Leprechaun Leap

This morning was Kelly's second St. Patrick's Day Leprechaun Leap! Dyersville goes all out for their St. Patty's Day Celebrations!!! Kelly had a great time again in her fun run! She was in the 3-6 age group. It was hard getting pictures of the actual run....as Kelly lost her hat (due to the extremely windy conditions) and I went back for it as she kept running.

Kelly in the gym waiting for the race to begin.

She's ready....hat, scarf, and gloves.....

She decided to put her coat on once she got outside....it was VERY cold!!!

My little HIDER.....

Molly has ALWAYS been my little hider! Lately, she is hiding her prized possessions (Elmo & Blanket)....and now.....her glasses! Her hiding spots are getting better and better too! It wouldn't be a problem if she REMEMBERED where she hid them!!! It took me an hour (off and on) to find her glasses while she napped! She hid them right before I put her down for a nap....while I was helping Kelly with a game on the computer.

Our Little People living room bay window. The girls set some of their little people on the window ledge to play with (for the winter!) Isn't it cute.....a princess castle, a fairy treehouse....

....a tent, and a house!

The girls were setting up all the Little People today.....Kelly really makes sure everyone is in their right places.....everything looks good, right?

Well....open up the tent and there are the missing glasses!!!!!!!!

I guess the Little People wanted to sleep under the stars to leave room for Molly's glasses to be safe!!!

Fun at the Mall

Molly and I met my Dad and Jessen at the mall this morning. Jessen is in town for a month from Kansas City while my sister recovers from surgery. Molly LOVES Jessen! (I love him too....especially since he is my only godchild.) Molly asks at least once a day if we are going to see Jessen. CUTE! These two are 5 months apart in age, as Jessen will turn TWO on May 5. They played at the mall play area for a long time and LOVED riding up and down the escalator!!! Cheap entertainment!!!

Riding down the escalator with Papa Bear. Even though Molly is only 5 months older than Jessen.....she looks so TALL when they are side by side!

Molly playing in the apple!

Jessen playing with a puzzle on the wall.

(I forgot my camera at home.....so these were taken with my phone....and are a little blurry!)

Swim Lessons

Kelly started swim lessons again last week. She is my little fish!!!! She LOVES the water! She has lessons on Mondays and Wednesdays for 5 weeks....and then if they want to continue, the second session starts right after this one ends. One of my Wahlert swimmers is her teacher....which Kelly absolutely LOVES!!!! She is a "minnow" and she is working on freestyle, backstroke, and diving.

Emily Schroeder (my WCHS swimmer) helping Kelly with her backstroke!

FORT fun!

Kelly and Daddy had a fun day at home yesterday while Molly and I went to Barney Live. Kelly has been battling a cold the last few days....so they didn't want to go out. Brian and Kelly made a blanket fort in Kelly's room....with poles, yardsticks, blankets, chairs & sheets. Kelly loved it....but wanted her sister home to play in it with her! They also put puzzles together, played computer games, watched "Annie" (Kelly's choice!), and played some board games. Kelly also rested a lot as she hasn't had much energy this weekend. Here is a picture of the girls playing in the fort together! CUTE!

Barney LIVE

Molly, Grandma Peggy, and I went to Barney LIVE at Five Flags in Dubuque today! It was a really cute show....with LOTS of fun songs! (Kelly stayed home with Daddy....as she gets to go to an Annie play in a couple weeks.) Molly LOVED every second of the show.....during intermission she asked "Barney, are you?" She was a big girl....sitting in her chair for almost the entire show! She sat with Grandma Peggy for maybe 5 minutes! It's like Molly remembered being at Five Flags 4 months ago......when we went to Sesame Street Live right before her second birthday. She was still mesmerized by the show and the characters.....but she smiled a lot more this time! She truly LOVED it!!!!

Molly right before the show started....with her new Baby Bop stuffed animal that Grandma Peggy bought as a souvineer!

Molly....all Smiles & Giggles

Pointing as the characters come out on stage!

Grinning.....so excited!

Big blue eyes watching closely....while holding onto Baby Bop!

Clapping along with a song!!!

She's LOVING every second of the show!

More cheering!!!

Oooooooohhhhhh

She was such a big girl sitting all by herself!

Thanks for Baby Bop, Grandma Peggy!!!!

Sitting with Grandma for a short time before she wanted to go back in her own chair.

Grandma watching Molly.....I loved watching Molly and her reactions even more than the show!!!

Hugs for Baby Bop during intermission

The four main characters!

MISSING.....

BLANKET & ELMO

Molly has always been my child who LOVES to HIDE things! Lately, it has caused a lot of craziness around our house!!!!

A few days ago, Molly "lost" her Elmo puppet. We looked everywhere and could not find it anywhere. We tried giving her a different Elmo and she said "No....Molly want Elmo PUPPET!!!"

The girls and I were home all day today. After lunch I was starting to get Molly ready for her nap and I couldn't find her blanket anywhere. Kelly, Molly, and I looked from noon-1pm for her special blanket. No luck! Molly would not lay down without "HER" blanket! I tried another blanket that is hers but she didn't want it. I continued to look anywhere I could think of with no luck. I finally got Molly to sleep (without her blanket) around 2:30pm! (She normally goes down no later than 1pm)

Anyway.....see where my little hider hid her prized possessions.....

Molly's blanket....in our bay window in our bedroom....behind the blanket that we are using as a window covering....since we haven't gotten window coverings for that window yet!

Elmo....behind our quilt rack....in our bedroom!

(I had to move the quilt rack out a little bit so you could see Elmo hiding!!!)

Molly sleeping today.....with one of her blankets.....but not her special blanket that we were looking for!