Some Cute Pics

My little Holly Golightly

Sleepy Sisters

Ava was so happy to cuddle Hazel

Sweet Smiley Babies!  Abby left, Hazel right

Cutest First Grader!

Abby's trying to become a thumb-sucker!

The twins love holding hands!  It's truly the most precious sight I've ever seen!

Keeping Elsa Busy!

Thank goodness for the snow!  I had a chore for Elsa to do this morning!  She worked hard for a while but finally got cold and had to come in.
When I said to her,
"Elsa, it's so cold!  How can you stand it?!"
She replied,
"I stand it for money!"
Oh Elsa!  The money obsession is really something!

A New Friend, A New Doc, And A New Trick

Today was a big day for the Johnson Girls!  

Elsa made a new friend after school.  Everett, the cutest little boy from up the street, came to pick Elsa up for a playdate.  Believe it or not, she was nervous about meeting this new friend!  He came in, walked up to her and said, "My name's Everett, what's your name?"  She said, "Elsa" and that was the beginning of a beautiful friendship!  Elsa grabbed her Build-A-Bear kitty and they were off!

 Don't you wonder what they're talking about?

Ava got off the bus and said, "Ann Marie told me to meet her in the back yard!"  Here she is playing with Ann Marie's bunny. 

 She told Grandma, "It's so fun having a next door neighbor!"

Ava's afternoon took a turn for the worse at the pediatrician's office.  Elsa was trying to be supportive but added a lot of anxiety with her comments, such as, 

"Ava, I wonder how many shots you have to get?"

"Ava, how are you feeling about getting shots?"

"Ava, do you think you are going to cry when you get your shots?"

Ava's whole appointment was anxiety-ridden and was made worse when the pediatrician said she has a build-up of hardened ear wax and he tried to scrape it out with a little tool.  In the end, Ava sat on my lap as two nurses, one on each arm, jabbed her with her missing vaccinations!  Three shots and one scoop of Nielsen's Frozen Custard later, she was on her way to a fun sleepover with her cousin Emily.

  

After a nice mexican meal we came home to feed the twins and get them in jammies.  As you can see they're getting lots of love and admiration!

This is one of my favorite views of Abby.

I put Abby on her tummy in between a diaper change and a costume change to do a little tummy time.  She surprised and thrilled us all with her latest feat of acrobatics....

Babies Before School

There's no motivation as strong as holding a cute baby to make Ava get ready for school....

Tiny Dancers

Here are some pictures of the girls' first dance class.  They both did a great job and can't wait til next week.  Ava's teacher was impressed by her determination and her attention while Elsa's teacher loved her spunk and enthusiasm.  I foresee good days dancing!

Stretching out

A lovely picture through the viewing window

Ava is second from the left

(Speaking of right and left, it was so funny to hear the kids in this class asking which was left and right the whole time.  Finally the teacher resorted to "closest to the road" and "closest to the radio.")

Posing in front of the studio

Ballerina Brushing Teeth

This little girl was so excited about her dance lesson today that she was ready 2 hours early.  

I gotta hand it to her... she knows how to brush with style and finish with flare!

Sisterly Love

They might get on each other's nerves by day...

...but by night they can't hide their true sisterly love!

School!

The girls started school today. They were both very excited to start!  I asked Ava if she wanted me to drive her to school and she said that she wanted to ride the bus.  I drove down to the school to meet her teacher and to make sure she found her way to class ok.  I asked if she was doing okay and she kind of waved me off and said, "I'm fine Mom.  I already have a friend!"  I love that!  

Then, for the next 3 hours Elsa was bugging me and bugging me about going to school.  She was attending an all-day Kindergarten and she feels like she got demoted back to Preschool with her half-day Kinder.  She was so funny just waiting and waiting to go to school.  When I drove her to school she sat in the back seat as cool and confident as ever.  It was so funny to meet her classmates!  As we were walking up, one kid said, "Are you new?"  Elsa said, "Yes."  Then he turned to the crowd yelling, "Hey everybody!  We have a new girl!  Look at the new girl!"  Elsa kind of loved it.  

Ava off to school!

Waiting for the bus

All Aboard!!

Ava's new teacher Mrs. Peterson

Elsa playing Eskimo and waiting for school to start.

Elsa off to school!

They made it home with smiles!

Back to School Outfits

The girls are starting school.....again.....tomorrow!  They picked out their outfits tonight. Grandpa Jim and Grandma Penny took them shopping for new shoes today, so naturally they had to pick something to match the new shoes.  If shoes ever reflected personality, these do!

Yes, those are tiny Hello Kitties all over her sweater.

Yes, Ava let ME pick something to go with her shoes.

The OC Fair

Found this old post that I never published, so here it is!



We had a fun time at the OC Fair yesterday! Thank goodness we got in on the early-bird special admission price ($2/adult, kids free.) because everything was so expensive! Good thing, also, that Ava did the "Read for a Ride" deal. She read two books and got 3 free carnival rides. Ava's highlight was, of course, the petting zoo! She loved the little baby deer that reminded her of Grandma Penny's pet deer. I loved the Llama that just sat there and posed for pictures. He was hilarious! Elsa's highlight was the pig races. Jared's highlight was winning the biggest prize at the fair at an impossible game on his first throw! He got to carry his gigantic, fluffy manly pride around with him. And I have to say, there was not a guy we passed that didn’t give him a shout-out or a pat on the back over that thing. Unfortunately we had to cut the day short because Ava's eye started to swell up like a baseball and she was saying her head hurt. Poor baby!

What a day!

Grandpa and Abby

Grandpa had the honor of feeding Abby dinner.  Can you tell that he loved it?!

New Bedroom

The girls have finally really made themselves at home in Grandpa Jim's and Grandma Penny's house.  Can you guess who sleeps on which side of the bed?

Did you guess right?

They also each have their own "Special Shelf."