Circus

So I am getting a little carried away with my blogging and making up for lost time, but I couldn't resist posting these hilarious pictures that Mom just sent me from our trip to the circus!! The kids LOVED the entire thing. Milly clapped and pointed through the whole thing....of course, everything was a dog! Max thoroughly enjoyed his cotton candy and snocone...compliments of his Mimi and Boppa! He did get a pretty great hat and nose out of the deal too!

Our little model....

Mom made the most beautiful dress for Milly, so I just have to show it off! Milly was being a stinker the night of her "fashion shoot" (loose term as Mom and I tried to grab a few snapshots right before bed!), so the best picture we have of her smiling was when she was running from the camera! I am so grateful for talented people in my life as I have the creativity of a ....see I am so uncreative that I couldn't even think of anything to compare it to! It is neat to see the handiwork of those around me, and I am grateful that my children benefit from such creativity! I need to give a shout out to my dad who always takes credit for "training Mary Anne so well"...in his own words!

This one says it all as she is on the run!

Catching Up...

Max as a bumblebee for his "ugly bug ball"

His stinger....

Busted - Milly getting a snack from Max's backpack!

Our "mad" pirate - everyone is a "mad" guy instead of a bad guy!

Shoe shopping - Milly's favorite thing in the whole world...shoes!!! She literally says "shoes" every time she gets up from her bed as she wants them on!!

Snow day - COLD day!

Milly's face says it all!! No fair...let me out in it too!!

I feel like I am always trying to catch up....with housework, with friends, with blogging! We have been well...literally, and for that I am so grateful. We have also been home a lot this Winter as it has been rather cold. Max spends lots of time dressing up, and Milly is always following him around trying to pretend she is a pirate or a knight - she's actually quite good with a sword and boxing gloves. I'm attaching a few pictures from different days at home and school. Max was a bumble bee the other day for his "ugly bug ball" at school. He and I had a fun snowball fight during one of his "snow" days from school. Why is it that they always fall on Wednesday which is one of 2 days we have school!??!! Happy Almost Spring!!!