BOUDIN

Field trip!  There is less than 2weeks of school left, and Faith has done an amazing job in first grade.  So, David decided on a field trip day:)

They headed to SanFrancisco while I worked~~

A bakery in San Francisco...

...........looks good

~making french bread since 1849

I need a mixer like this!

-----looks like they had  a great field trip:)

Then, they went around the city and did some other stuff

                                                                 Coit Tower

                                                           TransAmerica Building

Trolley Ride!

 

GREAT DAY!

SHE'S 5

Oh my goodness, my baby is 5 (wiping the tears)

I was excited this year though~~she did not want princess stuff!!!! Dalaina requested an art and drawing party:)

So, here is the cake

And, here is my baby!

We had her party at our house and there were 11 little girls:)  We had 3 stations set up.  This is outside where they painted wooden things to make into a magnet.

Then, inside, they drew on placemats that they could take and get laminated to use at home.

Lastly, we made kool aid play doh--4 different flavors:)   What a mess!!!

We played a sculpture game.  each child had to create something from their play doh that was related to a birthday and we had to guess what it was!

Cake time:)

This year, Dalaina had her own personal size cake and she was delighted!

Gift time---what a great expression!  This is so Dalaina:)

 Later, we took her outside for the mom and dad gift.  She waited with her eyes closed, giggling and jiggling the whole time with her sister.

.......A new bike--without training wheels!

 It was so funny, she went over to it and tested the brakes. "Mom, the brakes work!"
Then, she felt the seat and said, "The seat is so nice mom!"
Finally, she felt down the frame and said, "It's a bit boyish, but that's ok!"

Then her and dad went down the street!!

I later realized that she didn't have her helmet on---wooops!

Overall, she had an amazing day

Balance

Dalaina has been riding a bike with training wheels for over a year now and we've been raising them up.  Finally, David removed them---and VOILA---she's riding without training wheels!!!

She is still learning how to get started without help and mastering the concept of brakes~~~~
but she's doing great:)

...more

How fun is coloring eggs?  I have such fond memories from my childhood~ and I am glad that the girls have come to love this part of Easter too :)

First, they had to be sure the eggs were dry...

Then, they decorated them with wax crayons...

Then, dropped them into the colors...

.....and waited-----------

Mom and dad slept through the little ones Easter morning---I mean, thegirls had already been to the baskets, looked through them and then, they came and jumped on us!

 They were good enough to wake us before they pulled everything out!!  Which is great, because I was able to snag some pics:)

 ...new books, jewelry boxes, pencils, socks...

 ...and of course--- CHOCOLATES!!!!!

Here, Dalaina tells dad that her new bright yellow sock with blue flowers DO match her Easter dress fine and she CAN wear them to church!!

 ...she's showing him how there are flowers on her dress-just like on the socks!! 

~~~~~just for the record, she didn't win that discussion with dad.  We had the "dressed up/formal" wear conversation.... and in the end, she chose tights and silver shoes:)