Mother's Day 2011

Mother's Day was a great time this year - it was low key but enjoyable.

Melissa contemplates her options.



Dagny & Mommy share a moment.



Ainsley on stand-by to "help" Mommy open her gifts.



Melissa loves her new iPhone purse thingie (Karl's words).

Dagny Turns 3!

Dagny had her birthday party at myGym this year and it was crazy....almost 20 kids running around a myGym....we had nap time right afterwards...for Karl.

Dagny takes a moment before the party started.


The party starts with some instruction.


Mom and Dag.


Dagny loved the tire swing..her in action!


Come on everyone - time for the parachute!


Time for cake!

Easter 2011

For Easter this year we had our usual Easter Brunch and enjoyed the good food. The girls got to dress up in fancy dresses and LOVED it!

Mommy giving the girls the basics to coloring eggs.


Ainsley got REALLY excited!


The girls wait for the colors to set.


Girls pose together.


Four of us all dressed up.


Dagny gives a little love at brunch.


Ainsley & Mommy enjoy their breakfast.

Ainsley Performs

The Bobcats performed at the most recent Community Meeting at school!

The Frogs Perform

Melissa's class also performed for the Community Meeting.

Introducing the Frogs as the NEW SEEDS ON THE BLOCK!!!

Dagny starts ballet

Dagny started her first ballet class - below is a short video of some of her class.

Sweep the Leg

Ainsley attended a birthday party at a tae kwon do school and she now is ready to paint the fence and sand the floor.

Some videos of Ainsley

You're a cream puff Johnny


Fear does not exist in this dojo, does it?

SPRING BREAK!

In late March we had a chance to go down to Florida for the week and had a great time swimming, hanging out at the beach and doing nothing at all. We can't wait to go back.

At the Anna Maria Pier


One of many beautiful sunsets


Ainsley beginning her sand castle


Dagny catches up her reading...note - Wizards and Glass


Dagny loves her ice-cream


The girls practice their scales


Took some time to visit with Nanny...the girls loved the time


The girls enjoy their beach time


Ainsley and Dagny strike to pose



Ainsley & Dagny play at the beach


Ainsley & Dagny practice their jumping into the pool (Ainsley can swim all the way across!)

Melissa takes a big step and donates her hair

Melissa donated to Locks of Love a few weeks ago - we are so proud of her.

Before


After


Lets review the tape

Dagny sleeping

This is how Dagny falls asleep...

Fairies by Ainsely

Ainsley is becoming a skilled visual artist as she replicates her favorite subjects, the Disney Fairies.

Can you find Tinkerbell, Vidia, Fawn, Rosetta, Silvermist, and Iredessa (sad that we know these right!)?

River School Auction

The only picture we have from that night, but we had a GREAT time! The event raised hundreds of thousands for the scholarship fund and Melissa had the BEST $12 Mohito ever (sorry Chris :-)!




Melissa and her co-teacher Jeanne "Speakeasying" it.

Laurie Berkner Concert!

Daddy and Ainsley had a fun adventure going to the Laurie Berkner concert!

Dagny's sick day!

Dagny had a fever at school and couldn't return for a day... so she had a fun day off!

Posing with her puppy!







The poor unicorn...

Our tap dancer...

Trip to the park

It finally warmed up enough to go to the park. This girls missed it and can't wait for warmer weather!

A puggle comes to visit!

Over Presidents Day weekend we had a wonderful visitor! The girls really missed Lucy after her mommy and daddy got home.