First Horse Ride

Lana and Dani had their very first horse ride on a full-size, beautiful Palomino. Lana has declared she wants a horse just like the one she rode. Ahh, here we go, now the begging for a horse for birthdays begins. Sound familiar G & G Rags? Yep you wished a girl just like me and now I've got 2.

Dolly gymnasics 1

Monkey see, Monkey do!

This is a daily occurrence in our home, baby doll gymnastics. Lana and Dani had no idea I was taping them, well that is until Dani started to leave the room.

Dolly gymnasics 2

Really hope they don't treat their future baby brother/sister this way!

Angels in the Snow

Snow Play

Lana and Dani love the snow!

We have just 1 1/2 months left for them to play in our yard in Olathe. For those who haven't heard, Daddy's company is transferring us to Missouri. Our house went on the market last Saturday and we go house hunting this Monday. Busy times!

Picnic in the Park

Hairdo's

Strong Sister

Can't go Inside

Because we are refinishing our wood floors, we have been staying outside long hours for the past week. The girls are loving it!
G & G Rags will like this picture. This is Tessie, Mommy's doll from her childhood and a favorite of Lana and Dani's.

The choke-cherry tree in full bloom. We were lucky to avoid a late spring freeze.
Typical outdoor attire for Dani...T-shirt and diaper.

Not in bed by 7 p.m.

We stayed outside today for almost 6 hours straight. Our finale was riding "bikes" to the park. Those who don't know, a ride to the park Lana prefers is about a 3/4 mile round trip. It took 45 minutes of travel time with Dani pushing herself the whole way.

Mommy's Mini Gardeners

It was 73 degrees today and we had so much fun outside. These little watering cans were purchased from Target's dollar rack and already have exceeded in value!

Slip-N-Slide!

This is the girls' first time trying out this historical backyard favorite. Yes, the age limit is 5-12, but I've decided age limits can be broken as long as there is strict parental supervision. Mommy got a bit of a workout helping the girls learn how to use it. I ended up having to hold onto the girls like "superman", and slide them down it.

Max ended up going inside soon after the fun began. He is definately a waterdog and thought he should try it out too. Although Gracie kept trying to "eat" the water, she didn't try slide like the human kids.

Another Beautiful Day!

Dani learns so much from her big sister. Here Lana is showing Dani the flowers that fell from our pear tree.

Raindrops Falling on our Heads

It rained all day today, but it didn't stop us from venturing outside. Both Lana and Dani had a great time, and had even more fun when they found a mud hole dug by Max. Mommy dug up some worms for them to look at too. And yes, when we were all done, we washed our hands and took a bath.

Feeding the Goats

The Petting Zoo is OPEN!

Today was opening day for our county's petting zoo. Although it was 40 degrees today, we all bundled up and had a great time!

Kid's Quote of the Day

"I love sleeping with my friend Dani!"--Lana

(Yes, Mommy will show this to Lana in years' time when Lana is have sibling rivalry issues)

Bright, Sun-Shiny Day!

After two days of rainy weather, Dani was banging on the backdoor to go outside. Lana now reminds Mommy to bring her camera when we go play.

Such a nice Big Sister

Mommy promised Lana that we'd go see a movie today. Somehow we forced ourselves out of the house (we've been ill) and made it to the movies. Glad we did. We saw "Horton Hears a Who" which was very good. It had lots of comedy that the kids would never get that made it fun for Mommy to watch too. After, we came home and played in the backyard. Lana was more generous today and let Dani use "her" swing.

Just before the Storm

We went to the park (again), but only for about 10 minutes. A thunderstorm was coming and we began to hear it as soon as we started playing. This picture was the last time they went down the slide before we left.