Spring Break

(note: the previous post should have gone first so they're a little out of order. We got our bird on the first day of spring break)

We've had a nice week! I was really looking forward to a week home with my girls nad not having to get in the car 3 times a day. Unfortunately E had a stomach bug the first 3 days so we didn't get to go out and do much, although we had a nice time at home.

Since we were at home M got to do a lot of cooking and we made her a cookbook with her favorite foods. We've been taking pictures of her cooking and adding it to the cookbook so it can be in color :) We've been having a good time together. My mom got her a set of small (and pink!) kitchen utencils and she likes measuring things out with her tools and rolling out the biscuit dough with her little rolling pin. Such fun! E has gotten to join us the last 2 days as she's started feeling better. Mg has always enjoyed helping in the kitchen and loves to put her apron on!!!

We did get one field trip in...to "Toad Hollow." It's a Davis thing...some environmental thing where they were worried about a road being built in the path of the toads so they built some houses for them by the post office and a tunnel so they wouldn't get smashed by the cars. As the story goes they spent a huge sum of money to save the frogs although not one frog has ever actually used the tunnel. M learned about it in school so we drove there and stayed long enough to get a picture because it was cold and there was nothing else to do! :)

We've also been to the hardware store where we picked up scrap plywood for $1.50 and had them cut it for us and made beds for their dolls. The girls had seen some beds at Target that were $25.00 and looked about the same as the ones we made, only our beds were $3.00 and they've had fun painting them and picking out fabric from my scrap pile to make bedding. Daddy did a great job using his power tools to assemble them! :)
his morning the girls were watching Alice in Wonderland and we decided to have an "unbirthday party." It was fun - the girls and some friends got on funny clothes and we ate dirt and ants and daisies on the floor under the table and the missionaries just happened to stop by and join in on the fun. Hooray for unbirthdays!

We'e also started training Tweety Bird and the girls held him for the first time tonight! They all did surprisingly well and were really excited. We thankfully have a wonderful bird and the girls have really enjoyed him this week as he's learned to climb around his cage (and fall) and eat and drink and tweet - it's nice to have a pet again!

So it's been a good week! I was planning to go to San Jose to see my new nephew (congrats Sara and Scott!!!) but don't want to risk getting anyone sick so we'll just enjoy some family time tomorrow! We've had a good spring break and hopefully I'll get some pictures up soon!