Arizona Vacation

We were able to get away over April break this year and traveled to visit my sister again in Arizona. She had a wonderful idea. She created a scavanger hunt of sorts for the girls while they were there. She called it Cactus Camp and hid clues for them containing things they needed to find and do. They loved it. Each time a new clue appeared they were so excited.

Now they have a whole diary full of memories from their vacation!

Where Have We Been?

Where have we been for the last month? Mostly buried in snow, and then frigid weather. I blame my lack of posting on an uncooperative blogger/picassa site. Sometimes it doesn't want to load my pictures and sometimes it does. I do take photos, but it stacks up. The holidays came and went. We had a great time. There was loads of snow and lots of family visiting. A sledding hill was built by my brothers-in-law. Well the girls and I started it, but they made it oh so much better. We all attended First Night which wasn't too frigid compared to the subzero tempteratures we have been enduring this week. Here are the activites in pictures...

Decorating gingerbreadmen!

The gift of a great new book!

First Day of School

It is that time of year again. My lack of posting lately should tell people I am up to my eyeballs in back to school preparations. Nothing says raising ones stress level like a teacher in the weeks before school starts. Today was the day and the girls headed off to their first days too.

Here they were before I left ready for fourth and first grades.

We thank Aunt Andrea for their pictures of the way to school.

As you can see they were really cooperating!

Just a Quick Swim

It was such a lovely afternoon...

and we had made Aunt Andrea do all that painting...

so we went to the beach for a bit.