Spring Catch Up

I figure if you are allowed to randomly turn your clock ahead an hour, I can also shove a lot of randomness in one post to catch up.  That’s logical, right?  So, here goes…

American Girl Tea Party at the Orrville Library.  Madison took her doll to the tea party.  She was lucky enough to find one of her friends from school also in attendance.  I think that made the event that much more meaningful. 

    

Her doll and her enjoyed tiny, tasty treats (real and fake).  Madison decorated a cookie with icing and sprinkles, too.  At the end of the party, she could meet “real” American Girls – Maryellen Larkin and Elizabeth Cole.  Madison had a blast, and she felt super special.

    

Outfits… They found they fit – with a few alterations – the older cousins’ dress up dresses at Grandma’s!  This is a big deal as this are super fancy play dresses.  They had fun twirling and learning about the red carpet!

They also dressed up in the same style outfit.  Madison got dressed one morning for school.  Ellie, because she admires her sister so much, wanted to dress very similar to her.  So, here are my “cowgirls.” A long way from the red carpet, but just as cute!

And swimsuits.  Swim lessons started, and I realized that we had pretty much wore out the summer swimming suits with our trips to the beach.  Thankfully, we picked up some decent ones for cheap at Wal-mart.  While I may grumble about the speed with which summer attire comes out, I was thankful for these swimming suits!

Ellie had been going to story time at the Dalton Library this winter.  She has a friend from church that goes as well.  It is good for both of us because Ellie enjoys story time while I enjoy a little social time with a couple moms that are there.  They celebrated Dr.Seuss’s birthday by making hats one session.

Ellie also suffers though quiet time every day.  I think if I never called it quiet time, we would be okay.  But it helps me know that I can definitely get the space I need to work on school work (or the blog or watch part of a movie or read a book or nap or just have “me” time).  If I let her be with me, I may never hear silence.  Sometimes, she figures out some things to do; other days she takes a nap.  I like coming upstairs to see what and where she may be.  Last week, I found her “reading” on the couch. 

    

The sunshine has been peaking out lately.  Then the rain and clouds settle in for awhile.  Then, it gets cold and windy.  And then the sun comes out.  It is spring in Ohio.  Here are our signs of spring.  The one I don’t have is that Jeremy had marked out the perimeter of the garden; I do have the giant mulch pile we need to relocate to our “back to Eden” garden!  Apparently, the former owners had a large and successful garden.  We are aiming for successful, not so much large… at least not this year!

    

Finally, we went Easter dress shopping with Grandma Yoh.  It was a fun afternoon… except for a few meltdowns when they couldn’t get everything they wanted.  They did find some nice Easter dresses; you will have to wait for Easter for the big reveal!  They also enjoyed an ice cream treat at Dairy Queen in the mall at the end of it.  The sundaes are huge!  (They managed to eat one by themselves…)

Until next time… and hopefully sooner than last time!  Have a great week and enjoy the sunshine… or rain… or wind… or clouds… or cold… or well, you get it!