Random Wackiness

Kaitlyn posed for Kelsey with this poor naked baby while I was vacuuming upstairs. The girls took about 20 pictures of various wacky things...standing on the couch, the babydoll's eyes, the stairs, etc.
a self portrait

Kaitlyn rode her new bike around the neighborhood twice tonight! Kelsey preferred to use her scooter and hang out with Paige. Kaitlyn learned all about braking on the hills following a scary race that we had together! I had to catch her bike to stop her when I realized she didn't know how to brake!!! She was so scared that she kept peddling one time and then braking. She got the hang of it by the second trip around.

Kelsey's cool pose on her razor scooter. She explained to me that she tucks her t-shirt in to her pants because that keeps her from sweating - ? - and also she was very proud of the fact that she could store her water bottle in her waistband - ? - very cool.

Last Snow of the Winter?

The girls got to do some sled riding on Tuesday night! Kaitlyn lasted about an hour and Kelsey stayed out until it was dark! She was soaked but she loved it. She stayed out sled riding with Paige for about 2 hours!
Kaitlyn carried her sled up the hill about 5 times, then I carried the sled. I went down a few times too! That hill is just the right size.

No fear! She doesn't mind spinning around or going backwards.

Kaitlyn's really into pretending now. She took "snowy" her snowball pet down the hill - backwards.

Kelsey had to try out going down the hill backwards after she saw her little sister doing it!

Trip to Massanutten!

We went on a weekend trip to Massanutten in VA over President's Day. The girls were very excited to see their Aunts and Uncles. They put on a show all weekend....

Waterpark Time!

The girls really liked this warm water pool. It was about 85 degrees! They kept going under the water and we had to keep our eyes on both of them but Kaitlyn was especially brave! She would just go right under and swim around. She even figured out to get to the bottom and push off the floor. She was smiling the entire time - even under the water.
The girls got brave and tried out the slides and water fun area of the park for a little while!

Sliding with Pappy Bob! I think he let Kaitlyn win the race!

The girls liked the waterpark. I think Kelsey could have stayed in the pool the entire day. We had to force her to try out the lazy river and slides. I didn't get very many pictures because we were busy the whole time we were at the park!

Massanutten Snow Fun and Hanging Out

We were all glad to see snow on the slopes and on the snow tubing park. We got all dressed in our gear to try out the tubes. The girls were excited at this point...
At this point, Kelsey had already said that she would only go down once...

At this point, Kaitlyn had already said that she wasn't going down ...I explained that we had no other way down!

Crying...I am reasoning with her. We're here, the whole family is doing this, you might like it, we don't have this at home, you can hold on to my tube, I'll buy you a pony,,,etc...

Kelsey saw some other kids and she was excited to go down the slope!

The girl's reaction when they found out that Uncle Marco had picked out their tinkerbell toys!

Kelsey checking to see what Kaitlyn got...

Kaitlyn checking to see what Kelsey got.

gifts from Spain for everyone!

Kelsey and Karen in their cool new hair-dos (sorry Karen). It's a cute pic

Kelsey's Valentine's Day Party

This is Kelsey at her table. She sits with these six friends everyday. She was a little shy with me there that day but I have a feeling this is a good group. The girl side of the table took their frame craft very seriously - trading stickers, looking at each other's work.
Here's Kelsey at group playing a game where you aren't allowed to smile. Kelsey was never able to get through the sentence without smiling! She had to say "Happy Valentine's Day to you but I just can't smile" and the other student was allowed to make faces and be silly the whole time! Kelsey ended up being "it" 3 times because she just couldn't do it without giggling!

I got to play 2 games with the kids! I made a sight word match up with hearts and the silly smile game. I loved checking out the class. The little boy that Kelsey talks about (Bryce) is sitting right behind her in the striped red shirt. After getting t0 hear all of Kelsey's comments about her classmates, it was neat to go in and meet them! They're a great little group.