more half birthday fun

We also redecorated the girls room for a gift. They love their new woodland animal friends. Abigail keeps saying that she's sleeping in a "fancy room" now.

The Little Gym

The girls started gymnastics lessons at The Little Gym last week. They really love it and it is so fun to watch. Abigail takes it very seriously; trying to do the moves exactly like the instructors tell her. Emily has a little more fun with it and puts her own spin on things and is a little more daring.

Tatur Mud Run 2010

Daddy entered his first mud run today. While waiting for his heat to start he slid down the mud slide with Emily a few times. He also got into a mud throwing fight with an unknown little boy...and lost:)

Daddy and his team mates had adorable costumes.

Emily showing off her muddy legs and feet. This was just the beginning.

Abigail refused to go down the slide and attempted walking in the mud at first. Afterwards she cried until I washed off her feet and switched her into her clean shoes. Second attempt at the slide. Daddy got much more muddy than Emily did.

Daddy and his teammates. Once Daddy went to line up for his race, Abigail decided she would like to try the mud again. This time she liked it a lot. However, she would ask me if she could get muddy each time she wanted to put another body part in.

Abigail; once she realized how fun mud could be.

Emily didn't mind submerging her whole body in the mud; face and all.

The girls favorite game was chasing each other and throwing mud.

Abigail put her footprint on the back of Emily.

Daddy running through one of the first obstacles.
Daddy going down the gigantic slip-n-slide.
Daddy finishing the race.

Daddy at the finish line waiting for their last team mate.

The team after the race.

Abigail wanted a picture of her jell-o after she was "cleaned-up" by the firefighter water hoses.

Philbrook Museum of Art

Today we headed to Philbrook Museum of Art for their monthly Second Saturday event. This is the second time we've gone, but today was extra special because Nana, Aunt Tracie, and Lorelai came with us. After exploring the Egyptian exhibit and looking at many pieces of art, we headed outside to enjoy the amazing gardens.Nana and her girls; Emily, Lorelai, and Abigail.

Mommy and Abigail. Emily refused to take more pictures...

I think the girls loved this part of the museum the most. This sweet cat allowed them to pet and play with her until I had to finally drag them away.

Abigail and Emily loved playing peek-a-boo around the pillars.

Mommy with her beautiful girls at a beautiful place.

Both girls were intrigued by the ponds, waterfalls, and fountains.

Nana was kind enough to stop in the heat for the girls to chase butterflies. The gardens seemed to attract them. Emily could have stayed busy for hours chasing them all.

I absolutely love it when the girls hold hands. Abigail actually instigated this act of affection. They were a little slow coming down the stairwell this way, but thankfully the people were patient with them.

One of the crafts today was to paint a "kind tree". The girls decided to do their own thing. Emily began painting a rainbow and Abigail's was an abstract, but they both ended up being something a little different.

E is for Exuvia

"People call them shells, skins, cicada ghosts and a dozen other names, but the proper name for what is left behind when a cicada transforms from a nymph to an adult is an exuvia. The plural is exuviae."

You would think even seeing or touching one of these "exuviae" would throw Emily into a frenzy; however, she loves to collect them and make them cling to her shirt. The look on her face is one of excitement, not disgust.

*http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/

Tulsa Shock

Right before Father's Day, Josh took the girls to a Tulsa Shock game for a Daddy/Daughter Date Night. They got their picture taken together, a picture frame, and best of all, a Daddy/Daughter dance of the floor after the game. Unfortunately, their digital camera messed up and they lost all their pictures from that night. As a consolation they sent the girls an autographed picture of Marion Jones and 4 free tickets to a game of our choice.

We chose to go see them play against the best team in the league, Seattle Storm. We figured the Shock would get beat since their record was something like 4-23, but they surprised us and beat them by 9! The girls had fun eating popcorn and cotton candy, dancing to the music, and watching Volt, the fox/mascot.

Daddy was being goofy with Ems on his shoulders during a time-out and the cameraman got them up on the big screen. It's hard to make out, but Josh's blue hat is in the top left corner.