Story Time!

Madison has been reading "Nate The Great" Books for part of her nightly reading homework. I am very proud of her and how she has been reading. Here is a short chapter from her current book.

Princess Peyton

Today was a princess kind of day for Peyton. This morning she had her little friend, Grace, over for a play date. We have not seen them since November, so this was fun to catch up (for the mom's too). The girls get along so well. They are only a week apart in age and they both have very similar personalities. They just play so well together. We originally met Grace when we were taking Gymboree classes. The girls became friends immediately. Even though we are not in Gymboree any longer we do enjoy a play date every once in a while.

When Grace arrived at 9am, the girls got right down to business... Dressing up like princesses. Shoes, Dresses, jewelery the whole bit. They had so much fun! Peyton continued the dress up session after Grace left and Grandma came to stay with her (I went to work). She was still in her beautiful fairy dress when I got home. What a fun dress up day!

Tomorrow....Tomorrow!

A Snow Day!

We were able to have a snow day yesterday! This is what it looked like out my kitchen window at 7AM. Beautiful. I love the peaceful, calming feeling that snow brings. School was canceled and so we had a day to enjoy the weather. The girls were eager to get outside right away in the morning. So, I bundled them up and they played for a short while in our backyard. It was pretty cold.



It was cute how Madison described the snow. It was coming down all around us in big flakes, she said, "Mommy, it looks like we are in a snow globe."
And that it did.

An Umbrella Fort

On a rare sunny afternoon the kiddos in our neighborhood came up with this great umbrella fort. They gathered all of the umbrellas they could find and created this fun hide out. They for sure would have stayed dry, if it would have been raining. :)

Making Valentine Hearts!

The girls were able to spend the night at their Grandma and Grandpa MacKenders house just before Valentines day. They made clay heart ornaments and had fun painting them! What fun!

My Little Rabbit

If Peyton could have anything for lunch....here is what she would pick: Cucumbers, green peppers, and oranges. Yes, she ate them all!

She is not a sandwich girl.

Thanks to Grandma, Peyton had her dream lunch.

Family Zoo Trip

A couple of weekends ago we went to the zoo with some of my family. It was a beautiful, cold, day. We had fun seeing all of the animals and enjoying one of the few rain free days in Oregon.

Cousins. The girls had so much fun being the big helpers for their cousin Konnor.