Easter 2016

Harper was very excited to dye eggs this year.

She wanted to do it all by herself!

Harper colored on all of the eggs with a black crayon.

Ashley and I tried to show her to use a clear crayon and then dye the egg.

She said, "No can see that.  I use black."

She wanted to remove the eggs from the dye all by herself too.

This is my "Please don't splatter that dye all over my kitchen" face.

It was a fun night dyeing eggs!

On Easter morning, Harper was in the middle of brushing her teeth

and getting dressed after her shower, when she suddenly 

remembered that the Easter bunny had come.

She was a bit cranky before church and 

did not want her picture taken.

She attended the church service with me rather than

going to Sunday school and she was quiet and still.

It was a great Easter!

Peppa Pig!

Today Harper and I went to the Midland Theater

to see the Peppa Pig show.

Harper loves watching Peppa on her iPad.

She was so excited and danced and cheered throughout the show.

Cameras weren't allowed, but I snapped a couple of pics with my phone.

We had lots of fun at the Peppa Pig show!

73 degrees in February!

We spent most of the day outside

enjoying 73 degree temperatures in February!

We played in the sand

and on the swingset.

The four wheeler broke down and Harper 

pushed it all the way back to the barn by herself.

We went to the park

and then to Sheridan's for ice cream.

After a long winter, we needed a day like this!

Crown Center

On Friday night, we watched a gymnastic competition downtown at the Sheraton.

We decided to go to Crown Center afterwards.

We shopped at the Crayola store

and played at the toy store.

Harper loved coloring before dinner at the Crayola Cafe.

 

Lunar New Year 2016

On Saturday, we attended a Chinese New Year party.

There were games

 

and crafts

and friends!

There was also chinese food, music, dancers, and lots of other entertainment.

On Monday night,we celebrated at a Chinese buffet.

Gong Xi Fa Cai!

Wonderscope Children's Museum & lunch at Fritz's

There was no work or school today because of the

Martin Luther King holiday, so we decided to go play at Wonderscope.

Harper loved picking carrots in the garden.

There was a veterinary play area.

Harper loved checking in her patients on the computer.

She gave her animals a thorough checkup

and checked their weight on the scale.

Harper has such an active imagination.

She played at this little dollhouse for quite a while.

The Lego room was a big hit too.

She learned about gravity and energy in the Raceways exhibit.

We played with the trains

then went to Fritz's to eat lunch.

 

Harper's 5th Birthday

Harper's 5th birthday was a success!

We had her party at The Kidz Playground.

She was so excited to see her friends!

The kids climbed

and ran and jumped

and played.

There were presents

and cake.

Later, we opened more presents at home.

There was more time to play

and we needed some time to rest.

We had dinner with Grandma, because it was her birthday too!

Everyone had a great birthday!