My Wonderful Girls

My wonderful girls.

Ready for Preschool

We registered Maddy for preschool a few weeks ago

and she wanted a backpack for when its time

for school to start, so we got one!

Could she be anymore excited?!

Easter

Clare's goodies.

Maddy's goodies.

Gigi and Grandpa came over and brought

us a warm, yummy breakfast that was made in the oven.

What a treat!!!

Gig then helped the girls plant a garden.

I knew Gigi wanted to plant a few different gardens

with Maddy so I wanted to find a low table Maddy could work at.

We were driving home from Target and I saw

this construction table in someone's front yard

and they were getting rid of it, so I grabbed it!

Its perfect for all of her garden things

that she got for her birthday.

Maddy calls it her dirt kitchen.

Splashing in the dirt kitchen.

Planting with Gigi.

All done!

After naps we headed over to my

Grandparents for dinner and running around.

Mini golfing with Grandpa.

Yes, we grew up playing mini golf in my

Grandparents backyard on the course he built for us!!

Amazing, I know.

The man who built it.

Maddy and Clare with Great Grandpa.

Also, my favorite picture from the day!

Love him.

Checking out the empty koi pond with Grandma.

Splash-Pad

While the tile was being removed we spent

the morning in the backyard playing.

We brought out out own little splash-pad

that Greg and I had bought last summer, but never used.

It was so cute and fun, but we had a

blow out and so we had to place bricks

on part of it to keep the water going in the right places.

Just getting in.

All wet!

Getting a drink.

She is so funny, she would barely

put her face near it and let the water get her.

It must have tickled her or something.

What a cutie!

Playing with Leah

Two weeks ago Maddy and Clare got to

spend the morning with cousin Leah since her Mama

was out buying a new car and didn't want to take

her along, I still don't understand why though.

Ha!

Playing.

Lunch time!!!

Zoo With The Boys

A few weeks ago we made a trip to

the zoo with some of our friends,

Julie and her little boy Jack, and Lisa and her little boy Nolan.

We had lots of fun running around and

of course, visiting the splash pad!!

My two pearls.

Nolan, Clare, Jack and Maddy.

The best picture I could get of

all four non-stop movers!

Adding Electrical To The Island

When we get our cabinets there will

be an island in our kitchen that wasn't there before.

It is also where our cooktop will be,

so we needed electrical added.

Because the floor is concrete Greg had

to saw cut out a 3 inch strip,

add the wiring and then cover it up with more concrete.

Before and After

Water control.

Wires ready use!

Tile Removal

Last Friday we had all of the tile in our house removed.

All 1400 sq ft of it. It was messy, still is.

But will be so worth it to have flooring that we want!!

We moved a lot of stuff on the newly

poured concrete in the dining room and

some stuff out in the backyard.

Before.

After.

Before.

After.

During.

During.

Living Room Closet

There was a closet in the living room

of this house when we bought it.

We opened up the wall and took out the

window that was still in it,

but the closet was still here.... not anymore!

There.

Almost gone.

Gone and dry-wall is up!

Insulation

Last weekend Greg and Big Greg took

all the dry-wall out on the wall that the girls

share so we could add insulation for noise control.

Before

After

It Takes 21 Days To Make A Habit.

Two nights ago, April 13th, we tried Maddy in her panties for bedtime.

She has been successful for both nights!!

She picked out a special treat at the store

and gets to have it every morning when s

he wakes up with dry panties, on the 22 day

we will take her to pick out a special something that she wants!!

Maddy's 3rd Birthday

Maddy is 3.

Time is flying by.

Our house is a mess, so we couldn't have a

party at our house, so we went to Peter Piper Pizza.

Maddy loves to play games and ride the rides, so it was perfect!

Maddy also loves Curious George!

Family picture.

Playing games with Uncle Michael and Grandpa

Putting the tickets in the counter with Mimi.

Maddy had over 1000 tickets, so she walked away

with a princess backpack and some other fun stuff from the ticket counter!

Leah and Maddy.

Clare.

Max and Spiderman.

Ready for cake!

Yummy!

This little piggy will eat anything!!

Happy birthday Maddycakes, Mommy and Daddy love you so, so much!!!

On Maddy's actual birthday, she got to go to the zoo with Greg.

They had lunch, went on the carousel and

spent some quality time together.

Then Grammy came over later that night to have some cake....

Maddy loves her cake and couldn't wait for Grammy to get here!

Birthday Party At 5G.

Every year there is a party at 5G for Uncle John and Jeff

since they have the same birthday.

The last time we went was April 11, 2008, the day I had Maddy!

Now they are birthday triplets, 50 years apart.

We haven't been the last two years since we were in Tucson,

but we are back and excited to be there every year now!

Maddy, Jeff and Uncle John

Maddy and Clare

Clare going to visit Aunt Gail.

Mom and girls.

Dad and girls.