Anthony's Blue Hair

Shane and I got 4 gift certificates to Anthony's for Christmas! F-O-U-R!!  Unfortunately, with the prices of Anthony's meals the gift certificates don't go very far.  But a few weekends back we decided to go there for dinner and take the girls.  Kennedy loves her a good steak and potato now and then so she was really excited.  We haven't gone out to steak dinner as a family since her Tony Roma's fast math celebration last spring (when she got to meet Miss Tri-Cities!).

It was a Friday night so after Isabella's dance class we made early reservations and snuck in before the fancy evening rush came in.  We were definitely not fancy but enjoyed our meal all the same...Except for Isabella - she was very fancy:

Oh ya!!!! That's a blue hair extension!  If I had to choose between that and the blonde one...hmmm...definitely blue!

Job-Dog

Shane has been helping with construction work on his cousin Megan's new house.  Dan couldn't be happier he has a construction job because it means he gets to be a job-dog.  He rides out there in the back of Shane's truck most weekday afternoon and weekends.  Since Megan's new house is on a farm he gets to be a "real" dog!  He comes home tuckered out!

 Lady is still a diva and this is mostly her job now:

Princess Fort

Isabella got a princess castle for Christmas from Gramma and Grampa Wagner.  The great thing about it (in my opinion) is it's manageable size.  It doesn't overtake an entire room in the much smaller living space we're now in and can be folded up/down very easily. 

Last weekend Kennedy spent the night with her Meme and Papa.  Isabella has recently become afraid of the dark and didn't want to sleep in her room alone.  This was all made better by being able to sleep in her princess tent on her princess air mattress in our room.   And unlike at Christmas, this time you did not have to be wearing a tiara to go inside it.

Pucker UP

Hope everyone had a Happy Valentine's Day!

Shane finished making the girls desktop for their room that afternoon while I was in class. He used drawers he had in the old garage and put cute handles on them.  When I got home, we painted the top so it would look cute when the girls came over on Wednesday. 

It was fun and turned out cute.  The girls really like it.

 Both of them have enough room to do their homework:

 Here's the bunk beds he made too:  They aren't quite finished yet but getting closer.  This is the front that faces their closet.  The gap in between the drawers on the bottom is going to be a pull-out step for them to reach the shelves up above:

This is the front section that faces their desk.  Underneath Isabella's bed is going to be 6 drawers for their clothes.  Kennedy and him made the ladder together and it's sturdy enough even I can climb on it :)

Their bedroom is starting to feel more like a bedroom and they are loving it.

Dog Bed for Maggie

Brittany got me an amazing book for Christmas:

There are so many fun projects in here and all can be done with one yard of fabric so it's really good for the budget too. 

Kennedy got a sewing kit for Christmas from Aunt Rhonda so a few weekends back we picked out a project to make together.  Even better, I had a 50% off coupon at JoAnn's fabrics!  She wanted to make a dog bed for Maggie, her mini-schnauzer at her Mom's house. 

Kennedy did all of the cutting and most of the sewing; I had to help her with some of the corners and hand-stitching.  It turned out cute and Maggie apparently sleeps on it every night.

 We made her a blankie too with the scrap fabric so in this picture, the blankie is sitting on top of the dog bed:

Karma Chameleon

Kennedy has been wanting a new pet...a chameleon.  I am ABSOLUTELY opposed because I have an ABSOLUTE phobia of reptiles.  Maybe I'm a total sucker but I kept thinking to myself we should do it.  We had so many fun pets: lovebirds, a parakeet, a canary, guinea pigs, a pig, dogs, cats, bunnies (oh man! did we have bunnies!)...how bad can one lizard be?  Unfortunately, while most of my pets were fuzzy and feathery, alot of Shane's pets were scaly: snakes, alligators and an iguana.  How Debbie was able to walk in her house I'll never know.

So, for one weekend we entertained the idea and did some research. She and Lainey Lacey went to the pet store to see what it means to take care of them.  Not sure that was a great idea....it only made her want one more! She even got to hold this creature.  This is a female and not nearly as colorful as the males.

Don't you EVEN say "oh, it's kinda cute!"  My insides were flip-floppin when this thing came out of its cage.  I did not sleep for two nights imagining having a lizard in the room next to me. 

I am still OPPOSED to this idea and fortunately Shane is supporting this since we really don't have the time to devote to a baby chameleon...or the patience and time to raise/buy crickets. I just have to wonder how long he'll be able to hold out. 

Strike!

We took the girls bowling on Saturday.  Usually their Meme takes them but Shane hasn't seen Isabella bowl and it's been a long time since he went with Kennedy.  We splurged on Saturday and it was really fun. 

Kennedy is really good - even with no bumpers!

Isabella's ball isn't breaking any speed records and she has plenty of time to dance around before it gets there. 

Root beer and bowling - it was a fun Saturday.

Dan & his girls

Lady's little legs can't go for long walks anymore so Dan gets double the attention.  The bike path is right behind us so it makes the perfect spot for a quick walk.  We are excited to take bike rides down it this summer.

Safety Patrol

Rain or snow, Kennedy has been on safety patrol this year keeping her school streets safe!