Some Holiday Cheer

We had a great Christmas here. The girls are still having a blast with all of their new things. Lots of new babies are gracing our home along with many other fun things to play with. I spent the whole day after Christmas sorting the new and old toys, unwrapping them and putting things away. We are impatiently awaiting nicer weather so that the girls can ride their new bikes outside. Shelby asked me the other day if the snow would go away now that Christmas is over. Oh, how I wish that were how it worked dear girl! I know that I have no use for snow after Christmas, but unfortunately that is not how Mother Nature works in Northern Illinois.

We have another week to enjoy before heading back to our routines. We have very little that we must do during that time which is great because I am enjoying catching up on some reading and just relaxing. Here are some pics to highlight some of our holiday fun.

Both girls got a new lap desk for coloring, writing, drawing, etc. They were simply but lovingly hand-decorated by mommy (with her limited artistic abilities).
Shelby opening a new princess Barbie.

Sarah's new strider bike. It was the perfect choice for her. She was able to climb on and ride right away with very little help from us. That would not have happened with a typical pedal bike. She spent every spare minute Christmas morning riding it around the house. Nate still isn't convinced it's a real bike (with no pedals) but it certainly is to Sarah!

Shelby's new bike. Her's was harder to maneuver than Sarah's smaller bike around the house but she had fun pedaling it around the house just the same!

The girls are here modeling one of the many hat sets they got for Christmas. You can never have too many in this cold weather! The best one was a handmade set from Nate's Grandma Hansen. As soon as I can get the girls to slow down and put them on, I will post a pic of them in that set.

Frustrated!

Hi, hope everyone had a great Christmas. Our family did, the girls got so many great things. I promise to post some pics about it soon, but first I have to vent my frustrations over my little Sarah's eating habits.

I know that I've written about this before, but I sometimes feel like it's getting worse, not better like I think it should. We have just spent 2 really unhappy dinners in a row with a crying child who refuses to eat anything on her plate besides the fruit and bread (if that's offered). I have always been of the opinion that natural consequences should do the trick because, hey if you are hungry enough then duh you'll eat, right? Not so with stubborn little Sarah! She tells us she's full (when she hasn't eaten since lunch) and if we ask if she wants to grow up to be strong and healthy she tells us no she likes to be little! Do ANY of you have any more pearls of wisdom for me? Nate has been trying to make her sit at the table until bedtime (about 1 to 1 1/2 hours after dinner) just to get her to eat a bite. Mind you, we're not trying to make her clean her plate, just give the food a try.

In contrast, Shelby is doing really well about trying things. She may not always like it and finish it, but she at least tries which is all we are asking.

Okay, I'm done venting now but really if you have any pearls of wisdom that don't involve physically shoving the food down her throat (because that has crossed our minds) please, please let us know!

You won't believe this one!

Hi all! Well my good news will come first in this post, I am sitting here typing on my NEW computer which was a anniversary/Christmas gift from Nate that I got to pick out myself (those are sometimes the best kind of gift -- just what I want). The other bit was the extra day we had added onto our Christmas vacation with today's snow day.

That would be great except that today is Nate's and my 10th anniversary. Not so fun when your hubby was out all last night, most of the morning and is now out plowing too. Wow, 10 years, like I told him this morning it has flown by and yet it seems that we've been a part of each other's lives for so long that I can't remember what life was like before him. Nate doesn't ever read this or I'd give him a better shout out than that.

Now for the part you won't believe...ever have days when you can't believe the human race? We had one of those on Wednesday. We were out finishing up some Christmas shopping. The Santa presents this year are bikes for the girls. We found Shelby's at Toys R Us -- a hot pink Barbie one right up her alley and Sarah has been telling anyone who will listen that she wants a YELLOW bike for Christmas. Well, Toys R Us didn't have any in her size so we called around from the truck and learned that Wal-Mart had one. We went in for about 15 minutes, decided that the Tonka bike wasn't yellow enough, and went out to the truck, pick up the girls from my mom and went home.

After we put the girls to bed we went out to get our purchases, but there was no longer a bike in the back of the truck. That's right, someone stole our daughter's Christmas present! I have never been so disappointed and sad in my whole life about the world we live in. I mean, really, you stole a child's bike a week before Christmas? Come on! Mind you, this bike was in the back of Nate's chip truck which is enclosed, tall , and the bike was hidden behind a pile of wood chips and a garbage can.

We will buy her another bike for Christmas, but what if we couldn't afford to? Could someone really sleep at night thinking they stole someone's Christmas gift and a child no less? So, it seems that we are going tomorrow to try again. And we found a yellow one for Sarah, but it is a little different. Check this out. It doesn't have pedals which is good because it will probably be a good year before she can pedal. She will run to make it go. I've heard they're great for developing those motor skills and balance and that it is easier to transition to regular bikes without training wheels after riding this. I think it will be great, but Nate isn't so convinced yet.

That's my terrible Christmas story and I hope it's my last.

If I don't post again before, have a Merry Christmas!

The Big S.C.

We took the girls to visit Santa this morning. Might I add in a much more sane way by having breakfast with Santa this year instead of braving the mall like last year. We spent an hour and a half last year waiting in line only to have both girls cry while we paid way too much for a picture. This year, for the price of pictures we got breakfast and to take our own pictures. Shelby also had an hour to decide that she would talk to but not sit with Santa. We'll take that, it's better than nothing. We will definitely do this again next year!

Here's Shelby feeling very hesitant about the big guy...she later told us that "big girls" don't sit on Santa's lap. We don't know where that came from and asked where the little girl stage went since she didn't sit on his lap then either???

Sarah the brave one walked right up to Santa and sat on his lap like a champ. She asked for a yellow bike. Gee, I hope he can deliver on that one. Daddy snapped this picture of the girls with Santa.

We hope you are enjoying this fun holiday season as much as we're trying to with the little ones.

A Bear's Birthday

Our main guy around here, Nate will be celebrating his 34th birthday tomorrow, so I took him to a Chicago Bear's game for his big day this past Sunday. We had a great, but COLD time there! It was our first pro football game, and I'm thinking it won't be our last. What a treat to have a whole day to ourselves so thanks goes out to Nate's brother Brandon, his wife Deanna, and her son Julian for entertaining and taking care of the girls for us on Sunday. They had a great time there and came home totally pooped out! Here is a pic I took near the end of the game (that's why the stands are so empty) and then one we snapped of ourselves so that we could remember our adventure.

In other news...we're in full-on holiday mode around here. The girls have an advent calendar for the first time and the highlight of their days has been coming home to see what their treat is for that day. We are going to visit the big guy (Santa) this weekend and we'll hope for better results than last year when there were lots more tears than smiles about our visit. We are going to a breakfast with Santa at a local golf course this time around in the hopes that having more time to check him out will help the girls not freak out quite so much. Time will tell...

I still have LOTS of Christmas shopping left to do, and my grinchy hubby isn't helping me out much. I had a sitter all ready to go for tomorrow, but he doesn't want to shop on his birthday! I tell ya, if it were up to that guy we'd be shopping on December 24 as the stores closed and our family would get whatever we could find as their gift. I just keep telling myself that it will all get done in time, but the question is whose???

One last complaint...I have been exercising my patience for the past week and a half waiting for my new computer to ship from Dell (my Christmas/anniversary gift from Nate). It was supposed to ship today until I got an e-mail telling me that it will now ship on or before December 19! What? I have to wait another almost 2 weeks? So not fair.

tis the season!

I just had five days off for Thanksgiving and as usual, I'm not sure where that time went. We had dinner here on Thursday for our families. The girls had their flu shots (well really the nasal mist, love that instead of crying children) as well. We also decorated for Christmas. The girls had a blast hanging the ornaments this year. It meant that I had to go back afterward and move some where there were three ornaments hanging on one branch! They would get into one area of the tree and just pile them on there. It was really fun for me to watch the girls check out all of the ornaments and wonder whose they were and where they came from. I am also busy with my Christmas crafting projects. For once, I am nearly done with them already so I might not be frantically trying to finish them on December 23. Instead I'll probably be frantically trying to finish Christmas shopping which I haven't done much of so far.

Christmas fever has arrived at the Hansen home. Shelby is asking me daily if Santa is coming tonight. Thank goodness we'll start the Advent calendar tomorrow so that may give her a more visual way to see when Christmas is.

Just some random pics to share...have a great week and beginning to this fun holiday season!

Shelby is showing off the turkey cookies she decorated with me for our company. It's hard to see with the glare of the sun, but she did a good job and was very proud of them!

Sarah the kitty cat, meow!

Shelby is helping decorate the tree.

Four

So, Shelby is 4. I can't quite believe it. It seems like just yesterday that I was pregnant with her. Time flies doesn't it? She's becoming such a neat girl, and I'm so so proud to be her mommy! We celebrated with a family party on Saturday, and here are a few pics. She had a princess party (as if there could be any other theme) complete with crown cakes made by Nana S.

This is what Shelby (and Sarah) wanted more than anything else for her birthday...pink pig pillows. When we were shopping for Sarah's bed, the girls found pillows like this at the furniture store and desperately wanted them. Of course those pillows were covered in stains from kids (like ours) carrying them around the store while their parents shopped. So, I had to search the internet for something similiar, and they didn't even know the difference.

The princess herself. I had that crown made specially for her princess party and that is the only time she wore it all day (and grudgingly at that). So typical of my strong-willed girl.

the big girl and trick-or-treats

Sarah got her big girl bed last weekend. She just loves it and has spent everyday since telling anyone who will listen that she has a BIG GIRL BED NOW! She has made a very smooth transition into it as well. We debated the side rail thing and decided against it, but I had second thoughts when she fell out of bed during her first nap in it. The loud THUD on the monitor was not a good thing, but she's stayed in it ever since.

Trick-or-treat! As you can see below, we had Dora the Explorer and a pink butterfly for Halloween this year. The girls each chose their own costume and we made them except for buying some clothing the right colors and a "Backpack."

This is Shelby the pink (what other color could she be?) butterfly. We used foam board for the wings, cut them and painted them up then Nate bolted (yes, I said bolted) them to an old sweatshirt that she was outgrowing. We also got her a pink stocking cap and stuck some pipe cleaners in it for antennae. Simple but she really liked it.

A back view of the wings.

Here's Dora...we bought her orange pant and a pink sweatshirt (the colors Dora wears, we checked) which I put the name "Dora" on with felt. Then we bought her "Backpack" which she had so, so been wanting anyway. Again, simple, but people knew what she was.

Here's a pic of most of the gang including their newest addition, Noah who didn't get to join in on the trick-or-treating this year, but he'll join his friends soon enough I'm sure.

We went trick-or-treating with our best buds Olivia and Lucas in Olivia's neighborhood. This was our first real time of trick-or-treating and it was a hit. Both girls did really well and had a BLAST! Shelby is already talking about next year.

YEAH!

Well, our wedding frenzy is all over! It's been a crazy but really special few weeks for our family. Nate's brother, Brandon got married on Saturday and we couldn't be happier for he and Deanna. The weather and the wedding were beautiful. Here are just a few pictures of the girls in their flower girl dresses before and after the wedding and then one of the girls walking into the reception with Brandon and Deanna (some of their favorite people). I didn't get many other pictures, unfortunately because with Nate being Best Man and the girls in the wedding too, I was pretty busy just keeping track of everyone. I am hoping my mom, Nate's mom and dad and of course the photographer got some good ones for me that I can post soon.

And now for our story of the weekend and the reason for the name of this post...

At rehearsal on Friday night, Shelby marched right on down the aisle (which I expected) and Sarah wanted me to hold her hand, so that's what I expected to happen on Saturday as well. The other thing we were trying to get the girls to do was walk back out of the church with Deanna's son Julian after the wedding. On Friday, they wouldn't do it, so all morning Saturday, I was talking to the girls about what they were going to be doing, just trying to get them ready.

Fast forward to the wedding, Sarah took off down the aisle without a second glance at me and stopped dead in her tracks when she got to the front of the church while Shelby stopped and wouldn't move without me, so I walked down the aisle with her, got Sarah and we sat down at the end of the front row. Now, I have to say that I didn't hear much of the ceremony because I was working hard to keep the girls occupied, sitting still and fairly quiet. Then, when I knew the end of the ceremony was near, I whispered to Shelby, "Are you going to walk with Julian after the wedding?" She whispered loudly "YEAH!" -- just as the pastor said "I now pronounce you man and wife." I'm not kidding. Really I'm not. Really. Everyone in the church started laughing. Even the pastor. I wanted to sink down through my seat and into the ground because I felt so embarassed. That's because I didn't realize what the pastor was saying at that exact moment. I told you I didn't hear much of the ceremony. Apparently, Shelby's timing was impeccable. I must have gotten asked 50 times that day if we had planned that. Absolutely not. I'm just glad everyone seemed to find it cute.

I have to send a shout out to Nate for his best man speech as well (not that he ever reads this). He was very, very nervous about that part of the day, but stayed up late Friday night/Saturday morning getting it just right and it paid off. He gave a very heartfelt yet funny speech. And just in case you were wondering as so many were at the reception, I did not write it for him, but I did help his organize his ideas and polish it up.

Hopefully, in a couple of weeks, I will have some more wedding pictures to post.
The girls playing in their dresses before we left for the church. They were chocolate brown with taupe flowers embroidered on them and a taupe sash. Too cute if I do say so myself!
The girls forgot to drop their petals while walking down the aisle, so I let them drop them in the church parking lot. They were real and I didn't want to clean them up later plus the girls were really bummed that they didn't remember to drop them in the church. You can't see Sarah here because she is on the other side of Sarah.

Happy times

Where, you might ask has Aimee been? Well friends, let me show you and tell you what we've been up to

Shelby and Nate have been pretty into fishing lately. She is, of course, grossed out by the fish and won't go near them, but loves going out with Daddy just the same. They even went out in the rain one night!

This desk is my belated birthday gift from Nate. I got a nice matching chair as well. It is so nice to have a nice spot for the computer instead of on our bedroom dresser as it has been since we moved into the downstairs bedroom when Sarah was born.

The girls have a new favorite place to eat... Perkin's has "kids eat free" nights on Tuesday and Thursday each week and they also have a great balloon guy. I have never seen balloons like this. He made Shelby a princess and Sarah Magenta (from Blue's Clues) the first night and then Nate took them back last Thursday while I had Open House at school and Shelby got a pink dog while Sarah chose a yellow butterfly. They love them and are asking when we can go back.
My brother got married last weekend. What a beautiful day for a wedding. It was a great day and we are so happy for Ryan and Susan! Sarah joined Uncle Ryan and Aunt Susan for one of their first dances. Then, thanks to the kindness of some friend of Ryan and Susan's who picked up my camera during the dollar dance, I have a rare pic with my little brother. Also, this picture will appease my mom and others who complain that I am never in any of the pictures on this blog because I am always behind the camera! The wedding weekend left me feeling a lot worn out and I have to get through the whole week at school!
So, that's what we've been up to! Oh and did I mention that Nate's brother is getting married in now less than 2 weeks? I am going to need a day off to recover from all of these busy but really good times.

Are they twins?

Who might you ask, am I referring to? My daughters! I have been asked 5 times in the past month and a half whether they are twins. Really??? First of all, I know they are beginning to look more and more alike but not THAT alike. Second, ummm did anyone else notice that Shelby is a whole head taller than Sarah and about 12 pounds heavier? I just don't get the questions, and I don't think anyone else believed me until Nate heard someone ask us at the apple orchard on Friday night. On Saturday I was telling my mom about it and I don't think she quite believed it was happening either and then my mom and dad heard it Saturday night when we were taking the girls out to dinner. Mom made an interesting point, they only way they're twins is it they are like Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzeneger in that movie, Twins.

I know it's been a while but back to school time always does that to me. Too much to do and not nearly enough time. The next few weeks won't be any better with our parade of weddings and wedding related activities coming up. We are very excited about my brother and Nate's brother's upcoming weddings, but I know we will breathe a big sigh of relief when they are all done and we won't be so busy (I think they will too for that matter).

Not much else is new here. Sarah has decided to try and get her way ALL the time by screaming bloody murder to get what she wants. Let's just say she's disappointed alot. Shelby is starting to take an interest in learning her letters and writing some too. I haven't pushed her about it, but being in pre-school with Miss Gretchen has sparked some interest. She can write her H, E, and L but she is hesitant to try her S. She is also identifying those letters plus A and N. She already "reads" things to us all the time which is too cute and amazing how much of the story she actually remembers.

Here are some random pics I have snapped in the past few weeks. Enjoy looking at my twins!
Shelby has really mastered the gator in the past few weeks. In fact, she has learned to shift into the faster gear! Sarah has learned to hold on tight and is even a bit nervous about riding with her big sis at times.

Shelby and daddy at the apple orchard. She's thanking him for her yummy apple pie, ice cream, and apple cider.

Sarah isn't a fan of veggies generally, but she absolutely LOVES corn on the cob. The girl goes to town on the stuff!

The mouth, the show-off and that time

Just a little bit of everything on this Monday morning...
First of all, we have been working with Shelby on her language, bad language that is. She has discovered naughty words (gee, I wonder who she heard those from?) and likes to try them out, I'm afraid. Her favorites range from "stupid," "dumb" and "dammit" to much worse! Ahhhhh!!! She even says them in different ways to try and disguise what she is actually saying to try and avoid getting into trouble! That little smarty. Fortunately for me, she is smart enough to understand that they are bad words so we have been talking alot about what are and are not bad words and why they are bad words. It seems to help her to understand whey they aren't good.
At least now I know that when she uses them now, she knows what she is doing. Interesting times that I am hoping to nip in the bud because I don't want Miss Gretchen, the girl's new sitter/teacher to have a talk with me about language in the near future!

Sarah had her first visit to the dentist last week. Both girls have gone in recent weeks but I was dreading Sarah's visit much more than Shelby's. Toothbrushing time at our house often ends with Sarah crying because I have to pry my way into her mouth to brush just a little bit. So we get to the dentist and Sarah is right away super friendly with the assistant and when she asked her to open her mouth like an alligator --she did! That girl was such a show-off! They just gushed over what a great patient she was for a 2 year old. Hmmm, did someone secretly switch my daughter with one who likes to have her teeth cleaned and mouth looked at?

This is my last day of summer vacation. Where did the summer go? As usual, I have mixed emotions about this one. I will so miss all of the time I have gotten to spend with the girls but I know that it is time to go back. I have had more than a few days this summer when I wanted to call Cindy, my principal, and ask if she's sure it's wasn't time for school to start yet. We are planning on enjoying the day by hanging out with some friends at our house this morning.

A trip to the fair

The Boone County Fair has come and gone...it's one of my favorite times of the year. I have fond memories of it growing up and in fact have never in my life (from the age of about 1 week) missed the fair. Rides...tractor pulls with my dad...donuts made by the local firemen. Nate is not a fair person. We get him there one time per year for his yearly elephant ear and corn on the cob. I had a great time this year with the girls and have a few pics to share with you.
The girls are enjoying the car ride. I think I rode in this same car at the fair as a child. Nostalgic or kinda scary...I'm not quite sure.

Enjoying some fair food with Daddy.

Last year, Shelby wouldn't go near the pony ride, but with riding at Aunt Roach's under her belt, it was no sweat this year.

We went to the fair on Wednesday with our best friends (both the girl's and mine). Here Olivia is trying to ride the concrete pig which everyone else watches. These kids have been hanging out together and becoming friends since birth!

Shelby, Sarah and Olivia holding hands.

Just 5

A friend of mine posted this on her blog and it got me thinking and writing. It was from her local paper and said to describe your child in 5 words. After some thinking and looking for the right words, here they are...

Shelby: curious, impulsive, busy, stubborn, and assertive

Sarah: loving emotional, expressive, petite, and intense

Alright friends, I'd love to hear yours...

A night out and some potty news!

I mentioned my upcoming b-day last week (ewwww!) but I need to mention the night out that Brandon (Nate's brother) and Nate planned for us. Brandon's fiance, Deanna's birthday is the day before mine so we girls thought it would be fun to double date for our b-days. We didn't have anything too extravagant in mind but the guys must have because they treated us to a really fun night out. First we went to a fondue restaurant called The Melting Pot. If you ever have the chance to go, I would highly recommend it. Excellent food and lots of it, but it was much a pricier place than we usually go to. Yum!! Then, they took us downtown Chicago to a comedy club called Zanies which was really fun and the comic was way funny! Great planning Brandon and Nate and thanks for a really fun night!

In other news, Sarah is using the potty! I haven't been pushing but have been talking it up and encouraging all summer long and Saturday she went twice without first wetting her diaper so we put her in training pants all day yesterday (except for nap and bed time) and she did great. No #2 yet so we'll see how that goes on the potty, but this is very encouraging. I can't wait to lose the diapers in my life, it's been almost 4 years straight of giving my money to the Pampers co.

Next comes tackling that stinky old pacifier!

Who can believe it?

It's almost August! I can't figure out where the summer has gone!! When I last looked, it seemed that June was just starting and we had a whole summer ahead of us to have fun and relax. We have had a fun time and gotten lots done, but it's gone way, way too quickly. August mean my birthday (which is NO fun since my age begins with a 3), the Boone County Fair next week and AGH! back to school soon after that.

I am frantically trying to update the girl's scrapbooks before going back to school which I do every summer. This year I got a late start between the garage sale my mom and I had last weekend and the teacher workshop I put together and taught the week before. I also have many, many books left unread that I had hoped to get through this summer. Oh yeah, and I should probably think a little about how I'm going to run my reading program at school this year.

Enough about my to-do list...the girls are great. I have days with them when I wonder if I can go back to school tomorrow. Take this morning for instance...I was putting away the groceries and heard a funny noise coming from the living room so I went to check and found Shelby jumping from the coffee table onto the couch while Sarah looked on, laughed and then started to climb onto the table to give this little trick a try herself! I lost it for a minute on Shelby! After a few minutes to "think about what she had done" we talked about how while that might be a fun trick, it is also dangerous. Shelby has been "thinking about it" quite a bit lately come to think of it. She is all about impulse right now and not thinking before she acts or speaks. Hmm...come to think of it she reminds me of another member of this family who shall remain nameless but his name does rhyme with 'gate'.

Sarah is still picking up new words like mad and is putting them together in longer and longer phrases and sentences. She likes to label and then put it in a phrase. Like this "need it" followed by "I need some milk please." She has me a little worried about colors though. She just doesn't seem to get them. She can name a bunch (incorrectly) so I started to think about color blindness and I gave her a little test from Parents magazine where you find a yellow circle and red square in a green background. She pointed to them, but I think I'll keep checking her and working on her colors. I wanted to see if she could do it because I would feel awful if she were colorblind and I kept asking her "What color is..." when she really couldn't tell. I keep reading that not getting colors until closer to 3 is normal (she's 2 yrs., 2 months) but it seems like Shelby got it sooner than 3. She is so quick to pick up on most things that it surprises me that this would give her so much trouble. Mom friends of mine...anyone else remember when you darlings learned their colors and if they had similar troubles?
The new favorite treat in the Hansen house...suckers. I have a very, very strict sitting down only rule for them but the girls follow it well. They now love going to the bank where suckers are in abundance!
Sarah is so darn cute in a hat! Never mind that she wore this one from Great-Grandma Hansen all morning long to the store and library on an 85 degree day. Too funny!

Are we there yet??

We just returned (a couple of hours ago) from spending the weekend with Nate's family for his Grandma Hansen's "damn near 75" party. She'll really be 75 in November.

After enduring about 150 "Are we there yet?" questions from Shelby just on the 3 hour trip up, we were ready to tape her mouth shut I think. Where did she learn that annoying little phrase anyway?

We went to Cashton, Wisconsin to Nate's Aunt Roach and Uncle Al's hobby farm, Odyssey Ridge, which is just a beautiful place. Really peaceful and fun for all as you'll see in my pics. The girls really enjoyed their time there and the new friends they made in their second cousins Taylor, Tyson, and little Tucker. The farm is on a ridge in a secluded area in a small town so it really helped us slow down from our normal go, go, go pace and appreciate the nature and family all around us.

Thanks for being such great hosts,Roach and Al if you're reading this! We hope to come up and visit again sometime not too long from now. :-)

And now, I'll describe the pics for you...

"Where's my boyfriend?"

These were the first words out of Shelby's mouth Sunday morning once she got into the shed. You should have seen Nate's response to that one! Surprising language from a 3 1/2 year old to her daddy!! These two were inseperable all weekend. Ty just turned 5 so they are fairly close in age, and they had a blast together. Here they are playing on the swing set (Tyson very patiently pushed her for quite a long while), wearing their silly glasses while taking a ride, and eating breakfast with Sarah.

Our little future horsewomen...Aunt Roach has horses on the ranch and the girls got a kick out of riding the 'mini' named Bear. I was very proud of Shelby since she would have no part of the horse ride at the fair just last summer. Both girls loved it! They rode both Saturday and Sunday.

I have got to find one of these! This was a bubble wand and it made the coolest big bubbles. Shelby enjoyed making them and chasing after them as you can see.

Bored and tired girls on the road. Are we there yet???