The Royal Wedding

I was watching clips of the royal wedding this morning and here is what Acadia had to say:

"Mama? Are they just acting?
"No, baby - that's a real prince and princess!"
"So she's going to live in that dress and wear it forever?"
"No, honey - this is her wedding day so she's wearing that beautiful dress, just like when Mommy and Daddy got married! See? Here is a picture of Mommy and Daddy getting married - see how I'm wearing a white dress and tiara? That's what you wear on your wedding day."
"Mama? I really, really wish I get to marry Daddy when I grow up!"

Breakfast

It's funny how, as a parent, you tend to take pictures of the "big moments" - trips to the fair, the first steps, apple picking. But I sometimes forget to take pictures of the day to day life. The mundane won't seem mundane 10 years from now. I'll cherish these quiet moments years later - just having a simple breakfast. One that they wanted to dress up for, no less. They are best friends right now. I hope that will always be the case...

Acadia's drawing

Look, Mommy! It's a funny monster!

Her new room

I'll have to post pictures of her room soon, but her reaction was PRICELESS!!

Beach day

Acadia had beach day at school - she was so excited!! They cranked up the heat and all the kids wore shorts and t-shirts. She even got to wear "fwip fwops" which she was really excited about!

Watching TV with their friends

Best friends

Acadia's Mardi Gras Mask

This is how she sleeps

With all her "friends" - every. night.

Dance Party USA

Mercedes

We made the difficult decision to put our dog down last month. It was one of the hardest things we've had to go through. It's weird, even now, posting these pictures and seeing her. I still can't believe she's no longer with us. She was an amazing dog and we had such fun times with her. We try to focus on the good memories we had instead of the last year of her life. We will always miss you, Mercedes!

St. Patrick's Day

A leprechaun came to our house while Acadia was in school and gave us some donuts!! The girls were so excited :)

Day out in the snow

This winter has been so much better than last year in a lot of ways. Emma is old enough now to play outside - last year I couldn't take her outside for more than a few minutes. They both love the snow and could stay outside all day!

"Swimming"

We do this about once a month during the winter, just because the girls love it! If we can't make it to the beach during the winter, we might as well bring the beach to us! :)

Super woman!

Look who stopped by for dinner the other night! Super woman! She was pretty excited about her cape :)

Changing things up a bit!

Winters here are LONG. We have to get creative with our activities so the girls and I don't get bored all day :) The other day I decided to make a fort for them in the living room so they could watch a movie on my lap top. They loved it!! Later I put them in their bathing suits while they helped me make whole wheat pizza and they got to wear their bathing suits during dinner then into bath! So funny how little it takes to make kids their age happy :)