Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day!

Sorry for the lack of pictures but, Dawson was sick and then I headed out of town for three days. We are all well and busy again! Today we spent the day just hanging out and building with blocks. The last few months around here have been full of imaginative play. Part of our day was spent in a large box better know as Dawson's boat. I had to get in the boat, along with all her toys and her. I asked her where we were going and she told me..."of course mom..we are going to Guatemala." That is one long boat ride!!! We may never get there!!!!

Building with her new friend...the Love Bug.

Just a look I couldn't resist capturing....so beautiful....

We went to our local Mexican restaurant tonight with some friends and family to say goodbye to the Brazilian girls that have been living with us for quite awhile. They are both off tomorrow A.M. I know Dawson is really going to miss them!

Sipping on some juice....

Hope everyone had a wonderful day!

Hockey, Hockey, Hockey

We were lucky enough this weekend to head to a few hockey games to see my nephew. He plays out of state and happened to be about an hour away this weekend so we hit two games! Dawson loved every moment of the action. After the first game, I asked her what we did and she said "we see Clarkie play hockey game, a dragon (the home team mascot), and some fights." She was right on target..that's exactly what we saw!

My sister, niece and Dawson watching the game.

Sometimes during the intermissions, Dawson and I would walk way up high in the stadium and just walk around. She decided to take a break and peek over the seats for a moment.

Clark in action...

Clark after he just scored a goal. We were so glad we got to see him for the weekend! It was great seeing his team win both games....GO STAMPEDES!!!

Birthday Bash

Happy Birthday Sweet Mayna! On Saturday we spent a few hours celebrating Mayna's third birthday. We had so much fun icing cupcakes, eating pizza, opening presents and just playing with someone else's toys! These are some of my very good friends that I have so much in common with. When we get together, we have so much to talk about! It's always a great time!

Sweet Mayna tasting her cupcake creation!

Everyone waiting so patiently to put the paper candle on the cake. (Like pin the tail on the donkey). They were supposed to close their eyes but, no one did. Dawson didn't even put her candle on the cake! Imagine that...my shy girl!

Look at all these gorgeous kids. Poor Douglas has to put up with all these girls. Some day I think he might like it!

Look at all the black hair in this picture...it cracks me up!

Future Photographer????

We've had quite the week! About a week ago, Dawson told me Ella put muffins in her ears. I didn't believe that a dog could do that so I decided I better check her ears to be sure Dawson didn't do it! No sign of muffin.... A week later, our sitter noticed her ear smelling bad. I thought for sure there was something in there! I took her to the Dr. and guess what she found...NOTHING! At least we all got a good laugh over this one and I'm sure it won't be the last time I went to the Dr. for nothing!

On another note, Dawson got a digital camera for Christmas and is loving taking pictures. It is a low meg camera but, can be dropped without harm. Amazing for a kids camera! Here is a small portfolio of her work....

A picture of herself taken by herself...we have tons of these....

A close up of Grammy's tree. Not too bad...

A picture of Grace...

A picture of her own shoe and her own shadow. Pretty COOL!

The Very Hungry....

CATERPILLAR......

We headed to the theater to see the Very Hungry Caterpillar this morning. Lynn , Grace, Dawson and I bought a four pack of Children's Theater tickets and this was our second production. It's a great way to expose our girls to the theater at such an early age since, we know Grace's Nana wants us to be prepared for some NY shows! Haha! This production used black light and puppetry to portray Carle’s Very Hungry Caterpillar, Little Cloud and Mixed-Up Chameleon. It was quite a show that made you think wow....how do they do this? Dawson is still talking about it this morning...

Walking into the big theater entrance...

Two friends just hanging out by the doors.

Running and laughing after the show. I think this is what the girls like to do best!

SNOW DAY!!! YAY!

I LOVE SNOW...for awhile I wasn't sure if my girl was going to be anything like me and my love for snow because she never wants to put her snowpants on! So finally, we got the pants on while she was kicking and screaming and tossed her out the front door into the snow (we didn't really toss her but, stuck her out there!) Guess what..as soon as she hit the ground she was having a blast. Maybe because cousin Breea was helping her make snowballs. Look how much fun she is having....

Making her first snowball!

Making another snowball!

Dawson pulling Breea! Notice Breea pushing with her hands to help her along!

Breea pulling Dawson!

Friends

I am so lucky to have met two wonderful friends with two amazing little girls, this past year and a half. When the girls get together, it's nothing but fun for them and for us!

Mayna and Dawson taking a ride. Thanks for pulling me around Mayna.

Just three friends hanging out on the couch...I wonder if they will do this as teenagers?