Pledge of Allegiance

This is just a cute video of Ella trying to say the Pledge of Allegiance

Ella's 5

Ella turned 5 last week. We had a bird themed birthday for her and her Grandma and Grandpa bought her another parakeet, Fella. So now Kacey has a boyfriend. Ella before we blew out the candles

She was shy about opening presents in front of everyone We made bird feeders out of pine cones, peanut butter and seeds

The cake was a bird house and the cupcakes are supposed to look like nests.

I already put a picture like this on but her smile was so cute I put them both.

Flower Girl

Ella was a flower girl in our friends Jake's wedding a few weekends ago. She did a great job and she loved wearing a fluffy dress and using rollers in her hair

So Sick

Madelyn told me this morning "Mommy, I'm sick. My feelings hurt"

Dance

Last Friday the girls started there dance class. They are taking a combo class with ballet, tap and jazz and they LOVE it.

This is there class, Maisy is in the front and Maddie and Ella are in the back row. There friends Sam and Haile are in the class with them too.

Maddie practicing using her tap shoes

Maisy was a little shy and I think she was the most excited to wear her ballet clothes

Pre-class poses (Maddie and Ella)

Maisy and Maddie

Maddie is front and center in this video, Maisy is by the teacher so you can't see her, Ella is behing Maddie

Ellas First Day of Preschool

Last Wednesday Ella started preschool at Discovery Learning Center. I asked her where she wanted to take her school picture and she chose to take one with Kacey bird.

Zucchini

Maddie's new friend is a zucchini she thinks is a Volcano named Polly.

She carries it around in her giraffe backpack and takes little bites out of it...

It snuggles with her stuffies...
She rocks it like a baby...

Vacation

These pictures of vacation are a little past due since we got home from our vacation 2 weeks ago but better late than never I guess.

We started our vacation camping on the WA coat, Ocean City. It was cold, I had envisioned the weather of CA beaches and this was not the same at all but we still had fun.

After camping for 6 days we headed for Seattle for 4 days. Our first stop was the Museum of Flight.

Then we went to Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium.

The girls loved sleeping in a hotel.

Ella

Here's some likable pictures of Ella from the summer.

Random Maddie

These are just some cute and funny pictures of Maddie from this summer so far.

She found the dirt pile at Grandma and Grandpa's. I think it's cute that my girls have to wear tu-tu's or at least skirts all the time but they still know how to appreciate a pile of dirt.

This is the day she fixed her own hair because she wanted to be "stylish". Mission accomplished!
I hope she is still this nerdy in high school

I just liked this picture

Riding her new bike

Just looking cute

On a hike in Leavenworth

Misc. Maisy

We have had a fun summer now that it's finally here. Here are some miscellaneous pictures of Maisy.

At a friends pool

Pretending to be a scientist
At the park in Leavenworth

Dancing on a stage

Enjoying the mighty Columbia

On a hike up the Icicle River

Playing at Lincoln Rock