A Visit from Georgie

 Georgia couldn't make it to Kamdyn's Cupcake Wars Party so she came to visit the week afterwards.  The girls were so excited to see her!  The strawberry patch opened for the first pick of the season and we were the very first customers! It was a "Bailey day" so she got to pick strawberries with us!

Georgia gave Kamdyn a little bit of a sewing lesson, which she really loved! They played play-doh.  We went to dinner. Georgia went with us to Ready to Learn.  Karcie was even found to be upside down in her bed one morning!

Thanks for visiting us, Georgia, and for loving our family so much!!

First Signs of Spring

The weather finally started warming up early to mid March.  We were ready to take full advantage of it! We went to the park one afternoon.  Bailey and Karcie were able to play outside on our swing set. I am proud to report that Karcie can now swing all by herself on the swings....starting and stopping!!

 Karcie and Declan got to enjoy some time together outside, too.  These two are so cute when they play together.  They get along so well!!

Karcie has also mastered the monkey bars.  

She's begging to take gymnastics so that will be next for her!

Go Karcie!

I have no idea what these two were actually playing, but it was so sweet to watch.  Declan went inside and got one of his big sister's tutus because Karcie had on a dress.  So cute!!

Who knows what they are laughing about, but they sure were tickled!!

Enjoying a snack together...notice backpacks hanging from the tree limb.  

Tornado

We had a wacky weather day towards the end of February.  It was so wacky that preschools and public schools let out early.  I am not a fan of storms big or small.  I was kind of freaked out myself especially when they started closing schools.  This particular day was a "Bailey Day" so I had to get her from preschool early, too.  While I was picking up the little girls, I also stopped by and checked out Kamdyn and Sydney so I didn't have to go back out in the "storm."

They predicted the storm to start around 4:00. The two little girls were completely oblivious.  They were playing with their dolls and were dressing up.  They weren't the least bit concerned about a silly "storm."  Meanwhile, the anxious people (read: Kamdyn and Kimberly) were pacing around the house and were glued to the weather reports on the TV.  The storm was starting and Bailey was still happy as could be running around.  Kamdyn started getting stressed out so I had to get Bailey's Mom to come get her a few minutes early.  

They finally issued warnings for Apex and instructed us to take cover.  I had already cleaned out the closet under our stairs.  Once I did that, Kamdyn's anxiety level went through the roof.  She was on the verge of a real panic attack.  Thankfully, the so called storm ended up being minimal in our immediate area.  It did cause damage in other areas, but we were fine.  It was over just in time for us to load up to go to a make-up basketball game that had been cancelled a week or so before because of snow.  Crazy weather is right!!

These silly girls crack me up!!

Closet cleaned out and ready!

Mommy and Princess Karcie were giggling.

Kamdyn was having none of it....anxiety was TOO much for her!

These Two!!

These two stinkers keep my hopping two days a week!  Thankfully, they have decided that they love each other more than not.  They were both decked out in Valentine's dresses, tights, and sparkle shoes one day.  Completely unplanned!  They were tickled when they saw each other.  So tickled that I had to snap a few photos!  Two little Valentine cuties that make me smile!

Sealants for Kamdyn

Our dentist recommended sealants for Kamdyn at her last appointment.  We scheduled them on a day when I had Bailey so I had a little flock with me as we entered the dentist office.  Kamdyn was a trooper.  The little girls looked on without a peep.  I think they were scared for Kamdyn.  She was brave though and didn't complain a bit.  Dr. Jonathan has been awesome to us since we moved to Apex.

What are y'all looking at?

Dr. Jonathan explaining the procedure and how nasty it was going to taste.  

Two sweet girls sharing a chair together!

Karcie's First Dentist Appointment

Karcie had her first official dentist appointment!  She had sat in the chair at Mr. Patrick's office before and he has looked at her teeth, but this visit was her first official one.  She was so brave and wasn't worried a bit.  She did great until they took x-rays.  She wasn't a fan!  They kept having to re-do one of the pictures because it wasn't sitting in her mouth correctly to get a good enough view.  I heard her say, "Where is Mommy?"  It made me so sad!   I tried to help her, but they politely asked me to go sit back down.  She survived and was happy that they don't have to take x-rays every time.  She got a great report and is cavity free!  Woo Hoo!  I'm so proud of your Karcie!

Later that day we picked up Bailey from school and these two had a fun day of playing both inside and outside!

Playing Barbies!

Kicking the soccer ball!

Miss Kimberly's Pre-School

I learned quickly that these two needed constructive and organized activities to keep them occupied and to keep me sane.  I pulled out my preschool themed storage boxes and started planning activities/centers for them to do on Thursdays.  The girls love it and so do I!

Bailey coloring a Strawberry Shortcake picture.

Play-doh with Halloween cookie cutters.

Torn Paper Pumpkins for Art

Practicing writing our name!

Bailey is doing great for three!

Then we went to the park to play!