Grandpa and Grandma D. Visit

Some of the fun with Grandpa and Grandma D.:

Playing Red Light, Green Light with Piper and Auntie Becky (2/23):

All the cousins with Grandma and Auntie Becky:

Silly faces:

 Grandma, too!

 Serious building going on:

Happy with the results:

Towers for everyone:

 Dancing:

 Dinner on Sunday (2/24):

 Making their own sundaes:

Concentrating so hard that the tongue is out!

Disneyland! (2/25)  With the Mouse himself:

The girls' FIRST TIME on DUMBO!  (Nicolette is the little head next to Mommy!)

 Tigger:

Her true love Winnie the Pooh!

 Pretending to eat the "Hunny":

Putting her "umbrella" up in the Winnie the Pooh ride:

 Grandpa and Grandma in their "hunny" hive:

 Grandpa and Nicolette and jelly beans:

The Science Center BodyWorks

Gabrielle's class went on a field trip to the California Science Center to see the BodyWorks exhibit, as they have been learning about their bodies.  Grandma and Grandpa D. babysat Nicolette while Mommy drove on the field trip.  Here is some of our fun:

 Getting ready to go in (2/22):

Watching how different animals eat:

 Cranking blood to a giraffe's head:

 Stepping on the blood pressure:

Gabriel and Gabrielle:

 Tess:

 Watching the show of Tess:

 Sending messages through the nerves to the brain:

 Trying to get the eggs to the box using the "beak":

Of course she is thrilled with the fish exhibit:

 High-Fiving the diver:

 Using the guide to figure out all the fish names:

 Watching the Sheepshead:

Fun with Emme (& Legos)

We've been having lots of fun with Gabrielle's friend Emme (and the two Mommies have fun hanging out, too!).  

On Wednesday, we went to Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre and saw Peter Pan: (2/6)

Gabrielle and Nicolette are still really enjoying their Legos.  Here is Gabrielle's zoo she made today: (2/10)

Gabrielle and Emme (and their Mamas, of course) went to see the Russian National Ballet Theatre's production of Cinderella at the Valley Performing Arts Center at Cal State Northridge today.  Everyone had a great time and the Prince's jumps were amazing!  Nicolette was too young to go.  Technically, the girls were supposed to be 5 years old, but we knew these two could handle it (& LOVE it!).

The two princesses:

Emme and Cinderella:

Gabrielle and Cinderella:

 Feeding the ducks after the performance (I like the ballet pose as she tosses the duck food!):

 And a turtle:

Wild and Crazy (Animals, that is!)

On Friday, we went to a friend's house to see some rescued wild animals from the group The Nature of Wildworks.  The girls had a great time (except for the stinky nature of it that Gabrielle noticed right away!).  The group talked about the animals, where they were rescued, and what to do if you see one in the wild.

A Virginia Opossum (either "Oliver" or "Doris"), the only marsupial in North America (I guess if you don't count those in zoos!): (2/8)

One of two ferrets ("Tinker" & "Bell"):

A skunk named "Wildflower" (the previous owner had it's scent gland removed, but then found out that skunks don't make great pets....who woulda thought!):

"Dancer" the Barn Owl:

 Watching the fennec fox:

 "Foxy" the fennec fox:

Petting "Elvis" the King Snake, one of two snakes (his friend was "Jake" the Gopher Snake):

 Petting a ferret: