fourth

the babies and i decorated their trike and train for the bike parade at the fourth of july party. we forewent the traditional red white and blue for a flower theme.


i had a laugh when i uploaded all my pictures and saw that in every picture each girl is riding with a tongue sticking out.


i really like those small people.

so it was easter

and we woke up to a chocolate candy breakfast.
headed for church (some of us a half hour late,) after spending way too much time getting ready for sunday dinner and not enough time getting ready for church. the irony is that i missed the sacrament on the day i sent homemade bread for it, because the bread always tastes like laundry soap and i cringe to eat it and the one sunday it didn't i missed it. of course this all comes second to missing the symbolism of the sacrament on Easter. and christian even blessed it. better luck next year.

madelyn looked a picture but once she got onstage to sing with the primary she offered but a scowlfest. upon returning to sit with the family she explained that she couldn't sing because her legs hurt. her legs didn't seem to hurt much the rest of the afternoon hunting for eggs and playing with her cousins. better luck next year.

we tried for the requisite family picture. the self timer and trampoline did not make a good combo. this is definitely not the best family picture ever. better luck next year.
we spent the afternoon with our extended family and had a blast laughing and talking and eating until five hours in, when olivia smashed her hand in the door. she's alright.
we had a perfect easter and i wouldn't change a thing.

look up

so i have resigned myself to the fact that if i want a picture of my girls together, it is going to be near impossible to get them both smiling. or even both looking at me.
but easter egg hunts are definitely the worst time for pictures. babies excited to hunt for eggs will only stare at the ground, run for eggs, and count them again and again (madelyn) because she always follows the rules and she needs to make sure she has her six eggs. luckily livi caught on to the egg hunt after a quick lesson from her dad. my babies won't look at the camera, or even up from the ground during an easter egg hunt- luckily they are almost as cute from the back as the front.

cheap thrills.

two pieces white posterboard: 4 pesos
one can shaving cream: 1 dollar
smooshing shaving cream with your bare hands and feet: too. much. fun.

fancy feet art

fancy feet art: a.k.a. my mom is going to let me paint with nailpolish!?

this is a very simple craft that with the most basic art supplies, but it is oh so fun and cute. (cute for boys too if you ask me.)

trace feet on construction paper. daddy feet are big and fun. (ours was at work.)

bedazzle and glamour-ify the feet and toes with tattoos or toe rings galore.

take a deep breath and let your baby paint the toenails with some nailpolish. (outside on newspaper if you have my dream carrera white marble countertops.)

cut out the feet and glue on white paper.

ta da! fancy feet art!