Seattle Children's Museum

Today we decided to head to Seattle and check out the Children's Museum. We were so excited to go and check out something new! So here are some quick pictures from our day!

Chloe was scared to go inside this whale... it made me laugh
There was a Tinker Toy area. The girls really liked it... I think we might need to invest in some Tinker Toys!

Ireland made a castle...
Chris helped a little...

Chloe made the Space Needle...
It took a lot of concentration...

She was very proud of the finished product!

Ireland was also very proud!

I think the favorite thing of the day was the Grocery Store... we played in there 2 times. They loved shopping and being the "payer girls" (cashier).

My favorite thing to do was the art room... there was painting, clay, and other craft things to do. I love that kind of stuff!

Chloe's favorite thing to do in the art room was this clear plastic "canvas" to paint on. They had paint, a water bottle, and squeegee to make a master piece. She spent a lot of time there.

Ireland played some drums...

And did a little posing (duh)

And drove a bus...

All in all it was a super fun day! So fun that it even made Chris smile in a picture!!!

Coolest Easter Egg dying stuff EVER!!!

I found this Easter Egg dying kit at Target... pretty much the coolest thing ever! I always like dying eggs with the girls, just never the set up and clean up... and Chloe is a whole other story! She started being messy the first time we ever dyed eggs and it hasn't become any easier over the years. So when I came across this little amazing invention I nearly started dancing right there in Target!!

Maybe you all have seen it before, but it was new to me!!! I didn't have to get out enough bowl, mix the colors with vinegar, or figure out how I was going to get Chloe clean after it was all done! I just opened a packet and squeezed... that was it. And for Chloe? Well, she said as clean as a whistle!
Both the girls told me they liked it better than last year. I am not sure if Chloe really remembered last year, but Ireland does and she says this was more fun.
They both concentrated very to make their eggs perfect.

But of course Ireland still had some time to pose for me!

Chloe did too...
This was Ireland's favorite egg she did... pretty awesome if you ask me!

And this is Chloe's... with her "egg beard" as she was calling it... weirdo!

The finished products were beautiful! So colorful and bright! It looked like Spring Time in an egg carton!

I know most of you probably expected to come on the blog today and find some cute pictures of the girls in their Easter dresses lookin' all kinds of cute before church... well, you aren't going to find those pictures here. I get the "Forgetful Mother of the Year" award. I totally spaced taking their pictures yesterday. I remembered when I looked at my sisters wonderfully cute blog and saw her cute kids all dolled up... and that was about 8:00pm... so we are going to have to recreate the Easter Morning scene some day this week after I get their dresses cleaned... Sorry about that!

Happy Birthday, Chloe!!!!!

Chloe is officially 4! Can you believe it? I can't! Yesterday was her birthday and she had a great one! :) Here are a few pictures from her great day!
Maren, Jeff, EmJ, and Luke sent her present a little early and they told her she could open it when it got here. So she really got to start her birthday fun a few days early!
This is a cute picture EmJ drew for her...

They got her a green Nalgene... she was super excited about it!
They also got her a swimming suit she has been coveting for months now from Target! Every time we go to Target she asks to look at the "beautiful ballerina" swimming suit.
Well, she was just a tad excited when she opened her gift and found that swimming suit inside!

She of course put it on immediately and started to pose for a quick photo shoot! :)

The rest of the pictures are from her actually birthday... we opened presents in the morning... Ireland super happy and anxious for Chloe to find out what she was getting... she could hardly wait!

Ireland also got to pick out some gifts all by herself. She picked her out a play camera, swimming suit, and lip bloss (gloss). Chloe LOVES lip bloss so this was a perfect gift for her. Ireland was very proud of herself for finding such a great gift!

And she did a great job being happy for her sister! She didn't get jealous of Chloe's gifts at all! She was just so excited to see her open them all! It was awesome to watch!

Another thing Chloe really wanted was Barbie and the Mermaid Tale... Aunt Sissy, Uncle Matt, Camdyn, and Silas got it for her! She was beyond happy! She literally hasn't put it down since she opened it... she plays with it every minute she is awake... and sleeps with it! :)

They also got her this super cute dress! She put it on as soon as present opening was done! Which was fine with me because I wasn't too excited about her other outfit she had picked out for the day... do you all like the stripes and polka dots? And the awesome color combo? She is one of a kind!

Aunt Sissy is the best aunt because she spoils the girls just right! She also got Ireland a dress so she wouldn't feel left out! How thoughtful! Ireland was so surprised to learn that she got a present too!

This is the swimming suit Ireland picked out for Chloe! Can it be any cuter?!

On their birthdays I always let them pick out what they want to eat for the whole day... breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Nothing fancey, just let them be in charge for one day a year. Well, Chloe had bagels from Panera for breakfast... and the coolest lunch ever!
She asked for Robin (Ramen) noodles and popcorn! So random! I don't let her eat Ramen, but Chris does and she has developed a love for them! I had to laugh when I put her lunch on the table! It was such a "Chloe" lunch!

She enjoyed it very much!

After rest time (she didn't have to take a nap yesterday since it was her birthday... I know... we spoiled her) we went for a hike. Both the girls love going back in the woods even for a quick little walk. The weather was nice for a bit so we took advantage of it!

All in all it was a great day! I asked Chloe if she had a good birthday and she told me, "Yes I did have a good bertday! I love being this old (showing me 4 on her fingers)!!!"
For dinner we went to Red Robins... she wanted them to sinfg to her. After that she got to go to Target and pick some more toys out... Gran and her Aunt Kellie, Uncle Lawrence, and Connor got her "gift tickets" to spend all on her own! She thought that was AWESOME! She didn't have any trouble picking out the things she wanted!
On Friday we will have a little party for her with birthday cake (cupcakes acutally) and some friends... so another blog about that will be soon!