March dates

Abigail and I had a pottery painting date 
at Joe Picasso's!  She decided on a pre-made piece (she chose a princess shaped piggy bank), picked out paint colors, and then we painted (each area had to be done 3 times with drying in between).  
Abigail liked the sparkly colors and had fun with the painting.  I helped with the more detailed areas.  She added her name across the front of the dress and I wrote "& Mommy" with the date on the bottom.  

A few days later, we went back to pick up her princess (after they had fired it in the kiln).

Abigail and I also went to a mother/daughter Tea Party hosted by her ballet studio!  

It was a fun time to get dressed up, sip tea, eat little flower shaped sandwiches and the girls made hats (Abigail said they were too little and so she made one for Hadassah).  

Corban and Daddy had a day at the museum date!  Corban choose the science museum and while there they watched the IMAX movie Flight of the Butterflies in 3D. 

Chris and I also went on a date! We got to celebrate with friends at their beautiful wedding and reception.

'Dassah

30 pounds
35 1/4 inches
Hadassah says her name is "'Dassah" and she is "2" and she is a "big girl"!

Her vocabulary seems to grow everyday with a new word 

and she is putting words together to make short sentences.  

She loves playing with "Por-ban" and "Ag-gail" and trying to do whatever they do.    

She now sits facing forward in he car seat, still sleeps in her crib, 

takes one long afternoon nap (or somedays 2 short naps with one in the morning), 

and is wearing pull-ups (or nothing when we are at home!) as she continues potty training.  

Hadassah is funny and likes to do silly things- making faces and her own jokes.  

She has a sweet little voice and a big deep laugh!

She loves her baby dolls and "Mel-mo" is her favorite character.  

She likes to run and play outside and go swimming.  

Hadassah likes to stack Legos and do puzzles.
She likes to color and paint pictures.   

She says her favorite color is purple and calls all princesses "White" for Snow White.  

She will pretend to be a puppy and crawl on the floor and gently pull my clothes, 

or a baby and fake cry and ask me to hold her, 

and at dinner last night she told us she was a tiger and started roaring!

How to get to Sesame Street

Hadassah's 2nd birthday

 Sesame Street pancakes for breakfast

 fun at the playground

 Oscar veggie plate and Elmo fruit plate

more presents!

 cupcakes and singing!

 This post has been brought to you by the letter H and the number 2!

Ice Cream

Abigail's lesson was on C for cows.

We talked about cows, read lots of books and made a list of all things dairy.  We also made ice cream 

(she decided on strawberry)!

mixing (and sneaking a taste) before pouring into ice cream maker

yum!!

Weekend Fun

Last weekend, Corban and Abigail both participated in a Family Fun swim day with Aquachamps! 

  It was a fun meet with just their team/class and they both did well, swam all four strokes (Abigail 12.5 and Corban 25 meters), and came home with ribbons and big smiles!

We also went to a friend's birthday party!

face painting

 pony rides

St. Patrick's Day all green lunch