Playdates more Playdates and a Bunch of Fun

I don't think I posted all the pictures from Valentine's Day-- But maybe I did, so the first few picts may be repeats.

Josie and Clara Rose chowing down on the heart shaped lolly-pops I got them for Valentine's Day.

As much as Clara Rose enjoyed hers, she didn't make it through the whole thing. They were pretty big lollies and I didn't really want them to eat the whole thing at once.

Josie on the other hand crunched right through hers and it was gone before I knew it!

A different night, the girls enjoying their Hello Kitty marshmellow pops that I got for all the girls at our playgroup CNY party. The girls really liked looking at them, but weren't to excited about the marshmallow.

We had several play dates this past week, which is quite fitting since it is also CNY and a time for fun with family and friends. Here is Clara Rose playing with Kai, the son of a friend of mine from work. We met at a children's museum and had lots of fun.

Clara Rose really liked playing on the crane . . .

But her favorite was being on the steam roller.

We had a fun play date with our friend Grace the next day. Grace and Clara Rose had tons of fun dressing up and playing with Grace's toys.

The girls donned tutus courtesy of Grace and put together a puzzle-- with a little help.

Clara rose was really happy and excited with the puzzle and the tutu.

On Saturday, the girls welcomed their friend Angeline over to play at our house. They did all kinds of stuff, coloring, stickers, play dough, doodles and of course a little bit of Dora.

Sunday night we all chilled and tuned into the Olympics. The girls had fun tackling Baba.

Clara Rose pretending to ski.

Another day, Josie and Clara Rose playing mommy and baby. Clara Rose is the baby and Josie is her mommy-- feeding her a ketchup squirter for a bottle (a play one of course).

A trip to a park one day when it wasn't tooo frigid out.

Clara Rose insisted on swinging on the big swing and not the baby swing.

Josie of course wants to swing in a baby swing but she is too big.

I think Clara Rose's favorite is the slide. She goes over and over.

Josie climbing the monkey bar ladder to the slide. She likes to give me a heart attack with this thing. I am still scared she is going to fall and really hurt herself. She started climbing this the past fall and now considers herself a pro. She doesn't even tell me when she is going up it!

Look at her proud, happy, I can do it all by myself little face.

Clara Rose crawling through a tunnel to the big slide.

After playing we went for a short walk and the girls found stick shaped like guns.

Here is Josie shooting at me, "Bam Bam." I am guessing they learned this from their Guh Guh because I know that Josie's school does not allow toy guns.

My Gangsta Girls.

Awe, holding hands.

Chinese New Year Party with RI FCC

We've had a very fun and busy past week-- they all seem to be this way lately! At least they are fun-busy! We've had lots of fun outings and playdates last week while celebrating Chinese New Year and I've made a couple chinese dinners that everyone seemed to like. Here are some pictures from the Rhode Island Families with Children from China Chinese New Year Party.

Both Josie and Clara Rose were scared of the Dragons. Clara Rose started out sitting on Wim's lap. She quickly moved to behind him on the floor and then hopped under the table behind both of us.

Clara Rose then crawled to the other end of the table and sat with Jie Jie for a little while, before crawling back under the table and up to where Wim, Josie and I were sitting.

Josie was scared but she did stay huddled on my lap with my arm around her-- tightly. She wanted to watch as long as we sat like that-- sorry no pictures of that.

I did manage to convince Josie to feed the dragon lucky money with me-- she is basically holding onto my hand and I am feeding the dragon.

After the show, all the kids are invited to have a close-up look at the dragon costumes. Niether of the girls were interested in getting up close and personal this year.

One of our friends, Carly, who is a big 6-year old had no problems going up and seeing the the costumes.

Isn't she lovely in her blue outfit?

Clara Rose was happy that all the dragon movement had stopped and she was in BaBa's arms, safe and sound.

Our friend Grace, who is also 2-years, is not the least bit scared of the dragons and had a fun time getting close to them with her NaNa.

Josie wanted to stand and look at the dragons from a distance. We really stood and looked at them for more than 5-10 minutes, but she wasn't taking any chances by getting to close.

It was a really fun party. There is a big banquet of Chinese food as well. After eating, Josie and I went to the Ladies room and the "dragons" were folded-up on the floor so that their tails were covering their heads. Josie didn't notice them until we were on the way out. She stopped abruptly, "Mommy (in a whisper) wook-- the dragons are sweeping." Then she held her finger over her lips and said "Shhhh. We have to be qwiet and tippy toe so we don't wake dem." So, we tippy toed past the sleeping dragons. Once we were past them, Josie asked why they slept like that with their tails over thier head. I told her it was because they didn't want people to see them sucking their thumb. She giggled at that.

Last night-- the girls were playing with the laundry baskets. Why I buy them toys is beyond me!

They were having a blast-- and then . . .

Josie started her own version of a Lion Dance.

Here she is saying "I'm a dragon. I'm going to dance like a dragon!"

I am guessing that in her mind, the laundry basket is a dragon head.

Not to be outdone by her big sister . . .

Clara Rose quickly followed suit (she usually does where Josie is concerned--

or Dong Dong as Clara Rose calls her)

Clara Rose did have to keep taking the "head" off and checking around to see what was really going on.

Never a dull moment around here!

Why Golden's are the BEST Family dog . . .

Enter: Phoebe or Be-be

"Dooo-de-doooh, whaths goin on in here?"

Clara Rose has the cookie-monster stethoscope.

"Beee Beee"

"Bee Bee, Bee Bee"

"Whaths goin on? Whaths this little bald puppy up to?"

"Whaths this?"

"I feel ridiculous!"

"Gotta run."

"Bee Bee! Bee Bee!"

In a different room . . .

"I'm twired. Whath IS this bald puppy doing?"

"Good grief!"

"Kisses"

"Maybe it isn't so bad to look ridiculous--even if I am a dog."