Well, this year’s fair season started off with a trip up to white county to see Grandpa’s new tractor in the parade. We got there a little early so we could take in some of the fair goodness. First we filled our bellies up with corndogs then some ice cream while we watched the dog show. After a few trips to check out some animals very briefly, it was time to watch the parade. We watched the whole parade and Grandpa was the very last tractor. He said that next year we could ride in the wagon in the parade and Aunt Jill will ride with us, and we are so excited.

We made the rounds again and jumped in all the bouncing apparatus’ before grabbing and elephant ear and lemon shake up and heading home before it started to pour.

Today we got to go to the Tippecanoe co. fair with our friends from Kiddie Kollege. We left right after breakfast, first we checked out all the animals there, next up we got to eat our sack lunches that Momma packed for us. Now, the best part we got to ride rides, we were in different groups so we rode different things but we had a great time and we didn’t get rained on so, it was all the better.

Today we headed to Delphi for our annual tradition and birth right, working the snack shack at the canal “festival”. Well we didn’t do too much we let Daddy do the majority of the work he grilled for 9 hrs straight. We did do a good job though of testing out the ice cream to make sure they were selling quality goods. We also got to play on the boat playground and check out the museum. We really liked playing dress up with Mariana.

Mommy and Daddy took us to the movies today, this wan’t just any movie it was Toy Story 3 in 3D. We each got our very own cool pair of glasses to wear while we watched the movie. We really liked how it was coming out of the screen. We sat thru the whole thing with no squirming! Mommy and Daddy were so proud!

Hope all the Daddies, Uncles, Grandpas. and Great Grandpa’s enjoy their day, especially ours!

Hope you have a awesome day!

So, we thought we had done all of the traveling part. However, Mommy and Daddy seemed to disagree. We got up hopped in the car with an overnight bag and headed north. They still had not told us what our special surprise was going to be. Well, about 30 minutes in to our 3 hour drive Mommy could not take it anymore, She could not keep the secret any longer. We are going to DISNEY WORLD!!!! (insert squeals of glee here for Taylor.) (insert a million questions here for Riley). We were now about half way into our journey and we decide to stop at chick fil a for some refueling and get “some of our energies out” on the outdoor play area.

After another long drive we finally made it to our destination Regal Sun Resort which was right across the street from Downtown Disney! We dropped our bags in our room and headed across the street to check out all Downtown Disney.

After a couple hours we had all the heat we could take so we headed back to the hotel to take a dip in the pool before heading to dinner.

After dinner, it was time to rest and get ready for our big day at the Magic Kingdom.

We started off the day with a trip to IHOP for some pancakes and eggs to fuel up before our big trip. When we got back it wasn’t long before Gigi arrived to shuttle us to the airport. We checked out the airport and looked at all the big planes before getting on our own plane for the very first time. We were so excited!!! We each got to sit by a window and watched us lift up off the ground and into the sky. By the way Mommy and Daddy said we were super duper flyer girls and are hoping for a repeat performance on the way home.

When we arrived in Florida we picked up our bags and then headed to get our car for the week. It is just like Daddy’s, only green. Now we were off to Ed’s house. “It is like a dream” according to Riley! We checked everything out and we even get our own room that has a tv and dvd player. We wasted no time getting into our swim suits and out to the pool. We are getting really good at swimming and “diving” aka jumping in.

After a couple of hours swim time we were famished. So we headed back to Ed’s to dry off and then we were off again.

We found a fun little Mexican place “la Casita” where we got to sit outside on the deck and we had the most delish food. After that we were pooped, a quick trip to Kmart for snacks and then we headed home for some much needed rest. Mommy and Daddy say that we have a couple of big big day s ahead of us. We are not really sure what those crazy kids are up to but they seem pretty excited about it. We will let you know what they have planned.

Thanks to everyone who made our Shrek party a success! We had a bunch of ogre-nuggets, and donkey-fries, and most importantly friends and family. Sure, some of ‘em smelled like ogres (we’re looking at you, Uncle Brian) but we think everyone had a great time.

Taylor’s ear infection is clearing up, but kept her out of school for a few days. She got back just in time to dawn a cap and a gown for graduation from Pre School! Riley and Taylor walked across the stage and grabbed their diplomas, just like Aunt Jill did a few weeks ago!

We have a lot of photos and video to share from graduation (and of our new super cool garden!) but we can’t post them right now.

Ask us why. Go ahead, ask us why! Come on, ask us! WHY? Well, that’s because the camera is packed away in our luggage in preparation for our VACATION! That’s right, we’re headed to Florida for a week of sun and fun (and plenty of SPF!). Taylor said she wanted to bury Daddy in the sand, but that was before he told both girls about a super-fun secret they have planned for Friday. Taylor guessed water park, but he said there is a water park at our hotel — so that’s not the surprise. Riley guessed a museum, but Daddy said we did a museum at our last vacation and that’s not it either. What could be cooler than a water park or a museum? I guess we’ll find out. And so you will if you come back to read about our adventures!

On Friday, we had to go back to the dentist to fill the holes in our teeth! We sat in the big chair like big girls and we even got to breath through this really cool machine that made us feel really giggly! And, guess what!? The air smelled just like strawberry candy from this cool red Rudolph nose thing that lived inside there.

Our least favorite part was the mosquito that they had to put inside our mouth to scare away the sugar bugs It only hurt a little bit, and because we are such DGs, we did great!

Taylor still has one more tooth-hole to fill sometime later, because they didn’t want to numb both sides of her bottom jaw for fear she may bite her tongue (but she did anyway!).

I think it’s worth taking a look at how big and cute we are getting some dental work done. We know most folks aren’t a fan of going to the dentist, but maybe that’s because you don’t get enough strawberry scented giggle air!

This past Friday started like many other; Gigi showed up with breakfast in tow. We munched in-between stories and games while Mommy and Daddy got ready to take on the day. One small snag in our plans was that Aunt Jill cut her finger really bad and Mommy had to hurry up and get ready so she could meet her at the ER. Aunt Jill got a really cool metal splint and a bunch of stitches in her finger but we think she’d rather have not had to go through the pain to get them.

After all that was sorted out, we went with Gigi for Gigi Friday. Only, it was extra-long! That’s right, we had a slumber-party at Gigi and Poppa’s house so Mommy and Daddy could prepare for the rest of the weekend. On Saturday, we helped Gigi with her important weekend tasks like buying flowers while Mommy and Daddy drove to see Aunt Jill graduate with her Masters from ISU! Around dinner-time, Gigi and Poppa drove us all the way to Covington to meet the whole crew at The Beef House. After we ate, we switched to Mommy and Daddy’s vehicle for the ride home and straight to bed for another big day.

Sunday, we saw Gigi and Poppa AGAIN; for Mother’s Day! We had a combo-party of Mother’s Day and Daddy’s 30th birthday at our house with a LOT friends and family. We even got to see new baby Mitchell. Mommy and Daddy say that we used to be that size (even smaller, in fact!) but they’re probably just crazy — no way these big girls could have been that little!

After all the food and all the fun, we zonked out Sunday night nestled back in our beds and told stories about all the fun we had on our big weekend adventures.

Thanks to all who helped make this weekend so fun!