Dancing Queens

Tonight, the girls, my mom, and I went to a children's concert in LeRoy. Bart & Kevin, local and well-respected musicians, performed at a park right in the village. We have seen them several times and they are always great. Aunt Molly, Uncle Mike, Jacob, and Elijah came, too. We were glad they brought Lexi along! Emily and Erin make friends easily and were quickly dancing with their new friends. One of the duo's well-known songs is "I Wish I Was a Dinosaur" and I got some great pics of my mom "roaring" at Erin during the song. This was my favorite. What a fun way to spend a Friday evening!

Crayola Factory

Okay, this should be the last of the vacay pics. On our way home, we went to the Crayola Factory. What fun! It is filled with all sorts of art activities...using Crayola products, of course. We made hats, windsocks, clay creations, and colored our own t-shirts. We didn't even get to all of it. They had this cool, curved hallway made from plexiglass that kids could draw on. Mom had the idea to take the girls' picture from the other side to get their faces. Erin was so intent as she was "writing." Emily started writing a letter, "Dear Crla Ftry," which you can see in reverse next to Erin (in the black marker). The gift shop was the best...every Crayola product you can imagine. Just Mom and I went in there. As fun as it would have been for the girls, it did give us a chance to case out the store and find the best souvenirs. The best part was "building" my own tin of crayons...well, it was for the girls but it's okay for mom to have a little fun, too :-). They had a round display with bins and tubes of crayons, from "regular" colors to metallics to neons to kids' choice selections. We had heard how fun Crayola Factory is and it didn't disappoint. We can't wait to go back!

More Sesame Pics

Here are a few more pics. My dad rented a scooter and Bert decided to check it out! One image is of Erin watching Bert with some trepidation. The characters interact with the kids during the parade. Mr. Noodle stopped by to see Em.

Sunny Day...

We visited Sesame Place just before the 4th and had a great time. This was our third trip. We took Emily when I was pregnant with Erin. The next summer we stopped on our way to Long Beach Island in NJ with my parents. Erin was 8 months old and Emily was 4. This year, Erin was able to participate in more park activities but she was scared of all the characters. We were a little disappointed at this because at 8 months she loved them and we were looking forward to some fun pics of both the girls with their favorite Sesame friends! It is such a great place. Sesame does everything so well. The park has fabulous activities for all family members from infants to tweens to adults. The characters wander the park and there's a big parade in the afternoon and evening. Of course, they have a couple large, hard-to-resist souvenir/gift shops! This year, I splurged and finally bought the 12x12 scrapbook album. I figured after three trips I should have a Sesame Street book to put my pages in. I have the pages done from our first visit and I have already transferred them to my new book!

No That's Not Paint or Marker...

This is what can happen when you are helping one of your children and the other one heard you mention painting toenails. Yes, that's right, Erin is covered in nail polish. When she uses markers, she tends to color herself so it's not surprising that once she "finished" painting her toenails she decided to move onto other parts. She got various shades of red all over the carpet and it of course will not come out. Erin also managed to figure out how to pop the "childproof" door knob covers off. She can unbuckle the bottom part of her carseat too. Britax, the carseat manufacturer, in anticipation of your child accomplishing this feat, distributes clips to cover the buckle. I was so excited when I remembered I had a clip in the kitchen "junk" drawer. And who can pop that off, too? You guessed it...Erin!! Emily was never this impish (or ingenious~depending on if you have a half full/half empty outlook) so this has been a new adventure for us.