Daddy/Daughter Dance

Reilly and Mike went to (another) Daddy/Daughter dance this weekend. This time at Reilly's friend's church. She and Hope had the best time dancing, playing games and getting their faces painted!

Happy Birthday, David!

David turned 5 last weekend, and what a FUN party! Reilly had a great time in the giant hamster ball and the foam pool. Here she is having a great time!

School Performance

Reilly had her annual performance at school, the Red, White & Blue show in honor of President's Day. Such a difference this year from last - the kids were fantastic!!

Cooking School

Amy and I signed Charlotte and Reilly up for a kid's cooking class. We booked it months ago and the moms were really excited, so were the kids. We showed up, turns out the kids cook by themselves. Bonus! Amy and I got to go next door and have our nails done while the kids play. When we arrived back to taste the food and pick up the girls...the girls were ready to go and didn't care to eat the food. Charlotte, it turns out, liked the "chocolate chicken" recipe. Reilly, did not. She was ready to leave and didn't want to come back :-( Oh well. She did let me take one cute picture though - so it looks like she liked the place.

The Difference

You hear about it...but you don't believe it. No two kids are alike.

When I was pregnant with Brooke people told me that. But I didn't really believe it. I compared the pregnancies, I compared their early days, and now I have realized I can't compare them. They are two different kids.

Reilly loves to hug. Brooke doesn't want to be touched.
Brooke loves ketchup, will eat it with a spoon. Reilly hates ketchup, doesn't want to see it on her plate.
Reilly is a rule follower. Brooke pretends not to hear the rules.
Brooke will choose veggies over a brownie. Reilly will always choose a brownie.

Two different kids with two different personalities - who both love each other.

Brooke Loves Reilly

Brooke all of the sudden loves saying her sister's name - Reilly, Harris, Reilly, Harris. She also says EVERYTHING over and over again. So in the car this morning we were trying to get her to break it up a bit by making it a sentence. I captured one of those times on camera.

Camping

We took our second ever family camping trip last weekend. You might remember we did our first one when Brooke was just a few months old and we loved it! So now that Brooke is through the toddler stage, we planned another one. This time we went back to Disney with 5 other families and we had so much fun!

We had a great time at the campfires, the kids rode their bikes and we even went for breakfast at Chef Mickey (I know, not very camping like!). It did start raining on the second day, so we set up a big tent that the kids could play in and hang out.

Chef Mickey:




Hiding from the Rain:


Reilly and Mason Feeding the Ducks:

The Damage from the Rain:

The Music (Sebastian):


Playing in the Rain: