Playing outside

As everyone know the weather here has not been the typical Spring like weather. We did have a few days last week that were nice. We put together Andie's swing set that she got for Xmas and spent some time out in the sun.

Reading Bible stories is exhausting!!

Andie is usually really good about taking naps but, there has been a few times in the last week that she just won't go to sleep without reading her Bible. She refuses to let me read it to her, she prefers to lay in bed and read them to herself. She's always asleep within about 10 minutes :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANDIE!!!!

Bathtime Fun

Nickelodeon Universe

Mike had the day off yesterday so I decided we should all get out of the house for a bit. We went to the Mall of America to walk around and decided to take Andie on some rides at the new Nickelodeon Universe (formally known as: Camp Snoopy and Park at MOA)

I attempted to take her on a mini roller coaster (very mini...no hills or even bumps just a very small oval) we scanned our point card and chose our car and got buckled in. Then Andie decided she ''didn't like it'' and had a small melt down. The worker had to release us from our lap harness and we got off and got our points credited back. So, I decided to try the carousel. I mean, what kid doesn't like the carousel, it has a plethora of animals you get to choose to ride and it just goes round and round. I chose the giraffe that was stationary and does not go up and down thinking that would be our best bet of her first successful ride. I put her on and got her buckled and she started again with the ''I don't like it'' stuff (but with out the melt down). Being the mean mom I am I made her ride it...Success!! She liked it! The next ride we tried was an oval track and the car flung you around the corners. I totally blew it, she was scarred and after that did not want to go on anymore rides. 6 ride pints down and 14 more to go. We'll have to try again some other time and skip that ride.

The next American Idol??

The girls and I were watching American Idol last night while Mike was at work. During one of the performances Andie got her microphone and started singing with the contestants. Lookout everyone, Andie is

going to be famous!

Such a big girl!

Has it really been 5 months already?? This past week Kacie has mastered sitting up all by herself! She is getting so big! She also has figured out how to jump and likes to jump like a crazy baby in her jumparoo!

Andie is quite the learner and learned her ABC's this past week. Everyday she was able to add more and more letters and as of yesterday can say the whole thing! She is so smart!! She also decided to christen the bathtub and left me a nice ''floater'' the other day during bath time (I made Mike clean it up) I was in the other room changing Kacie and I heard Andie start whimpering and say ''Nasty, Nasty'' I knew instantly what that meant! Since she thought it was so ''nasty'' maybe that means she won't do it again. Here's hoping!