Ice Skating!!!

Okay, so I'm a little behind on this post. On Sunday, the girls and I went ice skating. We had a ton of fun! Natalie had a birthday party at the ice skating rink, so I brought Kendall with me and her and I also went ice skating.

It was Kendall's first time ever ice skating...and Mom hasn't been in skates for over a decade.

Natalie has gone skating a few times, and was looking forward to getting on the ice.

She used a traffic cone to help her keep her balance. She was really good at skating with the cone.

Kendall couldn't figure out how to skate with a cone, so she used Mommy's hand and the wall at first.

After many falls (and unsuccessful attempts to bring Mom down with her), Kendall actually got the hang of ice skating.

Natalie the "professional"

Kendall and Mom with blue icing on our lips. What a fun day!!!

Girl Scout Sleepover

On Saturday, Natalie's Girl Scout troop had their annual sleepover. This year, they stayed at the Science and Discovery Center in Binghamton. Mom has been lucky enough to be able to go to all of the sleepovers...they have all been fun. This was no exception!!!

We rode with our friends Deb and McKenzie. Deb and Mom work together and enjoyed having a Saturday night off.

When we finally got there, the girls had to earn a badge...the "Science and Discovery" badge.

They performed several experiments and documented their predictions and conclusions.

At the first station, the girls made kaleidoscopes. Here is a picture of the inside of Natalie's.

Next, the used cabbage juice (stinky!) to determine if certain things were acids or bases. If the liquid turned red when cabbage juice was put into it, it was an acid and if it turned blue, it was a base. The safety goggles were too cute.










Next, they conducted an experiment to see how many drops of water could be held on a coin without overflowing. I'm not sure these results were quite accurate...












Next, the girls tested how fast a ball would roll on different surface areas...they learned about "friction".











The final station was a favorite for the kids and adults: optical illusions. We spent some extra time on that station.

After they earned their badge, the girls were given some time to explore the Science and Discovery Center. We played on some silly bikes first (Deb and Mom are on a tandem bike).

There was a hair salon

Natalie was on the news station (there was a TV where you could watch the report).

We enjoyed the fire truck and the huge gear













Natalie loved the mini-supermarket with cash registers and all.


Natalie in some jungle gear

Checking out the back of an ambulance


Funny cut-outs of sunflowers and trolls














The girls were allowed to sleep anywhere in the Center. Natalie and her friend chose the ambulance. Mom was happy because she got to sleep on a stretcher in the adjacent "emergency room"...still not too comfy, but better than the floor.


We had a TON of fun!!!!

Random

This week, a "mystery bruise" appeared on Nolan's head. Nobody knows how he got it...he never cried or made a scene.

Mommy's girls


Nolan stickering himself












Extreme close-up

Nat and Kendall playing Nintendo DS

Nolan...eating bubbles...

Happy faces

Update on the poll

For those who were keeping track, Mom actually had a final last week. Biology was an intense 5 week course with only 4 grades and a final. Mom passed with an "A" on the final and an "A" in the course. You go Mom!!!

Finally!

We finally got Nolan's hair cut...and he was such a good boy!!!

We took him to the mall barber shop. He did pretty well with the clippers. He kept telling the poor man cutting his hair that he needed to "STOP!"

When he was finished with his haircut, he was looking fresh.

We bought the kids some McDonald's for being so good...that is a rare treat at our house.

Yummy!!!

Snuggies for Kids

Call me a dork but ever since I have seen the Snuggie commercials I have wanted one. Patty bought each of the girls a child's Snuggie (it's not made by Snuggie, but it's the same idea). The girls had to check them out.

After quite a bit of figuring out how the snaps went, Daddy wrapped each of his girls up.

They loved them!!! They both slept in them all night and every night since.

Silly girls!!!