Picnic'ing with Penny

I needed to see for myself how fast Penny is growing and Taylor was having a fit to see Nixon lol, so we met Chuck, Sara, Penny and Nixon at a VA state park for a picnic. They decided to make a real fun time of it and camp there. It started out as a rainy day but by the time we all met the sun had come out and it was a beautiful day :) We ate and then the guys decided to try a little fishing while we took the girls to the playground by the "beach". Lots of fun in the sun, Penny graced me with letting her hold her this time so I got in a few hugs and kisses when she wasn't looking ;)

Princess Dance Camp

Jennifer has wanted to participate in an activity since Taylor takes hip-hop and also has signed up to play co-ed baseball. So today was her day - Princess Dance Camp. She, along with another 10 or 11 girls, participated at Princess Dance Camp. She learned some dance moves, heard princess stories, made princess crafts, played princess games. So, basically, she got to be a princess :)

Spring and other things

We celebrated spring by camping this week-end. Friday hit 80 degrees and it was just too good to be true. Emilee had gone to Sara's for spring break so Tom, Jennifer, Taylor and I headed out to James River State Park. We hiked and hiked, looked for tadpoles, watched the big full moon come up over the horizon, played ball, rode bikes, it was just a lot of good outdoor time.

Check out Taylor's new braces and Jennifer's glasses, both girls have accepted their new 'additions' so well.

We got to play with two little mini dac's, little sisters, they camped next to us..so cute. Could there be a little sister in Slinky's future? hmmmm

Visit with Penny (and Sara too :)

Ran to Goochland for a short visit, got to see how fast Penny is growing, so is Nixon. The two of them are such buddies. I was trying to take Penny's picture and she kept looking at the dog. I tried to get her attention, she looked up like what!? I then touched her on the nose to try to make her laugh and she screamed her head off lol. She was all smiles and cooing to me but she wouldn't let me hold her. Even though she was mean to me, and made me admire her from afar, I still enjoyed my visit with her mom and the whole Brown menagerie.

Jennifer turns 6 this week

Jennifer has been with us for 6 months as of this month and she turns 6 yrs.old this week..lots of milestones, lots of new things to continue to learn about. Today she learned about family birthdays. We had lunch up at her MaMa's and Pappy's, which is always like a Thanksgiving meal in its proportions and variety and it was topped off by a princess birthday cake, a gift from Emilee. Jennifer came marching in and told everyone it was her 'Pretend birthday' because I had explained that we were celebrating but that it really wasn't her 'real' birthday til Thursday. Real, pretend, whatever, this little girls loves a party, especially when she is the guest of honor! We still have to find time to get together with her little BFF, as birthday will not be complete til Jennifer's had the chance to party with M. Here's hoping that this first birthday in our home is just the beginning of many fun times for years to come for our youngest :)

Happy New Year and I'm not a good blogger

We just celebrated Chinese New Year. We had lots of fun, had family and good friends over for Chinese dishes and board games, and I didn't even take any pictures! I'm hoping my friend will share them with me, she is a much better photographer than I am anyway. Sara and Chuck came in for the fun, and for the Super Bowl, and well, they haven't even been here since Thanksgiving! so it was about time. They brought their new puppy, Nixon. Taylor has wanted a yorkie for a long time, so this was not a help to me. She carried this puppy around gently for two days and cried when he went home. I think daddy should let her have one of her own, we'll see....

Jennifer has been with us for 6 months this week. She is still finding her way, but is a happy child and doing so well in school. Penny turned 4 months old yesterday, time just flies.

OK, off to ask my friend for her pictures, my mom for the pictures she took of Penny, someone should just take my camera, I never seem to use it!

Spirit Week

This is spirit week at Taylor and Jennifer's school. They are little kids, homecoming basketball really means nothing to them. But for two little girls who have to wear uniforms on a daily basis to school, a chance to 'dress down' is always a fun thing. One day was red/white/blue day or patriotic day. Today was blue and gold day, school colors - go Tornados!