School Days

This morning we were able to stop at Grandma Pat's school to see the butterflies. They were brand new butterflies that had just emerged from their cocoon's. It was really neat to see them drinking orange juice (juice from an orange - literally) and fluttering around their cages. Pat's 2nd graders have been watching caterpillars turn into butterflies for quite a few years now. On the last day of school they will let the butterflies go. I think that she will miss the butterflies almost as much as she will miss the students after she retires! I know that I will miss taking the girls for Grandma's show and tell every year :-)

"My Favorite Stage"

Mom's are always saying, "This is my favorite stage!" in regards to what their child is currently able to do, how they act, whether they can talk or not, etc. Well, today, "This is my favorite stage!" The stage where the girls start scrapbooking so I can have some help on their albums!! Rachel is a very big, little helper. Kathryn is now past the helping Momma scrapbook phase - she has her own scrapbook. The first picture is Rachel from today, the second one is Kathryn when she first hit this stage :-)

Woolaroc

One thing we did while in Bartlesville, OK was go to Woolaroc. The whole time we were there it was raining and Woolaroc has a wildlife loop and some museums so we thought it would be a nice thing to do on a rainy day. Woolaroc was something Mr. Phillips (of Phillips 66) did with his spare time and money. It was actually pretty neat to see and it just happened that as we headed South out of Bartlesville the rain cleared up and it was almost dry for our time there. The girls really enjoyed the petting zoo and Kathryn had a blast running all over the large museum. Here are some pictures of the girls at Woolaroc.

Vacation with Grandma & Grandpa

Well, on Monday (April 27th) Kathryn left for her big trip with Grandma and Grandpa. She was going to "Doug's college" for his "gradation" and his "party". She spent two days in the van watching movies with an overnight stay in a motel with a pool. Everything a three year old could want! Then she spent two days playing with Doug, Bobbie, Grandma Pam, Grandpa Dallas, Grandma Great, Grandpa Great! By the time Juliet, Rachel, and I arrived she was pretty excited to see me. (Not that she would admit it though!) Well, we had fun in spite of the rain, here are some pictures from Kathryn's trip.

I love to EAT!

Rachel loves to eat! At about 8:00 this morning she had a bowl of cheerios mixed with yogurt and a whole banana. Then after a short nap this morning she had lunch. For lunch she had about 1 1/2 peaches (canned and cut up), 1/2 an egg salad sandwich, and then a plate of macaroni and cheese. This is what she looked like eating after having eaten the first part of her lunch. So, to end the meal she had 6 pringles potato chips (no I don't feed her chips very often). What I want to know is... where does all this food go?? She is 14 1/2 months old and only about 22 pounds! Well, that's our Rachel :-)

My Motorcycle

Easter night we stayed at my mom & dad's house. This was just fine for Kathryn because the next morning she got to ride her "motorcycle". My dad found this and fixed it up just for Kathryn. After just a few times of taking it around the tree she was a pro. So much so that she attempted to ride to the end of the field and back. Of course half-way there the battery died and Jeremy had to push her all the way home!

A First!

Today we did it! We put pigtails in Kathryn's hair for the first time. In case you weren't sure - yes she is over 3 years old. She was watching a movie -in other words sitting still enough for me to actually comb her hair!