The Story of the Grocery Cart and the Stroller

Once upon a time, two little girls wanted to play with the same grocery cart. They pushed and pulled the cart all over the kitchen while their mother tried to get Sunday lunch together.

Their mother decided to get out the play stroller (which had been taken out of the toy rotation a few months before because it became a bone of contention between the sisters, but that was before the grocery cart appeared at Christmas) to ease the tension before lunch. The older sister decided this was a good move and took Mickey for a ride...until she got bored with the whole thing and went to her room to read.

The younger sister noticed the abandoned stroller and decided she could push both the stroller and the grocery cart at the same time. If you've even been in the path of the younger sister and her grocery cart, then you know how well this whole thing worked out.

THE END

EPILOGUE

All of the work tired out the younger sister. She sat in her chair and read a coloring book for 1 hour and 7 minutes. No kidding! Her mother watched the clock and took a picture of this event because it was so unlike the younger sister. Those of you who witnessed the younger sister throwing the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse in the singing video understand how out of character this truly is!

Like Father, Like Daughter

As you might have heard on an earlier post, the girls love to listen to Marcus sing I Should Have Known Better by The Beatles. Emma decided to sing the song herself while she played her Indian sitar...okay, it's just her little pink guitar, but it sounds like Indian music. Enjoy!

Butterfly Hunt

This was our first year to attend Hiland Park's Butterfly Hunt and Resurrection Celebration. We loaded up in the van Saturday morning, fortified with our Starbuck's coffee (adults only, of course) and headed out. Here are some pics from our outing!

Sara adds to her butterfly bag. The butterfly's were cut out of paper with a Bible verse and piece of candy attached.

Emma found a yellow butterfly!

Emma shows off her butterfly to Miss Emily, while her son Ethan looks on. Emily got me into blogging. I'd never heard of it before! Thanks Emily!

We are so glad that Aunt Beth was able to be with us.

A quick pic of Daddy and his girls. Sara's got her eye on another butterfly!

After hunting, we went back downstairs to enjoy some cookies. We saw Marcus' cousin Teresa, her husband Greg and their children.

While Emma did the fishing booth, Sara enjoyed stomping around the Fellowship Hall with Daddy!

Emma got a cute lamb from the fishing booth.

I think the girls would say that the best part of the morning was going on the playgound!

Sara loves to slide!

Next time we'll post pictures from Easter morning!

Happy Easter!

We'll post pictures from the Butterfly Hunt and Easter morning soon but I at least wanted to post our Easter 2008 family photo.

Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: He is risen; He is not here: behold the place where they laid Him. Mark 16:6

You Never Know

You never know where Emma and Sara will turn up next!Sara might turn up under your table...
and tickle your feet while you are trying to eat your snack!
Or Emma and Sara might show up in the little window beside the front door...
or Sara might be there all by herself!

Watch out!

Turn It Up!

Just thought you might want to see and hear what we get to experience each and every day. Enjoy!

Spring-like Sunday

One must have a good snack before playing outside. What better way to fuel up than a picnic! Like I tell Emma, you need energy from your food so you can play.
Guess you really don't need energy to do this though. Don't Daddy and Sara look content?
Okay...resting is over for Sara and looks like Daddy may have a few internal injuries. Don't worry, folks. He was able to walk away with a few bruises but no stitches were needed. Meanwhile, Emma continues to color with her sidewalk chalk.

Poor Daddy couldn't catch a break! McDuff dragged him off the hammock so he could have a spot all to himself! He probably just wanted to get away from those little girls that continually chase him, throw sand at him, or try to hit him with golf clubs. What a good dog!

This One's For Coop

We're sending out this song in honor of our favorite cousin...Cooper! Happy 1 week and 2 days birthday. We would have done this sooner but our Mommy couldn't figure out how to get your picture from your blog. We hope you enjoy it and we're keeping a spot open for you in The Kolmetz Kid Band. Are you better at tambourine or maracas? We love you!

Emma and Sara

If you listen closely, you can hear both of the girls singing along. They were both in Emma's room when they heard the beginning chords of this song and they both ran out into the living room as quick as lightening! This is by far their favorite song! Sorry for the poor lighting quality. Guess we'll have to bring in the flood lights during the concerts!

All Kinds of Things

The title of this blog entry comes from Emma. We've been learning how to pray before bedtime and I asked Emma, "What would you like to thank God for today?" She replied, "All kinds of things." So, here is "all kinds of things."

Emma and Mommy planted some cilantro and mint last Sunday afternoon. Mommy is looking forward to using the cilantro in Mexican food and the mint in iced tea! We hope the squirrels leave our herbs alone!

Emma was very precise while watering the cilantro.

Meanwhile, Sara was able to have some one-on-one time with the sandbox!

She was so excited to have it all to herself!

Emma and Sara were lunching ladies today at McDonald's. We were supposed to have a MOPS playdate, but we were the only ones who showed up to play. We weren't surprised since it rained early in the morning and the playground was still wet.

We decided to share a Happy Meal instead!