Snow

The girls have had so much fun this winter playing outside in the snow. Claire will actually stay outside for more than 2 minutes, which is a major accomplishment. I have tried to keep Ryan away from shoveling the driveway, since he has mono. But, he insists on doing it, which usually results in a long nap afterward. Maybe it is time to invest in a snow blower!! I have to say I really enjoyed all of this snow, but I am now officially OVER winter! I went to Target and saw all of the cute clothes for spring and summer and that ended my enjoyment of the cold. Come on Spring!!

Whoopie cushion

Claire: (with utmost passion and sincerity) "Mom, I just LOVE the sound of a whoopie cushion!!"

First loose tooth

Abby lost her first tooth last week, and is so proud!! She was brave and let Ryan pull it out. Of course she had to run into school the next day and tell her teacher and the entire class! She was lucky because the tooth fairy brought her a five dollar bill (because it was her first tooth). She has five more teeth that are loose.

Gymnastics

Claire started taking a gymnastics class at the place where we go to open gym. She loves it and talks about it all the time so of course her sister got jealous. Abby decided that she wanted to quit girl scouts and do gymnastics instead. They happened to have two classes at the same time, one for 5's and one for 3's. The girls ask everyday if it is gymnastics day. They are so cute. We may not be ready for the 2012 Olympics, but they have a good time.