Haircut and Young Chefs Academy

On Friday, we had a very busy morning. I had to reschedule a Drs. appt because of a school field trip so the girls went to the appt. with me. Then we headed down the street to get their hair cut with Amber. Their hair was almost to their waists, so we took a bit off. You can look at the pictures below, but without the straightening, it is about 2 inches below their shoulders.

Both girls are huge talkers. I mean there is never silence when they are awake. However, put them in the salon chair and they freeze. No talking. They don't even move. Here is Carly getting her hair cut and she was a statue.

Joiner on the other hand was talking for both of them as she was waiting on her turn. She has started smiling with her eyes almost closed!

Carly with her new hair

Carly's back

Joiner getting her hair cut. So now she was silent and Carly was talking up a storm.

Joiner with her new hair!

Joiner's back

Getting a [icture with Amber

After the haircut we headed to the Young Chef's Academy to make pizzas for lunch. This is a little place where they teach kids to cook and give them some freedom. It was a lot of fun, but it took a long time. Their pizza was ready at about 1:45, so both girls were really hungry. It was a nice experience and we thank Mrs. Stefanie for setting it up for our group!

Learning to measure flour

Carly with her cup

Joiner with flour on her face

Getting ready to knead the dough

Say pizza!

Spreading the sauce

Now the cheese

Now the pepperoni for Joiner, none for Carly

Joiner with her eyes closed again

Joiner with the finished project

Carly with her pizza.

We went straight home and to bed, but it was fun!

Visit with Mamie and Pops

We went to Stone Mountain about a week ago to see Mamie, Pops, and Robert. It was a nice visit and we had a good time.

We went to the Center of Puppetry Arts on Friday to see a show and the Henson exhibit. I was about to take a picture of Joiner with Big Bird when someone stopped me to tell me that everything was copy-writed and no pictures were allowed. We were able to take a picture of our family before the show, so here it is. The puppet show was amazing and the girls have talked about it a lot.

Saturday was a really beautiful day so we headed to stone Mountain park to walk the nature trail.

Pops, Carly, and Daddy

Mamie and Joiner

Carly; I guess she didn't want me to take her picture.

Daddy, Carly, and Joiner looking for tadpoles in the creek

Pops and Joiner. I think Carly took this picture.

We found this big rock by the train tracks. Mamie must have let then jump off a hundred times. Here is Joiner airborne.

Carly, and you can see Joiner climbing back on her another turn.

Joiner is showing us which way the path goes. Such a little lunger! It must be all our practice in the back yard!

The ride home! How did they get this big?

See you soon Mamie, Pops, and Robert!

Gallery Hop & Ice Cream Shop

The girls' school took a field trip today to Old Salem and to the Salem Fine Arts Center to view their Art Show in the gallery.

Our first stop was Winkler's Bakery where we watched bread bake.

Here is the group in an open field by the bakery getting some energy out. The girls and some friends watching a Brother weigh bread dough.

Joiner running in the field with her friends. It is a beautiful day and they loved running through the grasses.

Enjoying the shade

Listening to Mrs. Othella talk about the trees

At 10:30, the snack was an ice cream cone from the Mayberry's above Winkler's. They each had to order and pay for their own. Here is Joiner placing her order for a strawberry cone.

Check out that scoop of strawberry (and the face)!

Joiner was the first in line so she was eating while the rest of her class watched her!

Carly paying for her ice cream

Carly getting her chocolate cone from Mrs. Chela. She was the only kid to pick chocolate! Just like Mama. However, one smart kid thought to ask for Mint chip and that is what I would have chosen if I was getting any!!

The girls kept saying that they had never had ice cream before lunch before! I thought the same thing!

The crew with their treats

After each child ate their cone (and they all did) we headed over to the Fine Arts Center to see the Art. It has wonderful windows and the art was really showcased. Here is Joiner with her Paper Person and portrait. Joiner picks out her clothes now so don't judge me on the leggings choice.

Carly with her Paper Person and art. Carly picks out her clothes too, but she has to discuss if it is matching as well.

All the kids and teachers with our banner

Easter

So I am late with the Easter pictures. We went to see Mamie and Pops last week and I just didn't get it done before we left, but better late than never.

I realized that I have no pictures posed in our Easter outfits, but please remember that I work on Easter and it is a big day. I at least have our bunny pictures.

We have a great brunch at church on Easter Sunday followed by an Easter egg hunt. Here are the girls and friends running out to the playground for the hunt.

This was one of the rare occasions that the girls were dressed identically from hair to shoes. So from the back, I really don't know who is who. I would guess Joiner, but who really knows.

Carly enjoying the day!

Joiner showing us her loot.

Carly

Joiner and Carly's back finding the hard ones

This year we had the same amount of eggs as each year, but about half the kids for some reason. The result is obvious...each child had about 1000 eggs. They were thrilled. I was able to empty them the next day and they never really asked about it. Here is Joiner showing us her bounty!

We (the Easter Bunny) hide Easter baskets at our house, so here is Joiner looking for hers with Belle's help. Belle is actually the one who finds it each year! She is preoccupied with my tennis shoe at the moment however!

Now she is utilizing Zoie. This is much less effective and she is more likely to steal the candy!

Carly showing us her new straw cup

Joiner, Belle (still with the shoe), Zoie, and Gigi's legs

They each got a small chocolate bunny in their basket; their first. Here is Joiner after finishing it.

Carly with her chocolate fingers and face

We have a large Easter dinner with family and the girls' God parents, Margaret and Bruce. Here is Andy, Bruce, Jarrett, and Miriam. The weather was so hot it was so nice to eat outside.

Gigi and the girls

Margaret and Joiner

The Gigi Easter bunny brought gardening tools and a belt. You can see Carly has added boots and a strategically placed headband to complete her look.

Joiner in her get-up!