Bite-size cupcakes!!!!

Papa Bear and Grandma Jackie gave the girls each a KIDS cooking set for Valentine's Day. It came with a metal tin, baking cups, apron, spatula, rubber scraper, measuring spoons, display holders, and a carrying bag.  The girls couldn't wait to make these bite-size cupcakes!!!!  When I say bite-size....I mean about 1/3 the size of MINI cupcakes!!!

We decided it would be fun to make Valentine's Day cupcakes!!!

 The girls scooping up the batter into the tins...

 ...working hard!

 A quick smile for Mom!

 Molly really concentrated!!!

 Kelly hard at work!

 Frosting and Sprinkle Time!

 The girls were having a fun, messy time decorating!!!

 Frosting!!!

 So serious while shaking sprinkles!!!

The finished BITE-SIZE creations!!!

Cookie Rally

It's girl scout cookie time!!!

We officially start selling cookies on Saturday!  We picked up the cookies yesterday and Kelly has asked me AT LEAST a dozen times if we can go start selling!  She is VERY excited!!!

Tonight we had a girl scout cookie rally!  They kids played a lot of games, learned about some of the cookies, and even got to taste a handful! Kelly had a great time...and it just got her MORE excited to sell cookies!!!

 The cutest DAISY girl scout!!!  How could you NOT want to buy cookies from her???  We picked up the cookies yesterday and are ready for Saturday!

 Kelly with Mariah (one of her two big sister from school)...she is also a girl scout!

Kelly playing her favorite game of the night...musical chairs! 

 That's my daughter....dancing to the music!!!

Fighting for a chair! :)

Top 3....way to go Kelly!

My little helper

Molly has been my little helper lately.  I have been selling random things on the facebook online garage sale site.  From old picture frames to knick knacks to some kids clothes....lots of random things are selling!  I have made about $100 so far...just by stuff laying around our house!  

I mostly do this while Kelly is at school.  Molly and I take a break from playing games, reading books, and watching movies to take some pictures to post.  Today she helped me lay out this pair of PJ's and said she wanted her picture with it!  Too cute!  

My little girl is growing up quickly!

Movie at the Library

The girls and I enjoyed a movie at the Dyersville library on Saturday.  Daddy had some friends over, so we thought it would be fun to watch Kung Fu Panda 2 at the library.  The girls loved sitting in bean bag chairs and laying on pillows to watch the big screen.  They gave each person a FREE bag of popcorn and can of pop!  My kids NEVER get pop....so that was a BIG TREAT!  We brought Kelly's friend Sophia along with us!

 Kelly & Sophia LOVING their can of pop!  Orange Crush (don't worry....I checked to see if it was caffeine free...and it was!)

Molly was more excited about he OWN bag of popcorn!  She held onto it tight!!!

It was a great experience!  I guess they do free movies on the first Saturday of every month!  :)

Delayed School = Movie Mornings!

School has been delayed for 2 hours due to dense fog - yesterday & today!

(Although Kelly would have rather had school delayed ANY other WEEK other than this Catholic Schools Week....she has still enjoyed her extra 2 hour movie mornings!)

Yesterday the girls watched Gnomeo & Juliet that Molly & I got from the library on Wednesday.....today they are watching Sleeping Beauty in our room.  

I have A LOT of VHS movies...and our only VHS player is in our bedroom.  Normally, the girls just lay on our bed...but today they thought it would be fun to bring in their comfy chairs into our room!

Comfy in Mom & Dads room!

Catholic Schools Week - Day 4 - PJ DAY

It was PAJAMA day at school today!  Kelly thought it was so fun when she woke up this morning and didn't have to change her clothes!  (She picked out the PJs she wanted to wear last night and she was ready to go this morning!)  She was able to bring one stuffed toy with her and she picked her unicorn pillow pet!  After school she told me that Cambrie AND Ellie have the SAME unicorn pillow pet and her teacher took a picture of them....I can't wait to see it!  Molly decided it was PJ day for her too!  We stayed home all day and she stayed in her pajamas and kept her pillow pet close...since she knew her big sister took hers to school today!

Molly & Kelly after school today....Pj's & pillow pets!

Catholic Schools Week - Day 2 - 100th day of school

Today was the 100th Day of Kindergarten for Miss Kelly!  It was supposed to be last week, but with the three snow days...it got moved back....so it ended up being during Catholic Schools Week.  Kelly was excited about being 100 days smarter!

Her paper from her teacher says....

"You are 100 days smarter.....that makes you a SMARTIE!"