Day Off

Scott and Mollie both have today off from work and school. Even though Allie has a cold we thought it would be good to get out for a bit before the weather gets rainy this week. Scott and I took the girls to the Japanese Friendship Garden. Last month Mollie learned about different countries in school, so this was our way of reinforcing what she learned with a field trip.

The girls had a great time walking along all the paths and watching the fish and ducks. It's kind of funny; I was more nervous about Allie falling into the water than Mollie. Even when they were leaning over the bridge looking down, for some reason I knew Mollie would be careful(even though there is more of her leaning over) than Allie. Thankfully, on this trip, everyone stayed safe and dry.

A few of the trees are starting to turn pink. The place will be beautiful in just a few weeks if the rain and wind don't blow all the blossoms off. I was trying to avoid the lady standing behind the girls. But Allie's face is so cute in this I had to include it.


Allie really liked watching the fish. She would sit at the water's edge with her bunny in her arms and just watch so quietly and still. Maybe I should think more seriously about getting a couple pet fish!

Splish Splash

The weather has been so sunny and warm recently! We have been taking advantage of the sun with outdoor trips, including one today. After picking Mollie up from school we headed over to the garden nursery to look at flowers. It's a great place to let them wander around and lead the way for a change. Along the way the girls found puddles to jump in. Allie recently learned how to jump getting both feet into the air and proudly demonstrated this new skill - several times. By the time we left the nursery Mollie's feet were wet and Allie was soaked. Her tights were all bunched up around her ankles and there was mud splattered all over her dress. We all left with smiles on our faces and laundry to look forward to.

Pajama Pixies

Every night we go through the same bedtime routine with the girls. And like almost every other family in America, it includes putting pajamas on. The girls are tucked in and usually fall asleep quickly. Before we go to bed ourselves, Scott and I always look in on the girls to make sure they are tucked in for the night. Often times, maybe more often than not, Mollie has taken off her pajamas.

Last night the girls both had on their matching pajamas from Christmas, snoozing happily. This morning, however, Mollie came into our room waving her pajamas around and saying that Allie had taken them off in the middle of the night. She seemed pretty upset about it; it was hard not to laugh. Scott is such a good dad for girls! He suggested that maybe Mollie took them off in the middle of the night and just didn't remember. She didn't buy that. So he quickly turned the blame to the pajama fairy. Mollie and I have been calling this fairy the pajama pixie since pixies like to play tricks. She is now convinced that there are pajama pixies that come and visit our house at night. And I'm sure the pixies will.