you're not old

When you get to the age of 95, it's not really considered old is it?  I would say my grandmother is more wise than old.  We had an amazing weekend celebrating her life.

 Aunt Michele, Trey and Maria playing checkers while waiting to head to the party.

The girls sporting their matching dresses that I made back when I was pregnant with Anna.

 Even though it was a surprise party, grandma thought that something was being planned...but, maybe at 95 it's good not to be too surprised, we don't need an 911 call on party day!

 My two grandmothers.  What a blessing to have both of them still in my life.

 My Aunt Janis, Shad, her son, my cousin, and Grandma.

 Trey with some second cousins playing some boy stuff!

 Grandma with her daughters, my Uncle was around there somewhere.

 Grandma Unger with great grandkids, besides Everly, who was sleeping, I think.

 Easton and Anna playing behind the tables.

Grandma with the girls.  They love their G.G.

We also got to meet our new niece Everly, who is a month old already.

We have plenty to praise God for; to be celebrating 95 years for my grandmother and meeting a new niece...it was truly a blessed weekend.

St. Patrick's Recap

We had a very green dinner...but the girls loved it, maybe we'll have to start a color of the day for our food and they'll actually eat more veggies!

waiting on spring

The girls(and mom and dad) are more than ready for spring to appear.  We went over to the school playground the other evening, and today it was warm enough to head to the park(which is usually colder since it is by the lake).  The girls didn't even wear real coats, just their ponchos.  Ah, to be free from hats, mittens, winter coats...we love it!
We have plenty to praise God for; the promise of new life.

Fancy Nancy at home

Much to Maria's disappointment we decided that she was sick enough that she should stay home today and miss the library's Fancy Nancy party...so, we had our own here at home.  First I read Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy, then we made some fancy crowns, and made chocolate cupcakes that we decorated(both per Maria's request.)  We also watched some of Polyanna...not sure there is a Fancy Nancy connection there, but it's what we wanted to watch.  For lunch we drove over and got DQ.  Daddy was gone most of the morning until after lunch doing a funeral, so we had to fend for ourselves.  I think the girls had fun despite being stuck at home!

dressed all fancy

with their crowns!

just randoms

The girls were taste testing the cream cheese filling for our King Cake for Mardi Gras...no complaints there!

The King Cake...yum!

Anna trying to climb up a slide at Bremen Bounce.

Maria was helping me to make noodles for our Chicken and Noodles one night.

She is a good helper when she wants to help.

Maria was invited to a Ballerina birthday party.  They were playing a version of Duck, Duck, Goose.  She is the one standing up on the far side of the circle.
Girls have been sick lately...still.  We all had colds that we are just recovering from, but the girls seem to have caught something new, or perhaps it morphed into something else.  At any rate, the humidifier is still running, tissues are being used up rapidly and patience is at an all time low with sick, tired, cranky girls.  So we hope that mending is on the way soon.
Anna has been very vocal in her "I love you."  or "I love ___".  In fact at the Ash Wednesday service this week, I had to try to quiet her several times as she was saying it pretty loud!  At least she wasn't yelling something less positive, not that she ever does that.
A rather strange find last night was when I found Anna asleep sitting up in her bed against only a very short side rail of her toddler bed.  At first I thought she was awake, but when I laid her down it didn't phase her at all.
We have plenty to praise God for; the girls have been lucky enough to only get sick a few times besides your typical cold.