Seat upgrade

Kate ditched her carseat today for a new booster seat with two cup-holders. She wanted to try it out right away, and so talked Dada into taking it for a test drive around the block.

Making the case for a kitty

Audrey and Kate are lobbying to get a cat; two, actually. Kate took to the laptop this evening to articulate her case. Her note reads: "I need a cat, Mom. I will feed it. Please. I will scoop up the poop. Please. I do not need your help. I will care [for it]. Please. I will make [my] bed by myself. Please. Write back. From Kate."

Easter 2015

Audrey and Kate had a full day of Easter today. It began with Easter baskets and an egg hunt at their house, followed by church, a rushed pancake breakfast, and another egg hunt on the church lawn with cousins Lily and Cora. Then everyone headed back to Lily and Cora's house for an Easter brunch with GG and Michael and Grandpa Dave and Judy. After a little recreation and follow-up mission for the Beanie Boo Rescue Team at Archbishop Howard, Audrey and Kate headed to Honey and Gpa's for another egg hunt, dinner, and gifts from the Easter Bunny. (Click here if the slide show below doesn't appear or doesn't work.

Easter prep

Audrey, Kate, Lily, and Cora got in the Easter spirit today by decorating eggs.

RIP Raspberry

Just a little over two months after Kate's fish died, today Audrey's betta fish Raspberry also died. Audrey, Kate, cousin Lily, and their friend Olivia held a little backyard burial service for her this evening.

Beanie Boo Rescue Team

Audrey and Kate and their cousins Lily and Cora are really into Beanie Boos. So when Lily reported that she had seen three Beanie Boos abandoned in the rain at the playground at the Archbishop Howard School a few days ago, the girls became concerned and wanted to rescue them. They decided to form the "Beanie Boo Rescue Team" to save them. While Kate stayed at the home base (recuperating from an illness), Audrey and Lily went to the playground and found one of the three Beanie Boos ("Peanut"). They took her home and cleaned her up and "fed" her. The plan is to take her back for her rightful owner to retrieve her, although they don't seem to be in a big rush to do so . . .

Trip to Cannon Beach

The girls and their cousins took a day trip to Cannon Beach today. It had rained earlier in the day, but when they got their the clouds were breaking up and it proved to be a relatively pleasant -- albeit wind -- day at the beach. The girls played in the sand, climbed some sand hills, checked out the tide pools at Haystack Rock, warmed themselves by a fire in a sand shelter some nice beach-goers let them use while they were away, and had dinner at Mo's before driving home.