March 2013...Part 2

Big news of the month, Brooklynn was moved up at gymnastics from the preschool program as a Dragonfly to the Girls Recreational program as a Level 2 Starlight.  This means her class went from 45 minutes to now 1 hour 30 min.  She is very proud to be a Starlight and her mom is pretty darn proud also.  That talent comes from somewhere, you know :)

Donkey Kicks on trampoline

Backward Pike Roll

Possum Pull Ups

Lunge on the balance beam

Teeter-Totter on the balance beam

Watching a demonstration during class

Cartwheel on the floor

In other big news, Tequila Rose Beaudette turned 10 years old on March 23.  In celebration of this big event she received multiple trips to the veterinarian.  We took her in to get 2 teeth pulled that seemed to be bothering her.  The poor girl was brought back with 9 less teeth and a new love of soft baby food.  The years have definitely been tough on her and unfortunately her patience with the 5 and under crowd has not grown recently.  I love my Tiki though, and remember that it was just the two of us when I moved back from Billings to Missoula...pre-Jesse days :)

Brooklynn and I raced in the Run For The Luck Of It Race on St. Patrick's Day.  Brooklynn blazed through the 400 meter dash and I chugged along in the 5k.  I'd love to say we both had a fabulous time but after the race Brooklynn proclaimed "I'm never racing again.  That was way too far."  I tried to convince her next year would be easier because she would be older and taller and she just said "No thank you."  Alrighty then.

 This month we also did some crazy fast bike racing,

snorkeling with tropical fish,

a dinosaur dig,

celebrated Jesse's 25th birthday,

and visited the Easter Bunny (the first time Irelyn has not needed a parent chaperone to sit with her and our favorite holiday beings!)

Overall, a very good, busy month.  Happy Easter to all of our family and friends!!

March 2013

Life has been a real hacker around here for the last month and that is my excuse for my absence on the blog. Brooklynn brought home a simple cold with a runny nose.  No big deal....until it hit Irelyn.  Irelyn's little cold turned into a double ear infection and RSV!  Our Piglet was absolutely miserable for about 2 weeks.  She was running a fever and just wanted to be held.  We did a lot of snuggling and watched a lot of Disney movies.
We are now on the other side of the yuckiness and life is great!
Irelyn has been attending Lunch Bunch at Brooklynn's preschool.  This is a fun, social time offered from 12:00 - 2:30 pm by the 3 and 4 year old teacher, Ms. Edie.  Irelyn loves this time and seems to be just as social as her older sister.  She is also attending gymnastics on Friday mornings with Spiderman Dave as her instructor.

Brooklynn has been learning about space at preschool and is loving it.  We have found 2 books about space and planets and have been reading those over and over and over again.  Her preschool always finds the perfect balance between social time and exciting units that peak Brooklynn's interest.  Jesse decided to support the new interest in space and took the girls out to purchase their very own rockets.  With a lot of excitement we headed out to Uncle Jason's open field to shoot off the two "huge" rockets.

This child seriously has NO FEAR!  As with many other qualities, Irelyn is exactly the opposite.

Brooklynn is in the Monkey class at school and they have a favorite class song.  Pretty stinkin' cute!

We are looking forward to spring and park weather.  We hope you all have a wonderful Easter and are staying healthy.