Titanoboa!!

Addy was thrilled to see the 48 foot long snake at Morrill Hall this weekend. Cally and I were less excited but Addy's enthusiasm was a little contagious! 

Dance recital picture shoot

We had quite a busy weekend for recitals and recital prep. Here is a quick sneak peek at the girls dance costumes. 

The Mighty Tumblers

Addy and Cally did a fantastic job in their first tumbling recital! 

I wish I had snapped a photo of them before the recital but I didn't realize everyone would be given  a t-shirt. Very cute either way, they both loved the whole experience. Cally was a bit nervous on the ride to the recital but after she said she didn't even notice the audience. We will have a video of the recital so if you come visit us, I am sure the girls will be happy to let you watch it 45 times with them. :)

Cally's take on life...

Cally is always good for a smile if not a belly chuckle. She told me today, "I like being your children, Mom". I quite appreciated the message!

Just yesterday at the zoo, while the girls were playing on a jeep that is displayed for kids to play on, a girl came up and demanded a turn driving. Addy happened to be driving and quickly turned over the steering wheel to the newcomer. All three girls played happily for a few minutes until I herded them onto the next great adventure. As we were leaving Cally shouted back to the girl, "It was nice to meet you!".

Dragon Fever

We have been hit HARD with dragon fever!! David and I are a bit at a loss about how to treat dragon fever. So far, only Addy has been infected but it is a pretty bad infection. 

The infection started innocently enough when one of Addy's classmates was chatting with her during one of the many indoor recesses they had this winter about a free Ipad app called School of Dragons. We now refer to the game as SOD. The infection spread pretty quickly once this game was downloaded to our Ipad. Initially, I was able to slow the sickness by restricting access to the Ipad. 

We had a decent amount of meltdowns and poor attitude so that week long Ipad groundings were merited. However, as cooperation increased so did Ipad access. Soon SOD and dragon fever were taking root more strongly.

Addy's friend who introduced her to SOD taught her secrets to the game. Even David played with Addy a little bit. Then one day the infection became serious.

Addy came home with a book called Dragonolgy last Friday. Her buddy loaned it to her for the weekend and since Addy had only two days to read it, she wasted no time. By Saturday she knew all the names and relevant information about all the dragons detailed in the book.

I became alarmed at the insane amount of information Addy was committing to memory about a completely made up 'creature'. Addy was SHOCKED to hear me wonder aloud if dragons were real. Something had to be done!

Addy's solution was to draft a letter with a 5 step plan to the author of Dragonology. In the 5 step plan she answered dragon-care questions. Addy's plan calls for her dragon to live in the downstairs bathroom. We will have to remodel a tiny bit to fire-proof the room. Addy figured two new metal doors will do the trick. Also, Addy decided what she will do with her dragon when she leaves for college (fair warning, she will release it into the mountains). The highlight of the letter was that Addy asked for a specific-type of dragon egg.

Now if we are going into any store Addy reminds us to keep our eyes open for any dragon eggs to buy. David said he didn't think that Walmart could safely sell dragon eggs because what if they hatched in the store and baby dragons started the store on fire. Addy only laughed at David and informed him that it takes 3 long years for dragons to hatch! 

Dragon fever is firmly entrenched in poor Addy. David and I have found ourselves searching Amazon for dragon eggs. We have a tentative plan to hide a dragon egg in with the Easter egg hunt. It sounds like we have at least three years before the egg should hatch so we will be looking for a cure for dragon fever until then! 

Humphrey the Hamster

Cally and Humphrey! Humphrey is a famous hamster from a series of books for grade school kids. They are really great books and we are enjoying reading all about Humphrey. Sadly, David is 'allergic' to hamsters so the girls will not be able to win Humphrey at school. ;)

Recitals are approaching!!!

Cally's dance recital costume was ready to try on. Of you can't tell she is the cutest little poodle ever!