leotards, dinosaur eggs, the usual.

Happy Mother's Day to me! I'm so glad I got a halfway decent photo of me and the girls this year. It wasn't easy, let me tell you.


My parents went on a road trip and brought back these dinosaur eggs for the kids. They look like they're made out of some kind of plaster. It takes them 48 hours to hatch, and then they slowly grow out of the shell from there. After that, you put them in fresh water and they grow some more. The kids think they're pretty cool. Elsa wants them to be real.


One day last week, the kids woke up way too early, demanded pancakes, then disappeared. I found them both back in bed! Not cool.


It's been super rainy around here, so we haven't been able to go outside. The other day we made homemade play-doh and the kids loved it. It was better than the stuff you can buy, plus, I could be totally cool with Lila chewing on it, which she did.



We signed Elsa up for gymnastics next month. I'd been trying to get my hands on some leotards, but then I found these in a box of dress up clothes I'd stashed away. Good thing I found them now, because they fit the kids perfectly. Elsa is really excited to learn about gymnastics.


Or perhaps the WWE is more her style?


Elsa had her preschool conferences today. Her teacher showed me the notebooks they've been working on all year. They wrote the whole alphabet, then drew a picture or made a little crafty project to correlate with the letter. O is for Octopus, made with Froot Loops! So cute. They also had to trace their name in their notebook every day. Here is an example of her drawing skills in October...


and again last month, in April.


There were other examples, like how well she could cut with a scissors compared to the beginning of the year, etc. Basically she's been progressing in all areas, which is what they want to see. It was great to hear so many nice things about her.

Tonight I was trying to get the kids' dinner on quick, but it wasn't fast enough. Elsa was clutching her stomach, saying, "Momma, I'm starving! Momma, it's late. It's ESS-ONE-SEVEN!" She finally dragged me to the oven, pointed up, and I saw 5:17. For the record, we had Lila's favorite: Teetaweenie (Tortellini).