Dancing Queen

I'm proud :) Our Big wee one is the last one on the end in the back, and then moves forward...I'll let her fantastic 4 year old moves speak for themselves. Hehe....

So, we're a little biased. We are just so proud that she got up there and did her thing...and she looked darn cute doing it :)

This was just the dress rehearsal, the real deal is this Saturday night.

School's Out!

The girls finished their school year last Wednesday (May 20th). They both had a wonderful year and made a lot of new friends!

Here they are in the fall:

Don't they look completely amused...Little wee one is up to her same 'ol avoid the camera actions and Big wee one must have found a flower or leaf.

Here they are last week:

Some things changed...some did not. I thought this picture was funny, they are both facing the same way from the above picture. Big wee one is smiling, but obviously distracted and Little wee one is doing what she does best! Avoiding.the.camera.

At least Big wee one is smiling and looking at me in this picture.

Highlights from the past school year:

• Big wee one could write her name at the beginning of the year, but she can now write lots of names (Mommy, Daddy, Paul, Little wee one's name & Mimi)


• She can also write sentences, such as I love you (her favorite)


• Big wee one knows the date of her birthday (and asks everyday if it's getting closer), the days of the week and her address


• She still wants to be a ballerina and doesn't really like boys (there are a few that she will play with, but generally doesn't want them to look at her)


• LOVES to color and do crafts


• Big wee one STILL does this when I drop her off!

Little wee one's highlights include:

• going from scribbling one corner of a page in one color to coloring the whole page with mulitple colors and kind of staying in the lines
• TALKING! Lots of it! Big complete sentences
• Potty trained! (YEAAAAHHHHH!!) but we are still working on #2, which can be difficult for wee one's to get the hang of
• knowing the names of her classmates and asking about them
• picking out her own clothes and shoes and insisting on wearing them
• becoming extremely independent and wanting to do everything by herself
• she also does this when I try to take her picture...GET AWAY!

Next year, the girls will go to a new pre-school with wonderful new teachers and programs. As much as I love Moms Day Out, Big wee one would be going through the same pre-school program and she needs a little more (so to speak) before Kindergarten. Since it will be easy to take them to the same school in the morning and because I have such wonderful friends that have offered to help with pick-up and drop off, Little wee one will go to the same school as Big wee one. I am excited to see what the next school year will bring for both of the girls and am pretty sad that it will be Big wee one's last year of pre-school before entering "real" school...until then, we are going to enjoy every bit of summer!

I ♥ Faces : Silhouettes

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This week's contest is silhouettes, and I had to try my hand at entering with this picture. I love how the girls are dancing in the sunlight...just doing their thing, without a care in the world!

Update Soon

I have lots to update on! I'm excited to let all you strangers in on what's been going on in our lives...in the meantime. Welcome these little guys to the world. They are lovin' life and the girls are lovin' being able to check them out at Mimi & G-pa's house...except they flew away and found a new home. Good luck little birdies!

SUMMER IS HERE! Which is why we were swimming today and tomorrow it will be 56 degrees. awesome. really, i'm stoked about that. can you tell?

Pump it UP!

NEWS FLASH! Big wee one can pump herself on the swings...it is about freaking time! Mimi's been working with her and today was the day! Uncle Eric's birthday is a day of celebration...his birth and the birth of Big wee one's "pump" lol

Something Delicious

This week is banquet week for Paul...meaning he's been gone 3 nights this week, so I've been left to cook for the wee ones and myself 2 of those nights (one of those nights, I went to the banquet as well and had the BOMB BBQ...might I add, it is so difficult to find good BBQ 'round these parts!).

This eveing it was so beautiful outside and I was hesitant to come in and cook dinner, I just wanted dinner to be there. The table cleaned off of markers and coloring books and my dinner to be waiting for me. But since that is also what the girls wanted, I put my book down (still trying to read Eat, Pray, Love) and marched myself inside and starting pulling out random ingredients. What I ended up with was a bowl full of a delicious fresh ingredients :)

T-Flo's Delicious Elbow Salad

• cup or so of un-cooked elbow spegatti (looks like spegatti noodles cut into 1 inch pieces)


• 1 shallot, chopped


• 1 large clove of garlic, minced


• 7 or 8 cherry tomatoes, quartered


• couple slices of bacon, cooked crispy


• half a cup of pureed butternut squash


• shredded parm cheese


• tastefully simple season salt (I tried to link their site, but it's not working :( )


• baby spinach, rolled up and cut up to shredded slices


• butter

Boil your noodles until tender. In the meantime, soften the shallot, garlic and cherry tomatoes with a TBS of butter (or OO) until nice and brown. When the noodles are done cooking, drain and add a TBS of butter, pureed squash and the shallot mixture back to the pot with the noodles. In the same pan you sauteed the shallots, add your bacon and cook till done. Drain fat, and crumble/chop. Add to the pot of noodles. Take a handful of baby spinach, roll it up (kind of like a tortilla) and chop it up. Add to the pot. Throw in a handful or so of parm cheese, and mix well. Season with season salt.

When serving, sprinkle more cheese on top and avoid giving Big wee one tomatos :) She ate everything else, but I know she would freak if she had a tomato in her bowl. Sooooo good! It really was, and it was so healthy. I don't call spinach, spinach because Big wee one won't eat spinach, but she will eat herbs :) hehe!

Here's a picture of the girls after dinner. I finally charged my camera :) Tomorrow's Friday! and the start to a long weekend....enjoy it!

Lots of Face

Lots of face stuff going on lately...if you head over to their site, you can enter to win this prize drawing they are having

...but DON'T...hehe, because I want to win :) BUT DO check out allpopart's website...

We have the lacrosse sports banquet this evening, I'll be sure to post an update in the next day or two :)

In the mean time, here's a picture circa fall 2005 :) This is my oldest brother, he's single and available ladies ;-)

Look how little Big wee one is...awwww, chubs!