Snow Day!

We had our first snow day of the year on Wednesday! Todd wasn't home, so I got to shovel some seriously wet, heavy spring snow. Thank goodness for my neighbor who took pity on me and helped me out! I was shocked at how long the girls spent playing in the snow. Usually it's a half hour and they're inside asking for hot chocolate. But this time, it was actually pretty warm outside and they played for a couple of hours before the hot chocolate party began.

Happy St. Patricks Day!

Marcella Anne is Four!

Our Family is sooo lucky to have Marcella's Birthday on Saint Patrick's Day! I asked Marcella the night before her big day what she wanted to do on her birthday. The first thing that popped out of her mouth was that she wanted to do what Daddy had done on his birthday... have breakfast in bed! I don't even remember doing that for Todd last year, it must have made a pretty strong impression on our lucky girl.

She absolutely LOVED eating in bed! Her favorite breakfast... strawberry oatmeal, chased down with a leporcahn green powdered donut. Marcella made her sisters green with envy with the whole breakfast in bed deal. I have a feeling it will be requested many times in our household from now on.

Here's Audrey, Olivia and Emily sporting there green for school.... no pinches here!

And here's our Marcella and Rylee Jo!

Denver just happened to have the most gorgeous St. Patricks day this year! The forcast called for a near 70 degree day! I was sooo excited because Marcella has been asking since January if she could go to the zoo for her birthday. She really must be a lucky girl!

Marcella brought her very best friend Cali with her to the zoo.

Marcella's first ride on the Zoo train. For those of you who may go to the zoo, are on a budget and wonder if it's more fun to ride the carousel or the train.... the carousel is soooo much better. Maybe it was the wrong time of the year for the train ride, but it was pretty lame. We didn't really see any animals and I think the carousel ride was longer!

Rylee and her mommy!

I just couldn't help but put this sweet profile in!

Our last stop was at the elephants on our way out. My, was I tired from from dragging that wagon and the girls were tuckered out too. When we first got to the elephants, they had their backs to us, but Marcella called their names (Elly and Dolly) over and over and over again. After a few minutes of this, wouldn't you know, those elephants turned around and started walking towards us! It totally made Marcella's zoo visit.


Thank goodness for Grandma! Grandma sent a package of presents for Marcella to open, it really helped so that Todd could watch her open other presents once he got home that weekend.

Marcella loved getting an Only Hearts Doll horse!

I just can't believe that my curly haired baby girl is four now.
Marcella is such a happy girl, full of the silliest things to say!

Reindeer antlers!

Rylee found the antlers that I bought Emily to wear in her Christmas concert. She loved wearing them!

Cheesing it!

Girl Pictures!

I spent last Saturday taking snapshots of my girls. This is the only one that sort of turned out cute. Why is it so hard to get 5 girls looking at a camera? Rylee truly was not diggin' it.

First Hair Cut

I finally broke down and gave Rylee Jo her first real hair cut. It was getting pretty bad. She definately had a mulet going on! So, I cut the back and then decided to cut a few little bangs for her. I've debated about bangs for a looong time. I'm usually against bangs. I was tramatized in Jr High when I had bangs and was always trying to keep them straight. So typically I'm anti-bangs. But Rylee kind of has a bumpy forehead from surgery plus she has stick straight hair. So far no problems keeping this little girls hair from kinking up.

She is so stinkin' cute!!

Busy Body

Last week while I was in the shower, Rylee was quite the busy body! She had climbed on top of the table to get to some Christmas decorations that I hadn't put away yet. Well, she threw all of them on floor and then opened box of ornament hooks and put them all through her hair! I think she thought that they were bobby pins!!

I was in a hurry trying to get out the door, but I just couldn't resist taking a few pictures! Can my baby really be that close to the terrible twos?

Marcella wanted to get in on the fun too.

101 Dalmatians

This month has been such a busy month, as you can tell by all of my posts!

This fall Olivia decided to try out for a local childrens theatre instead of playing a sport. The production they presented was 101 Dalmatians. It was a one act play that was put on by children ages 7 to 14.

Olivia in the Green Room waiting to go on stage at the local high school auditorium.
How do you like those puppy ears!?!

Singing in her chorus line.

Striking her final pose in the last scene.

After the last show.
I must admit, I'm a little more than glad that it's over. It was a lot of time. But it really was so much fun!