two hours

and they zonked out on the drive home.

Kelsey has transitioned well to her toddler bed. We're on night 5 with her sleeping in it and she's done really well. The first nap in it, she got up to get some books, but after going in once to tell her she can't get out, she hasn't gotten out since. I feel like she falls asleep even faster now than when it was a crib. In a few months, we'll move her upstairs to her own room or in with Macey (haven't decided yet) and she'll be in a twin bed. Her toddler bed is her crib and we need the crib for the new baby.

I've done a few little crafts this week so I thought I'd take pictures of the finished products. Here are two necklaces I made. Real simple and cheap beads on stretchy string. I'm hoping they might add a little something to my blah outfits this summer.

I also made these shirts for the girls for Tulip Time. Since they have outgrown the costumes I have, I felt that they needed some type of Tulip Time gear to wear. I might stitch some stems and leaves on them still, but this is what I have so far. They should be set for the parades now with the new painted wooden shoes from Bumpa and their tulip shirts. We can't wait for May!