March

Early March was fairly routine--the girls enjoyed school, dance class, Wednesday nights at church, and time with friends and family. The end of March meant Spring Break, a visit from Grandma and Grandpa, and--of course--Annie's 6th Birthday Celebrations.

Siri--getting ready for Annie's Birthday Party--Cowgirl Themed

Annie playing "Tape (quite insistent we weren't "pining" anything) the Tail on Bull's Eye"

Our activity for the party--assembling stick ponies and then:

Riding lessons!

Annie embracing the full cowgirl spirit

With her beautiful cowgirl cake (thanks, Emily) and friends

Playing with the horses - Siri's is Scrappy and Annie's is Buttercup at home

At Dance Class

Silly Sisters

Annie looking at cards on her birthday morning

Annie was very excited to receive a tool kit from Grandma and Grandpa and loved building a truck with Grandpa

This is March 27th. The snow that just wouldn't go away. 

At the Mall of America for birthday rides...What you don't see here is Annie on the Orange Streak...A "big kid" rollar coaster that she LOVED. She does NOT take after me in this regard. 

Siri and Granma on a ride more my speed...

...Waiting for Birthday Cake...

Making a Wish

 With Annie's Birthday celebrated, we moved onto the next celebration: Easter! We got to paint eggs twice this year--here is our first go around before Grandma and Grandpa had to leave...

 And, we enjoyed a trip to Macy's 8th Floor Flower Display!

picture by Annie, and definitely one of my favorite parts of the display...If I lived somewhere with ceilings high enough to decorate with parasols like this, I would in a heartbeat...