There's a spider on your head!!

I LOVE April Fools Day! Last year was really my first year getting into it, making strange food and teaching Malia the in's and out's of the day. We had a lot of fun today, so I thought I would share. Malia woke this morning to her favorite breakfast, blueberry pancakes, except these ones really were blue! She thought it was fantastic and gobbled them up!
One of her favorite tricks last year was putting a raisin in Rod's tube of toothpaste, so after her breakfast was gone, that was her next move.
She encouraged him to brush his teeth from the second he woke up. It was so funny how obvious she was being about it. She also shook his hand with one of those hand buzzer things and put jacks into the toes of his shoes. She loves doing things to trick her daddy because he is such a teaser, April Fool's is like her day for revenge. Rod was waiting outside by his car to take her to school, I kissed her goodbye and no sooner than she walked out the door I hear, "Oh my gosh daddy, your tire is flat!" " April Fool's!" She is such a funny kid.
After she got home from school, Rod pretended to sneeze on her and shot her with silly string, she cried, I laughed! It was the funniest thing I think I have seen in a long time. Once Malia figured out that she wasn't smothered in boogers, she was totally into it, and I gave her her own can. Let the madness begin!!! Malia had ballet today, so we kind of just chilled for the afternoon. After ballet, I set them at the table for dinner and presented them with this cake.
Malia couldn't believe that I was letting them have cake for dinner. I served it up and Malia was really disappointed that her cake had potatoes on it. She then realized that we were actually having meatloaf and potatoes for dinner. Malia and Brin ate it up because I had informed them that I had a surprise dessert waiting for them!Little did they know that their special dessert was already sitting at the table right in front of them!!When it was time for dessert I brought in some plates, spoons, and a pink trowel. I told them that for dessert, we would be having dirt. I grabbed the plant and just started digging into it with the trowel. Malia was like, oh yea, we're havin dirt! Ya think she is catching on?? Anywho, the "dirt" was a big hit and the day was a great one. Oh yea, Malia decided to pull one last prank her daddy before the night was over. She called him at worked and informed him that while she was dancing at ballet today, she broke her ankle. She thought it was pretty funny!! BTW, the "dirt" is layers of graham cracker crumbs, banana pudding, banana slices, and cool whip!! It was delish!!
Hope your April Fool's was as good as mine.

A great day!

Rod has been working like a maniac lately, so when he informed us that he would be home on Monday and Tuesday, we knew that we better take advantage of the time spent together. Rod will help out when he can with taking Malia to school and picking her up. He has been talking for a while now about taking her bike to the school and riding home with her. Her school is just a little over two miles away, but I was hesitant because they would have to ride across a four lane highway. Rod really wanted to do it and assured me that everything would be fine, so on Monday, he rode to the school, picked her up, and they both rode home. Malia did such a great job riding that far and was excited to do it again on tues. I had some shopping to do on Monday, so I thought that since Rod was home, maybe I could just take Malia and make a mommy daughter date. Malia was on board until she found out that daddy was going to be making bread, so, I was left to shop all by myself while Rod and the girls stayed home and made bread! It was a wonderful day. I was actually able to browse, instead of running in, getting what I need, and then running out. NICE!! Tuesday was such a beautiful day, so I knew I wanted to get outside. After Rod and Malia made their long ride home, we ate some lunch (on yummy homemade bread) and then packed some snacks and went out walking on some trails around our area. I figured that we have lived here to long to not be out enjoying the beauty in the hills. We had so much fun! It was great to just let the girls walk at their own pace, and to be out in the sun, feeling the breeze on our faces. We were out walking around for a couple of hours, and then we got in the car and headed to carson, Rod had to buy a switch thing for his heated grips on his motorcycle. On the way into carson, we stopped at "the treat store." They have a hostess outlet store, and I take Malia and Brin there every so often and let them pick a treat, hence the beloved name. As Rod was pulling into the parking lot, Malia said, "Oh yea baby, we're goin to the treat store!" After loading up on deliciousness, we were off to the motorcycle shop, and then to a park for a bit. It was such a great day. Simplicity at it's best!!

Top of the mornin' to ya!!

Well, it's now almost the end of the month, so I guess I better do our St. Patrick's Day post. The day before St. Patrick's Day, I told Malia all about St. Patrick's Day and Leprechauns. She was very intrigued by the mysterious little leprechaun, so we decided that we would try to entice the little guy to come to our house for a visit by leaving out a bowl of lucky charms, a pile of pennies, and some gold. Malia and I had done our research on the internet and it said that leprechauns liked all of these things. Malia hid all three things in different places and then she went to bed. She was very adamant that the leprechaun stay out of her room, she still wasn't quite sure about this strange little fellow, so I left him a note, informing him that all bedrooms were off limits. He paid us a visit and made a big mess of the living room. He dumped out shoes, left paper all over the floor, and left a trail of confetti where ever he went. He found all of the stuff that we had left for him, and he left us some goodies in return. After checking everything out, Malia rushed off to use the restroom, only to find that the leprechaun had turned our toilet water green. That silly little leprechaun had also gotten into Malia's lunch box and left some cookies and a note. It was a great day!! Brinley and Malia both sported their green shirts, so we had no pinching that day!

Happy Birthday Grandpa Johnson!!

Sorry this is getting to you late! Hope you had a great day! We love you!

Malia's got bling!!

Yesterday was quite the day for Malia. She has been wanting to get her ears pierced for quite some time now, but Rod has had his reservations, so we put it off. Rod and I had discussed maybe waiting until she was eight or something, but nothing was concrete. Yesterday as we were out doing some shopping, I jokingly pointed at a Claire's store and whispered, "Hey, we could always go and get Malia's ears pierced". Rod didn't even hesitate, he just turned around in the car and asked her if she wanted to get it done. Of coarse she said yes, so in we went. She was a little nervous because she didn't know if it would hurt or not. We talked her through the process and she did great. She picked out some really cute pink stone earrings and just loves to check them out in the mirror. Last night as Rod was running around with the girls, Malia kept saying, "Dad, be careful with my earrings"!Malia cried for just a second after they did it, but calmed right down. Afterward we asked her if it hurt and she said no. She said she was just crying cause she was scared that it might hurt.
Malia, about 3 seconds after the last photo. Like I said, calmed right down.
Showing off the bling!!Calling her peeps to share the great news! She was so excited!
A little better shot! The others were taken with Rod's phone!

Do you like green eggs and ham??

You do not like green eggs and ham? I do not like them, Sam-I-am.
Could you, would you, with a goat? I would not, could not, with a goat!Would you, could you, on a boat? I could not, would not, on a boat.
I will not, will not, with a goat.
I will not eat them in the rain.
I will not eat them on a train.
Not in the dark! Not in a tree!
Not in a car! You let me be!
I do not like them in a box.
I do not like them with a fox.
I will not eat them in a house.
I do not like them with a mouse.
I do not like them here or there.
I do not like them ANYWHERE!I do not like green eggs and ham! I do not like them Sam-I-am.
You do not like them. So you say. Try them! Try them! And you may.
Try them and you may, I say.Sam! If you will let me be, I will try them. You will see.Say! I like green eggs and ham! I do! I like them, Sam-I-am!
And I would eat them in a boat.
And I would eat them with a goat.
And I will eat them in the rain.
And in the dark. And on a train.
And in a car. And in a tree.
They are so good, so good, you see!
So I will eat them in a box.
And I will eat them with a fox.
And I will eat them in a house.
And I will eat them with a mouse.
And I will eat them here and there.
Say! I will eat them ANYWHERE!
I do so like green eggs and ham!
Thank you, Thank you, Sam-I-am!


Happy Birthday Dr.Seuss!!!