Two Girls, Too Much Fun: March 2009

Snow Day!

It is March and we finally get real snow. I just figured out when the last day of the school year would be!!! I'm not complaining - it was a great snow day. I followed a full day of cheerleading on Sunday so we were a little tired anyway. And, Kate started with a runny nose so I could just keep her home. I didn't want to take her out for very long so Kevin took Sydney out for a bit this morning before he left for work. I bundled Kate up and he took her out for just a few minutes this morning.

Sydney walking through the snow!

A sledding "accident" - too much laughing can actually make a sled flip over!

The deal is Kate gets to ride back up the hill and Syd has to pull her! Both of them love it!

Kate likes to pick up the snow and try to make snowballs but it always gets stuck to her mittens.

Thanks to Ms. Debbie for the passing along Emily's old snow suit! It fits Katelyn perfectly!

"Please! One more last time!!!"

Teddy has always been our snow loving dog! Sydney took this photo!

After Kevin came home, we took the girls out again for a few trips up and down the hill along with some snow angel making!

Snow days are great!

Dora the Explorer!

Well, Katelyn and I took in the Dora the Explorer show at the Hippodrome! Kately in a huge Dora fan. So, I decided this would be the perfect show for the two of us to see together. If you don't know about Dora, she is "little girl" who goes on adventures. In this case, we had to help her find her teddy bear in the City of Lost Toys. Katelyn's favorite part of the show (and every episode she watches on TV) is yelling at Swiper, the fox who is always trying to steal Dora's stuff! Seriously, Katelyn has always had a thing about knowing the owner of things so it is no surprise that she enjoys yelling "Swiper, No Swiping! Swiper, No Swiping! Swiper, No Swiping!" She's as bossy as they come and, if someone is taking something, she's the one to put them in their place. Maybe she'll pursue law enforsement! If you look carefully at the photo of her, you'll notice the black eye she received at daycare on Thursday when another little boy swung around and hit her with a toy. Clearly, she's tough enough for law enforsement! An injury like this would have set Sydney back for weeks - Katelyn barely mentioned it other than to tell me about that "Bad Boy Gavin" who got her in the eye!

Cheerleading!

Cheerleading sesson continues! In the last two weekends, we've competed in Richmond and Delaware. Not exactly right around the corner but too bad either! In Richmond, our girls took 3rd place - which increased our bid to Final Destinations (the US Nationals) so our cost for the trip will be less! And, the girls were totally excited, as it really was their best finish in really tough competition! They've been promised a pizza party and, I don't know about everyone else, but Sydney is counting the days until Ms. Gerry makes that happen!!! On Sunday, our girls took 1st in Delaware. Don't get too excited - we were the only people in the division! But, Sydney was thrilled as she got to go up with several other girls and get the trophy. She's waited all year to do this and it is BIG deal to her!

Many of you have asked about the "cheerleader hair" so I posted a photo of her in perm rod hair and a picture after. Yes, it takes me at least an hour to roll it! I'm getting quicker but you can only go so fast. And, yes, I have to roll it the night before, blow dry it super dry, and take it out just before we get to competition! And, yes, Sydney doesn't mind - well, not too much! I think some of the magic has worn off a bit. The sitting for an hour or more isn't exactly fun. Saturday competitions are the hardest because I have to roll her hair after Friday night practice so we're all exhausted by the it is over. But, she sleeps on it without a problem and likes the bouncy curls.

In curlers in the car on the way to Richmond!

After curlers at the competition!

Sydney posing at the Delaware competition.

I have yet to figure out how families manage to have several children in several activities. Most of the time, Kevin stays home with Kate and I take Syd to competition. Honestly, cheerleading competitions aren't that exciting for a 2 year old! But, we took her this weekend to Delaware, knowing it was a short competition so she wouldn't be there THAT long! She watches for a while but she can only last so long without wanting to run around, dance, chase her sister, have a snack, and generally cause trouble! She tries to be good; it just isn't easy! So, here she is not being the best spectator!