Aquarium

Yes, that is a stingray swimming over our heads.

Olivia, Caylen (posing) and Emma.

The motley crew: Caylen, Emma, Lucy, Olivia and Halley.

Mermaid tattoos!

The hyped-up gang on our way out.

The Holleman's graciously invited us to the Denver Aquarium this morning. 5 girls under 5 and two Mommies = fun/stress. Girls had so much fun exploring the exhibits (our first time!). They had tons of land animals mixed in, crazy-huge sharks, stingrays and even a Mermaid show. Thank you Heather, you made our day!

Zoo Day

Shhh, bears are sleeping.

CHEESE.

Gorillas.

Local schools must have been closed today, because everyone and their Mother was at the zoo this morning. We actually had to wait 10 minutes in line to get in - crazy! The sun was shining so it made for a beautiful day to be exploring outdoors.

Caramel

Just beautiful.

Emma's print in the white, Olivia in the gold.

Sneak peek.

For Emma and Olivia's Thanksgiving gift to friends and school mates, I decided to try and make homemade caramel corn. The first batch was attempted today, and I am happy to say it turned out marvelously. I popped the kernels on the stove, prepared the caramel topping, added everything into a brown grocery bag, shook it up and voila! Delicious caramel popcorn. My official treat testers (Em and Liv) approved and begged for more. Into the handprinted bags and deliveries will begin. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Tumble

Olivia is not happy to be benched.

Warming up.

Stretching it out.

Balance beam. I'll admit, I was a little scared Emma would fall. She amazed me. Perfect balance all three times she did it. She's a natural!

Spent the morning at DU gymnastics. Sadly, Olivia is still on the waiting list (and may be for some time). Liv wanted to take pictures of Emma, until she started changing settings on the camera ... so I gave her my phone. After she dropped that twice, and the battery fell out, her shooting day was over. A bit of a tantrum came next, of course, but we only had 5 minutes of class left. We have fully entered the "terrible two's" with Olivia. Challenging to say the least.

Last Perk Pups Soccer

Warming up with Lucinda.

BIG stretches.

Sisterly love in the game.

Yesterday marked the last Perk Pup soccer session for the 2011 season. We had our party last night - thanks again Coach Joe and Kristi!

H D Build It

Home Depot Kids Clinic yesterday morning. Girls built and painted picture frames. Nice work!

DU Gymnastics

Ready for class!

They warm up to a silly song.

Jumping on the trampoline. Emma really got into this one.

The obstacle course. Much like the Wash Park class.Emma started DU gymnastics today. Olivia is on the wait list for the Parent Tot class, so it was a little hard to keep her on the benches instead of joining Emma on the floor. Emma was an excellent listener and tried out the trampoline, balance beam, did sommersaults and even jumped into the foam pit. I think this class is going to be a winner.