February Catch Up!

Madeline started February by entering her first Science Fair. She did a great experiment about how quickly bananas spoil in different environments. We then helped her make a cute board to show the process. She ended up getting the highest score for her grade! We were so proud of how hard she worked and I feel like she really learned a lot about the Scientific Process.
Then, it was time to get their teeth cleaned. It occurred to me that I have never documented a trip to the dentist, so here is Will getting ready for his exam. He is a little nervous about the dentist and has a little trouble holding his mouth open long enough. Luckily we have a great dental hygienist who works so well with him. His teeth looked perfect with no cavities or problems!
Here is Madeline after her exam. She is always such a good patient and also got a great report of perfect teeth! She loved the blown up glove and kept it until it deflated on its own:)

Nana caught a really great sale at Pottery Barn kids and decided to order the kids new backpacks and lunchboxes for next school year. This is Will's first "big boy" backpack and he was so excited! He carried it around for hours and pretended to go to kindergarten:) It was hard, but he understood why he needs to wait to really use it until he starts kindergarten in August. Thank you Nana for the fun surprise in the mail!!!

I helped in Will's class on Valentine's Day. They had an ice cream sundae party. Sorry this picture was so blurry but my i phone was not cooperating at the time. Here is Will with his best friend, Clarabeth.
For Madeline, Valentine's Day means it's time for the annual Campfire Father/Daughter Dance! So, the Saturday after, we got them both all fixed up for a night of fun. I though she looked so cute this year. I did her hair and I liked it even better than what I did last year. Short hair is hard to fix, but it turned out really cute! With the ruffles on her dress, I thought she looked like a cute little flapper girl from the 1920s.
Here is a close up of her sweet face!
This year, she kept telling me that all of her friends were wearing high heels and she wanted some too. This mama is opposed to that, personally but I went to Payless to see if I could find her something special. This is what I found. Ironically, she thought these were high heels LOL! They went perfectly with the dress and made her feel special:)
Here is the annual corsage placing picture:) It's also a good shot of the curls I so painstakingly worked on:)
The flower shop did such an amazing job on the corsage! It was just precious and Madeline loved it! I learned that they no longer put the little elastic band around the wrist. Instead, the corsage was attached to a white satin slap bracelet! It worked well and fit her tiny wrist better as well. It's amazing what people think of!
They both looked so great! This picture brings tears to my eyes! I am so glad Madeline has such an amazing relationship with her daddy and am so proud of the wonderful Daddy Nathan is!
Last year, Madeline stayed by Nathan's side for the entire time and really only wanted to dance with him instead of with her friends. He said this year was a very different story! They held the dance at the new high school and gave the kids free reign. Apparently Madeline was way more interested in running around the huge, beautiful high school with her friends than dancing. It's funny how things change:)