Twin Day fun for Miss Marin at school! She chose to be a twin with her classmate/friend {also our neighbor} Aubrey. They had so much fun shopping for a matching shirt & planning it all out. They had it down to the socks, shoes & hair tie. It was really cute to see how happy and excited they both were. Kindergarten is so much fun!

 Just so happened that Twin Day was also my day to volunteer in their classroom for the week. {I go bi-weekly to help her teacher...the teacher in myself just LOVES it!} While there I got to peek at her writing journal. First photo is her writing from that day about her twin Aubrey. The second definitely surprised me. She wrote about our new doors in the basement & that " thay loke cool." I knew that Gary & I were excited for the basement remodel but I didn't know that the doors were exciting to Marin as well! Too funny!

 Two more shots of the twins including their silly photo!

Then I also snapped them while they were in front of the class with their teacher. It was cute to see their smiles while Mrs. S. talked about their matching outfits {tiny giggles included}.

So happy to be able to be a part of fun days like this. I look forward to doing the same with Margaux & then Maeve. I love my job!!! xoxo

Hello, long time no post! They days/weeks fly by & then all of the sudden I'm thinking it's time to blog. Today the sun is finally shining & we are just soaking it all in. April 25th and we have been very unlucky with weather this spring. The next few days promise to be in the mid-50's & then 60's by next week & we are WAITING for it!!! This past weekend Gary & our neighbor took all the girls for a bike ride. It was chilly but they just loved getting outside.

Winter coats with helmets, not exactly what we're used to. They had a great time though. Gary & Steve took the girls to several parks, which they loved. They all napped great that afternoon.

Looking forward to packing away the winter clothes & getting all the spring/summer stuff out!
Today through the weekend... RUMMAGE SALE. We've cleaned house & are hoping to sell it all!!!

It was hair cut time this week! We all were WAY overdue for haircuts. I had called to make an appt. a few months ago, only to find out that Marin's usual girl had quit! Thanks a lot Alyssa!! lol

So I got the bright idea to call my cousin Lindsey to see if she does house calls. {She used to cut hair & just recently took a job working for the Am. Cancer Society} She was happy to stop over this week to hook us all up with hair cuts. Margaux was very brave & went first. She got the most cut off, about 4+ inches. She really wanted her hair cut shorter like her friend Karis.

 Marin went second & was determined to only get a trim. She changes her mind every day about the length of her hair. One day she wants it short again, most days she wants it long like her friends. She got about 1 1/2 inches cut off & it looks much healthier!

 Who knew our kitchen would double as a photo studio AND a hair salon??!!!The girls thought it was so cool that they didn't have to leave. Margaux & Maeve are used to getting their hair cut at home though, my mom usually attempts to tackle some of their cuts {we call it Grandma's place} since their hair is so fine. After Lindsey saw Margaux's hair, she advised my mom not to quit her day job! haha

She did a fantastic job on all {I got my hair cut as well, Maeve did not want her hair cut} it was SOOOOOOO nice to do it here & not worry about the others running around a salon while they each took turns. Got them all done in one shot, which was fantastic! Thanks Lindsey! Can't wait to do it again.

Happy Belated Easter! 

Can you tell we've been busy here...it's been a week since the jolly holiday & I still haven't posted some of our photos! The big girls got sick Easter Sunday night {throwing up} and I've been all stuffed up & miserable with allergies. It was kind of a long week! 

But on a positive note, we had a GREAT Easter. Very low-key, but enjoyable to just spend time together. The night before Easter we colored eggs together. The girls worked so hard this year to make their eggs multi-colored!

 As always we made an egg with each of our names on it. Here are M1 & M2 with their "name" eggs. Can't see Marg's because she was still working patiently!

 Poor Maeve was only allowed to color with yellow because mommy was too worried she'd spill the dye all over the floor! I did not want to think about a giant blue spot in the hardwood! She had no idea she was limited & had a blast coloring her eggs. Maybe next year we'll add orange! haha

 The weekend before Easter we did the local Easter Egg hunts {both at grocery stores!} with the girls. And posed for the usual shots with the Piggly Wiggly Pig whom Maeve was not a fan of at all. She couldn't even enjoy the egg hunt because she was consumed with watching for the giant pig to be sure he was NO WHERE near her! I'm actually surprised that she's not crying in the photo!

 Then we met Mr. E. Bunny at another stop. He was much smaller & Maeve tolerated him a bit more. She still wasn't too sure, but at least not crying. Baby steps! I was most surprised at how willing the big M's were to get right up next to him. Happy smiles from 4 of the 5 Browns!

 Easter morning we got up & the girls began their search for the baskets. All of them were found quite quickly this year. I think Mr. Bunny didn't hide them hard enough. Next year Mrs Bunny will have to give it a go! They were all thrilled with their findings. Gary & I also hid 40 candy filled eggs in the basement, so after church the girls had another hunt of their own. It was fun & far too cold outside for an outdoor hunt. {Not to mention the snow on the ground would have leaked into the candy filled eggs!}

 One of their best surprises came in their baskets from Grandma Jean. New gown pajamas for the girls with matching pj's for their American Girl Dolls. They were THRILLED! They didn't give a crap about all the other stuff she brought them, they ran immediately to their rooms to change into their pj's & to find their dolls. It was cute! Even Maeve was super excited...she has to be just like her sisters!

Hard to believe another holiday has come & gone. We're so anxious for summer. 90% chance of rain & snow every day this week & it's only Monday! Not what we're looking for! Hopefully warmer weather is just around the corner. xoxo