Hot Dog Roast

Finally a truly beautiful day!! We've waited so long. It was so nice we couldn't settle for eating inside so a hot dog roast it was!

and of course, roasted Mallows as well. 

Olivia - 6 months

6 Months! My how the time has just flown by. How I love this giggly little girl. (well not giggly for pictures but trust me she is) She is so sweet I just adore her always. 

She rolls all over the place. Nothing is safe. She gets up on her knees all the time as well and get frustrated that she can't get those arms to move her forward. 

She's learned how to click her tongue. This gives everyone in the house endless entertainment. 

So this is how Olivia really feels about all this picture taking. 

And her Billy pictures.

 

Cause Billy needs love too. Ahh nice Billy. 

Camp IN

When I asked the kids what they wanted to do for Spring Break Bella said go swimming, Jaden said put the sprinkler under the tramp and go camping. Well are these kids ready for summer or what? Alas the temperature for most of spring break was going to be in the 40s sooooo we went swimming the Sat. before with Daddy. 

Then Tuesday we set up the tent for a camp IN! I did this quite a bit as a kid and thought they might enjoy it.  Good thing I don't have very much furniture in my front room huh? Jaden helped me put up the tent and together we did it!

 What's camping without a hot dog picnic. Bella was so excited about this.

And then of course some Smores! 

 Yummy!

Story time and to sleep

Bella kinda had a rough time sleeping the first night but the I let them leave the tent up for 2 nights and the second night she slept great. Gotta love a good camp in.

Silly Baby

 Have you missed updates on my littlest family member? Well little Olivia is up to all kinds of antics now.

such as pulling stuff on top of her. We must be careful what is around this little one she rolls around and grabs at everything and even managed to squash herself under Bella's giant dog. 

Umm teacher, my baby sister ate my homework. Okay it was actually Jaden's paper airplane. Yeah she totally ate it and Jaden had no one to be mad at cause she's just a baby and a cute one at that. Well at least she shows remorse for what she did, oh wait no I'm pretty sure that's her "Ooo that was fun I want to eat more paper." face. 

Do you see what is happening here. That girl is so up on her knees.

Aaah her legs shrank, oh wait no, she actually loves being on her knees so much that she goes to sleep that way.  

 

Hey Mom can I help with laundry?

Well girly there you go on your knees again

And up to the feet! If she could get those hands going she'd be on her way.

Oh my baby Olivia you are way too cute!

Bella is Swella

Aw my Bella. How I love her. Even if she is growing up without my permission. 

Bella dancing with her new music box that Grandma Potter brought her back from Disney World. She loves it and we both dance to it quite often.

 Like her hair? Yeah she so doesn't have that much hair. Her dance class has turned into a bit of a money trap. But she is having a great time with it. Anyhow after getting instructions on how I am suppose to do Bella's hair (high ponytail ringlets. Easy right?) I realized Bella didn't have near enough hair for this look. I was forced to get her a hair piece from cheerleaderhairpieces.com. And quick like so it would be here in time for pictures even though her recital isn't till May.  When all was said and done this pretty set of curls cost $25. It arrived Saturday and Sunday Bella says "Mom, I wanna wear my hear piece an look like Princess Belle." Who can argue with that? It stayed in all through church so I think It will work. It looks like A LOT of hair though. LOL I guess that's why I got it after all. Without it she has 3 little curls in her high ponytail. Hee. 

 And here's why Bella needs a hair piece. This was this morning as I was getting Bella ready for her Dance pictures. Cute but her hair doesn't look all that different than it did when I put it in a ponytail for the first time when she was like 1 hee. 

Here she is. All made up and ready to dance, or pictures as the case may be.  They are dancing to a song from Brave. The costume is perfect.  

Okay so she does look pretty, but my little Bella with no bangs and makeup looks a little creepy to me. Kinda Toddler and Tieraish. Hee. She did such a good job and was very patient even as I put on her mascara. What a princess. 

Pictures went great (I think I didn't actually get to see them taking the pictures) I really don't envy the photographer trying to get 10 three & four year olds to hold still long enough for a team picture. I'm glad I went with the hair piece. Many others did as well and those who didn't the girls had lots of hair so even though to me it looks ridiculously big, she actually matched the other girls just right.  

She may be a princess, but she's still my girl and wanted her hair out the second we got home. (Really can't blame her, I remember how those tight high pony tails felt after awhile, it's nice to get it out and be able to relax your eyebrows. ;) ) So here's my princess now. Oh yeah with a few carrots in her mouth. 

Of course Jaden needed in on this picture action. Here he is with a yogurty grin. 

And here's the recent art work. Bella's dance sticker chart, Jaden's cat in the hat hat, penguin, and heart butterfly. 

Bicycle! Bicycle!

Last summer Ryan bought him a bike so he could go riding with Jaden. I of course was VERY pregnant at the time and bike riding was out of the question. However this year I am ready I want to play outside too! So we went and got Bella a bike (Yay for darling little girl bikes!) and me a bike. My options were pretty limited at Walmart since I need a weird size for an adult, but I found one that would work. The seat is as hard as rock and I bruised my bones, so I'll probably need to go get a new seat, but I have a bike! Yay! 

We also got cart to take Olivia. Now there is no reason for me to NOT go ride with the kids!

 I decided I needed spring badly so I got these pretty tulips while grocery shopping. They make me smile every time I walk by them.