Time for FUN!

So today I had a couple of projects from Pinterest to try with the girls. Hailey & Addy had a blast with both. I could see Addy's little brain thinking while she was playing, and she had the cutest, concentrated looks on her face.

All ready to go with their shaving cream paint!

Addy getting into it...

Oh Yeah!! This is FUN!

Hailey getting REALLY into it....

Getting dirty is the best part.....

Baking soda & vinegar project. The girls loved seeing the fizzy colors!

Fun mixing colors....

Hailey's finished project....

Such concentration.....

Clean up time. We hosed everything down and ended with a bubble bath in the kiddie pool!

Our little Gymnast

Hailey was SO excited to go pick up her new gymnastics leotard.  She looks so cute!!!

Week of July 2, 2012

Monday was a fun day. Hailey got to go to a baking class that I had signed her up for through Gilbert Parks & Recreation. They made pigs in a blanket. She got to eat one during class, and bring a couple home. She was so excited to have made her own lunch. Hailey's best friend Makenzey had been out of town for the past four days, and Hailey had been dying to play with her. She was sitting at the table coloring when she heard the doorbell ring five times, which she knew was Makenzey. She was SOOOOO excited. She went to play at her house and as they left Hailey said "you know what the bad thing was Makenzey? I missed you really bad and I was sad when you were gone." Awww it was so cute! Tuesday we headed over to Nana & Papa's house to say goodbye to Nana because she was flying out to Illinois on Wednesday. After that it was back to Hailey's baking class and then home for Addy's nap. Hailey went swimming that afternoon at Makenzey's house and then it was dinner and bedtime! Wednesday was Fourth of July, and I am sad that I didn't take any pictures! It's like I completely forgot! Oh well, we had a good day. Jaren was off work and we slept in until 8:45! My kids have never slept that late. Addy is going through a growth spurt that I don't want to end....haha. That afternoon we had a bbq with Jim & Gwen and the kids and grandpa and grandma Petersen. It was lots of fun, hamburgers & hotdogs, swimming and playing with water balloons. The kids playing tired them out for sure, and the girls fell asleep fast. We decided not to go to fireworks, since they start so late, and we had seen them last week anyway. Thursday and Friday we really didn't do much at all. Saturday Jaren went to work and the girls played while I cleaned. I got bit by the cleaning bug and cleaned the floors, bathrooms & bedroom. And I organized some areas that I had been meaning to get to for months. The girls played outside in the little baby pool for a couple of hours. Hailey has what we think is swimmer's ear, so she has to stick to the baby pool for now so she doesn't get her ears too wet. The girls love to put the little slide next to it and slide down. They played & played and ate popsicles! That night Jaren had UFC. During the day I had started painting Hailey's room, and when Addy went to sleep that night, I put on another coat. Sunday we started painting Hailey's room again. Don't EVER paint your five year olds bedroom bubble gum pink and try to paint over it white unless you want to be painting ALL DAY LONG!!! It took about three coats, and the last one we switched to a new gallon of paint that we had color matched. Well, the color did not match close enough, and you could totally tell, so we had to do another coat. It was exhausting. We finished the day with swimming and take out from Mi Amigos! Then it was off to bed. Hailey was excited to camp out in the living room because her room was still not finished. Jaren had to do some drywall work where a shelf fell out, and the stripes on the bottom half need painted. Hopefully we will finish it within a couple of days.

Apple Pie

Yesterday Hailey was supposed to go to the last day of her baking class, where she was going to make apple pie. She was BEYOND excited when I reminded her the day before. Well, ditzy me, I completely forgot to take her :( When I told her, she felt bad for about two seconds, then cheered right up when I told her we would make an apple pie today at home. She loves to stir and get her hands dirty with the food....and sneak flour to eat....ewwwww. Our pie didn't turn out very pretty because the darn crust was giving us problems. Hopefully it will taste yummy with ice cream tonight after dinner!

School Time....

Hailey has really gotten into playing school lately, and the last two days has wanted Addy to play too. I love watching them play together.

Slime Activity.....

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Pinterest!! I am not the creative type whatsoever, so being able to log on and see what other moms have come up with to keep their kids busy is perfect for me. We found this recipe for slime, and Hailey & I made it while Addy was napping. It's only three ingredients: liquid starch, clear glue and a little bit of food coloring. Lot's of fun, and not messy at all. Hailey played with it for two hours straight, which makes it a success in my book :)

Week of June 25th, 2012

Not much went on Monday. Went to visit Nana & Papa, then came back and had Makenzey over to play for awhile. Hailey and I swam while Addy to a loooong nap, two and a half hours! I could get used to that. Then it was dinner and ice cream cones for dessert...yummy!! Tuesday us girls headed to the library. While we were there, we saw Ronald McDonald! Hailey was all excited to see him. When they announced over the intercom that they were having an activity, Hailey begged to go. So....we went and joined in. It was a little comedy skit that was actually pretty funny. Even though Hailey enjoyed seeing him, she didn't want to get to close...haha. After that Makenzey came to play for a bit, and then the girls made mud pies out in the backyard. They had a blast! Wednesday we went to the park at 8 o'clock in the morning and we were dripping with sweat. I cannot wait until summer is over. After that we decided to go to the splash pad. The girls had a blast and got soaked. We went swimming that evening and the girls went to bed early while Jaren and I watched a movie. Thursday we went to the library again for a book I had on hold. After that we made slime! It was a recipe I saw on Pinterest and Hailey had lot's of fun with it, for like TWO HOURS!! Thursday we stayed home all day. Friday we stayed home all day until the evening, Autumn came to babysit while Jaren and I got to go out to dinner. I love our dinner dates! That night the girls stayed up til almost nine, which is late for them. We bought Hailey a harmonica and she was playing it and singing and we were all laughing so hard. I haven't seen Hailey giggle that much in a long time. There was pure joy on her face! Saturday we got up early and Jaren did yard work and fixed the breaks on the car. Us girls went to a garage sale and bought Hailey some tap shoes. Addy has been wearing Hailey's old shoes, and Hailey has been wanting a pair. It was a garage sale held by her dance teacher, so we knew she would have tap shoes. Now both girls can tap together! After that we went to Lowes to get summer flowers to plant, since our winter ones had died off. That night the girls got to stay up REALLY late! Eleven PM! There was a fireworks display for Fourth of July downtown Mesa. We went to that, and visited with some of Jaren's relatives that were there. Addy got to see fireworks for the first time, she wasn't afraid, but definitley wanted to be sitting on our laps. Hailey met Jaren's nieces's daughter Emily for the first time, and they became instant best friends. It was so cute! Both girls fell asleep within five minutes on the ride home. Sunday we hung out around the house, Jaren did yard work and went swimming with Hailey. Us girls went to visit Nana & Papa. After that it was dinner and early to bed!!