Sunday Afternoon

We took the girls to the pool this morning and then this afternoon they played in the baby pool in the backyard while Matt grilled. They are definitely water babies.

VBS '09

Regan had Vacation Bible School last week at the same school where Addison goes to MDO. She went last year and loved it. She was very excited to go again this year. I love it, because it is $15 for the whole week and that includes a t-shirt. She had her program on Friday. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get any good pictures because she was in the very back corner on the opposite side from me.

Playing in the Rain

Weekend

Unbelievably, I forgot my camera again. It was actually in the car, but I forgot to bring it to the Aquarium. Luckily, I had my phone.

We went to New Orleans for the second weekend in a row. My Aunt Linda was in town for her annual visit, so we went to have dinner with her. We had dinner Friday night at Cafe Giovanni. It was delicious and the company was good. Her friend, who we have had dinner with on other occasions, was not able to join us. But we got to meet and have dinner with her lovely niece. It was a really nice evening. And the unbelievable happened.... I ran into one of my best friend's from high school's parents. I was very excited to see them. I haven't seen them in at least ten years. They had her daughter with them and she was adorable and very well behaved. They were actually seated at the table next to us and we kept hearing her say "that's my mommy's friend." But she kept looking at me like she did not actually believe that I was her mommy's friend and wanted to know who I was and why I was talking to her grandparents. Oddly enough, her daughter is three days older than Addison and Addison was a name that they considered. I am going to meet up with her mommy next time I am in town.

On Saturday we took the girls to the Aquarium. We have an Audubon Zoo/Aquarium membership, so we try to get as much use out of it as we can. Because of this we go to one or the other fairly often. So much so, that you would think that our children would get tired of going. But they are just as excited to go as if it were their first time. In fact, we ate at Canal Place for lunch and when we were done eating Addison got up and did a little dance and sang "Yay! We're going to the Aquarium!" So much so, that the people at the table next to us chuckled. I think she likes the Aquarium because everything is behind glass, because last time we went to the zoo she acted like she had never been to the zoo before. She is definitely our nervous nelly. When Regan went to pet the shark she wanted no part of it and wasn't particularly happy that Regan was going to do it.

We also got haircuts on Saturday. Our hairstylist and his wife have talked me into letting Regan's hair grow. She has been wanting it to be long, but I'm not convinced that it is going to look good long. We'll see how that goes. I think we are going to start taking Addison with us next time we go.

On a side note, we have finally found something that Addison likes to watch on t.v. She loves Dora. We bought her a video for the car and it is very helpful. That is until it is her sister's turn to pick.

Dance Review

Well, the bad news is that I forgot my camera. The good news is, my iphone takes okay pictures. Regan finally had her dance review tonight. It was supposed to be two weeks ago, but the board of health shut it down due to the swine flu panic. Unfortunately, Matt had to be in New Orleans for work and couldn't make it tonight. Granny came, so Regan was happy about that. I think as long as there is an audience, Regan is okay. She told me after the review "Mommy, I really like danceing."

Kart Ranch

We met some friends at Kart Ranch (an indoor play place) on Friday. We were supposed to go to the pool, but we are having lots of rain and record low temperatures here lately. It is very annoying when you want to go to the pool. Although, I am sure that I will be complaining about the heat soon.

Summer is here!

Thursday was Regan's last day of school. I don't think it really fazed her, but I am glad for the summer to be here. They had an end of year party with pizza and fruit. They did a couple of crafts and then we were on our way. We then went to Chucky Cheese for an end of year party/birthday party. Addison was terrified of Chucky. She did not want to get out of the car and then she cried for the first 10 minutes. She finally relaxed and had fun playing the games, but she doesn't want to go back.

Playing in the Rain

Addison has been playing in the baby pool at Regan's swim lessons with one of her little friends. We got home from swimming and it was raining and they wanted to play in the rain. Regan lasted all of two seconds, but Addison really liked it. I wanted her to stay in the driveway, but she would go to the gutter everytime. I think she liked the water running over her feet. I would say Addison to her and she would say What? as if she weren't doing anything wrong.

Dentist Visit

I took the girl's recently for their semi-annual checkup. Addison let them polish her teeth, which I was very surprised by. They both are still cavity free.

Regan's Parent/Teacher Conference

We had Regan's last parent/teacher conference on Thursday. She got the highest marks on everything and her teacher said that right after our last conference Regan started doing well with transitions again.

Her comments said:

Regan has completed a productive year in Pre-K4 with independence and self-confidence. I'm proud of her efforts in mastering letter recognition, patterning, pre-writing and science concepts. I am impressed with her improvement in making transitions throughout the day.

I feel that Regan is ready for Kindergarten and capable of meeting it's challenges.

I will miss Regan's sweet disposition and her great art work. She has truly been a joy to teach!

We will miss her teacher, too. She has really been a great teacher for Regan. We have been impressed by how much Regan has learned this year and I am impressed that she seems to take all of the 4 year old drama in stride.

Mother's Day Weekend

I had the perfect Mother's Day weekend this past weekend. We have been wanting to meet some friend's of ours who live in Mandeville for dinner in BR for a while now. Since we would be over an hour away from the children, I wanted an older babysitter to watch them. I had been trying to find a babysitter for Saturday with no luck and then on Thursday Addison's teacher told my friend that she wanted to start babysitting (I didn't pick up Regan because we had parent/teacher conference). I called her, she was available and we were off. I was so excited and we had a great time! The only thing (and it really wasn't a big deal) was that the kid's were still awake when we got home. Which actually worked out, because Regan slept in the next morning. Which she NEVER does.

On Saturday we took the kid's to the pool. It's so much easier this summer than last summer. Regan mostly kicks around in her intertube. But I know that if she falls out, she can swim to the side. We ended up staying a while, because the kid's were having so much fun. We came home the kid's took naps and then we grilled hamburgers that night. A perfect end to a perfect day.

Regan's Program

Regan had an end of year program today and it was adorable! I have some video that I will post later.

Birthday Party

We went to a bowling party last weekend. Regan really liked playing the games.... especially when she won tickets. Addison seemed to like bowling.

May Day

I know it has been a while since I've updated my blog. I'm sorry. It's the end of the school year... which means busy, busy, busy.

Regan had May Day at school last Friday. They have lots of activities for the kids. Addison was able to go and hang out with my mom while I volunteered. Thus there aren't very many pictures. But the girls both had a good time.

Pledge of Allegiance

As soon as you say they won't do it, they do. Be sure to turn up the volume, because Addison does not talk very loud.

Baby Genius?

We just discovered that Addison knows the pledge of allegiance. Regan was talking about Barrack Obama and how he lives in the White House to Matt by the computer. Addison comes into the kitchen and tells me that Barrack Obama lives in the White House. I told her that Barrack Obama is the President of the United States. She said "The United States of America?" Now I thought that was impressive, but I thought I would take it a step further and ask her if she knew the pledge of allegiance. I started it for her by telling her the first line of "I pledge allegiance..." and she did the rest. I know I am biased, but I think that is very impressive for a 2 year old. I'm not sure if they say it at her school. I know she hears it once a week at chapel, but other than that I'm not sure. I will try to get it on video, but she rarely wants to perform for the video camera.... unlike her sister who is all to happy to perform for any kind of camera.

Park

We took the kids to the park today. There were lots of little ducklings. It must be the time of year when all of the ducklings are born. I have never seen so many. So fun!

The mama duck's were being very protective of their little ducklings. This one squawked at me. I told the girls that she was telling us to back off. Regan said "Mommy, how do you know that?" I told her it was the universal mommy language.

Regan after the festival

I can't remember the last time she fell asleep during the day. She was watching Little Mermaid and conked out. I'm sure this means she won't be able to fall asleep tonight, but I don't have the heart to wake her.

Festival International (Courir du Festival 2009)

We took the kid's to Festival International today. It is very similar to Jazz Fest, but it is in downtown Lafayette. Matt ran in the race and we met up with him afterwards and had breakfast and then walked around and enjoyed the festival. We were mainly in the kid's area, which was a lot of fun for the kid's. We were about to walk around and enjoy other parts of the festival, but the kid's had had enough. It was really nice weather, so it was a really nice family day.

Birthday Party

I had to take a picture of this little boy, because he was so cute. He's the little boy of a friend of mine and they are from Scotland. She said he wanted to wear his kilt because she had on a dress and they were going to a party. Regan is in the background trying to get into the picture, of course.

I took the girl's to one of Regan's friend's birthday parties yesterday. Our favorite music teacher, Mrs. Stevenson, performed. The girl's had a really good time. We were the last to leave, and they still weren't ready to go. Luckily I am very good friend's with the mom, so it's okay that we were one of the last to leave.