MISS TARFFUL

Here is Tarfful! McKenna's new Djungarian hamster. She is just as sweet as can be. I am picking her up from "sick bay" this afternoon. She had some problems with her eye and coughing, so she's been back to the pet store for some "babying." Her report is great and she is ready to come home to her mommy!

EASTER GIFTS!

Well, here I am again . . . behind on my blog. I love Blogger, but I wish I could load more than one picture at a time! Anyway, here are photos from the Easter gifts Chris and I gave the girls. They each received the EXCLUSIVE Webkinz guinea pig only available through Justice stores and they each also received one of the new KinzClips and a chocolate bunny - of course!

McKenna will NOT be happy that I'm adding this one to the blog. She was being silly!

Claire named her guinea pig "Shirley," after our sweet pig that died this past September.

McKenna - logging in her new pet and KinzClip at the Ganz website.

McKenna's New Hammie!

Yesterday, McKenna purchased a new hamster. She has named our new little girl "Tarfful" after a Star Wars Wookie. Tarfful is a Djungarian dwarf hamster and is very polite and sweet . . . constantly on the go, but not anti-social in the least. In honor of Tarfful, I've added an interactive hamster on the sidebar so nobody feels left out! :-) Go ahead and feed this virtual hammie (clicking anywhere) or put him back on his wheel by clicking the middle dot. Enjoy and I'll post pic's of McKenna's new furry friend soon.

Have a blessed Easter everyone!

5th Grade Structures

Every year in the fifth grade, the students at HCS build their own structure. McKenna chose to build a castle and Emili is diligently working on a pyramid. Here are some beginning photos of McKenna working on her castle. We'll keep you updated and post pictures of both the girls' finished projects. These will be on display on April 24, at the HCS Academic Fair.

SPRING BREAK FISHING TRIP!!!

During the girls' spring break, we took them fishing at Lake Shawnee one afternoon into the early evening. Here are the photos from that excursion. We caught several trout and enjoyed our time together as a family. The kids didn't particularly like having "little kid" poles any longer, so Daddy had them all brand new poles the very next week!

McKenna - desperately trying not to snag her line.

The monotony began to wear on Claire a bit!

Emili with the first catch of the day!

Em's was caught off guard when her fish began flipping around. I snapped at just the right (and funny) moment!

Nessie wasn't "allowed" to fish, so she kept herself busy with an empty water bottle . . . and barking at every other dog that walked by!

The angler of the day!

Finally, Claire's patience paid off!

And then, so did McKenna's . . . .

Chris got in on the action as well. Here he is showing the girls how to pose for a fishing picture. Apparently, one should stick the fish out in front - toward the camera. He told them "it makes the fish look bigger!"

Dinner! And yes, they were tasty!