Girls Room.

The girls room looks so much better after taking out that closet! I'm calling this the "during" picture because there are still a few things I want to do before I can call it an "after" picture. 

1. Add more pictures to the walls behind their beds 

2. Get Nora's headboard up (it wouldn't fit so I'm going to saw off the legs and just screw it into the wall behind her bed) 

3. Get a rug or paint that floor (I really don't like that floor)

 4. Curtains (preferably room darkening ones!) 

5. Make their chandelier cuter 

6. Get a lamp for Nora's nightstand

7. Paint their dresser

8. Get a shelf of some kind for the shoes in their closet

When we were looking for houses I fell in love with every house we saw that had a 1/2 story. I think they are so charming and cute with the slanted ceilings.  Sometime before next winter we'll be doing the same thing to the boys room that is across from the girls' room. Wesley is still in a toddler bed so they have enough room still.

The derby, Nora and demolition

 Our ward had a Pinewood Derby and invited everyone to participate. Of course this thrilled Sophie to no end since she is always wanting to join the Cub Scouts. So we built this little beauty and entered it in the competition. Our little car wasn't quite as fast as we'd hoped, but we all had fun anyway!

 Nora takes holidays and any type of "theme" day very seriously. At school they had Color day and the 3rd graders were all assigned to wear....white. White? Isn't white the absence of color? And what parent in their right mind has a white wardrobe for their 3rd grader? Not me. And of course Nora couldn't be content with just wearing a white shirt. She had to go all out in typical Nora fashion. Since I wasn't going to go buy something just for this day we talked about bleaching some pants or something but she finally decided on this outfit. It is a swimsuit cover up. Later that day I looked back at the picture on my camera and spent about 10 minutes laughing because I sent my daughter to school in a swimsuit cover up and tights - in January no less. She didn't even have a shirt on underneath! What was I thinking? (Oh yes, I was thinking that she was happy and there was no drama or tears over not having the right thing to wear.) She also spent a lot of time making her white bracelet, earrings, headband and necklace to go with her outfit. She also made a white puff ball bunny and a little home for him that she took to school as well.  I love this girl. She is quirky and delightful.

The girls had fun demolishing this wall with a hammer. 

In my last post I mentioned how I wanted to take out a wall in the girls room (technically it was a closet.) Well, Brian did it for me on Saturday. He must really love me because on Wednesday of that week he stayed up at work all night long (without sleeping) working on a grant and then worked and taught 2 classes on Thursday and didn't come home until 6. Then Friday he stayed up until 2 grading papers and Saturday morning took 3 of the kids to a birthday party while I had a primary meeting. When he got home he started this project for me because he knew how much I wanted it done, but I needed his help to do it. Such a nice husband! So I've been working on finishing the girls room all week and can't wait to have it done.  Fun!

No more pencils, no more books....

School is officially out for the summer. Wahoo!! It was a crazy week with my mom here and us closing on our house (yay!!) and lots and lots of painting and moving, etc. (All the details for those events coming up soon) The girls have both had a great year. I didn't think they would transition so smoothly in to a new school, but they have completely loved their school. They both had wonderful teachers and made great friends and I'm so excited we will be staying in the same school.

I love that Sophie is wearing the same shirt in both pictures - totally didn't plan that. Awwwww. My little girls are getting so grown up! A few fun clothing facts: Sophie loves wearing tight leggings and Nora loves tucking in her shirts :) I am looking forward to a fun summer having these two around!

Sisters.

Living far from all of our family members is hard, and it requires us to lean on each other more... since sometimes we are all we have! These girls have become even better friends because of this move, and I hope it's something that will last!

Love these sweet, spunky, silly girls!

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

Brian bought the girls and I tickets to go see the Broadway show Mary Poppins at the Wharton Center. We had a great time together and it was an amazing show! Sophie was so excited because she has loved Mary Poppins since she was two and used to call it "Pa-Pottins" and want to watch it twice a day. I think it's obvious from the pictures just how excited she was! She was grinning the whole time and loved every second of it. Nora liked it as well, but it was really late and she fell asleep just before intermission and again for the last part of the show. Brian and the boys got to stay home and play cars and build a fort together. It was a fun night for all of us!

A Day Out With Daddy

This past Saturday was my last Saturday of work, which meant it was Brian' s last full Saturday alone with the girls. He decided to go out with a bang so he took the girls down to Ogden to the Treehouse Museum. They spent almost 6 hours there and only left because the girls were hungry and tired! Then they went to Wendy's (our favorite) and Brian splurged and bought them each their own kids meal (we are usually a dollar menu family!) and then stopped at Target and let the girls pick something. Sophie picked a toy tiger and Nora picked lip gloss! They had a fun day together. They are lucky girls to have such a wonderful daddy!

A Princess Tea Party

Last month my side of the family all got together for the first time in way too long! So of course my mom had to plan something BIG for all her grandchildren. And what do little girls like better than princesses and tea parties?? Not much. So a princess tea party was planned for the girls and a pirate treasure hunt was planned for the boys. Those of you who know my mom know that she doesn't do anything half way. The tea party included handmade princess dresses (by my mom) for each girl, personalized tea cups, a purse full of princess items (tiaras, bracelets, lipstick, etc..) and a guest appearance by Cinderella who taught them some lovely dance moves, how to curtsy and even joined the girls for tea! The girls were dazzled and I'm sure will never forget it! The boys had their own kind of fun starting at my mom and john's house and had a treasure hunt that led them to the top of the mountain behind my mom's house where they dug up a real treasure box (buried earlier by my mom and john). It was full of pirate stuff like swords, gold coins, bones, and all kinds of pirate loot. It was a fun day for all, my girls are sure lucky to have such a wonderful Naunie and Grandpa.