Oldies But Goodies

 

Quynn is really excited to potty train... she doesn't want to wear just one pair of panties - she has to wear three at one time!

 

 Avrey throwing snow at the stop sign.

 The stop sign throwing snow back!

 Quynn playing peek-a-boo in the kitchen cupboards!

 Every Ariel princess needs silver soccer shin guards to go with her cupcake Mary Janes!

 Just plain cute!

 Just plain Quynn!

 Bunny jammies the night before Easter.

Avrey pretending to be a character in Barbie's movie The Princess and The Pauper.

Bambi's World

A few days ago I came across a shelf in my school's workroom that had movies on it that were to be deleted from the school library system.  One movie that caught my eye right away was Walt Disney's Bambi.  I decided to take it home for Avrey to watch as I remembered just how much I enjoyed the story as a child.

When Avrey and I watched the movie she was very concerned when Bambi's mother died but she did not cry.  I could tell she was thinking really hard about the situation and I wondered what was going on inside her little brain.  She asked me why the hunters had to shoot Bambi's mom and I said that they were hunting for food.  She told me "They should eat Doritos instead - I bet they taste way better and Bambi would still have a mom!"

Ever since that night, Avrey has been talking about the movie.  Last night she was working very hard drawing on her magnadoodle.  When she was finished she was very excited to explain to me the world that she created for Bambi.

She explained "Mom, in this world Bambi has a mom and a dad (he is the king).  There is Bambi's friend Thumper the rabbit and Flower the skunk.  There are trees, flowers, and birds.  There is even a sun and clouds.  Plus, there is the wild (instead of wise) old owl and his nest in the tree."

After Avrey explained all of that she looked at me and said "Now... can we walk to Fred Meyer and buy some Doritos for the hunters?"

Q is Two!

Our baby girl turned two years old last weekend!  Wow - how time flies!

We invited family and a few friends over to join in the fun.

Pictured above from left to right (Kira, Avrey, Jossie, Quynn, Haven, & Kelsey)

The theme was 'A Bubble Guppie Birthday' because Bubble Guppies is Quynn's favorite tv show.  Mama might have overdone it on the decorations just a little but forgot to take photos so her elaborate decor can't even be appreciated!

There was pin the tail on Una (one of the Bubble Guppie characters)...


There were chocolate cupcakes with blue 'ocean' frosting since the Bubble Guppies live under the sea...


 AND Since there was blue frosting... there were also blue faces!

Quynn loved all her gifts but she was especially fond of her new bike/stroller and her bitty baby!

Everyone had a great deal of fun!

Easter

Easter was so much fun this year.  The girls loved getting dressed up fancy, ate with the adults at the big table politely, and loved looking for their hidden Easter baskets!  The girls then had a ton of fun discovering what was packed into their baskets and got right to eating the candy and playing with the toys.

 
Of course before the end of the evening, Mama had to take a photo of the girls in Aunt Ann's beautiful chair (which I think has now become somewhat of a tradition).