Easter

I have been lazy so far this Spring but here are some pictures from our Easter. We started off Easter at 5:45am! The girls were really excited....Daddy not so much! Later in the day we went over to Uncle Greg and Aunt Stacey's house for dinner and an egg hunt. It ws great to see all the cousins together. Thanks to Greg and Stacey for having us all over! It was a really nice holiday!

Alison and the Butterflies

We have been raising various kinds of bugs at school this Spring and Alison has really shown an interest. Our Butterflies have emerged from their cocoons this week and we set up a tent at school and put the butterflies in and let the children come in and let the butterflies land on them. It created a really wonderful experience for all the kids including Alison and her friend Regan.

The bunk bed!!!

I have been keeping my eye out for a bunk bed for the girls for quite awhile but we never had the extra money, plus they were sleeping on my old day bed and trundle and it was working ok. But last week I knelt down on the trundle and it popped up in the most awkward of directions and I just couldn't get it to straighten out. So I put Alison's mattress on the floor. In the meantime my mom sent me my birthday gift...a check! So happy birthday to me, we went out looking for a bunk bed! After going to a couple little furniture stores in Yuba City and Marysville we ended up at Kmart. We found just what I was looking for and it was just the right price. I spent this weekend putting it together. I discovered that the slatted head and foot boards were at the most frustrating and at least comedy in a box....just as I would get all the slats in on one side I would try to attach the other side and all the slats would come falling out in different directions. But after a while I was able to get it all put together with a little help from Lily, Alison and Jeff (he helped me lift the top bunk up). The girls were great assistants, handing me tools and parts and getting me drinks of water. It was a fun project and the bed came out great! The most important thing though is that the girls totally love it! Now let's see if they actually sleep all night in it!