Future Environmentalists!

I'd say that I am pretty "green".  I recycle, I use the reusable grocery bags (when I remember them), I try to buy organic when I can.  Addison and Alyssa take it to a whole new level.  Not only do they love to add things to the recycling bin as we talk about why we do it, "to save the earf Mommy", they are gardeners as well.  I have to give the credit of their love of gardening to Jenn, our amazing nanny.  She planted flower, tomato plants, and grass.  She taught the girls to water them and take care of them.  Thanks goodness because I don't have a green thumb at all.  The latest project was a mini butterfly garden.  We had milkweed that was covered in eggs.  The girls waited and watched and waited some more.  Until finally, we had caterpillars!  Lots of them!  At one point we had about 8 big fat ones.  Well big + fat = lunch for some neighborhood birds.  Brian and I were more sad about the loss of these guys, so we decided to move one inside and see if we could get him to hatch.  He crawled up to the top of the screen, formed a "j", and went to work.  We were gone for one afternoon oat Disney and we we got home, we had a fully formed chrysalis.  After about 2 weeks, out came a gorgeous Monarch.  We gave him time for his wings to dry and then took him outside to release him.  Addison was a little sad and said "if we let him go, he will be lonely, he needs butterfly friends".  I explained that he would fly off and find plenty of friends.  That went over well, but she waned to stand there and wait for him to leave before she left his side.  It was a fun experience for all of us!

Watching the newly hatched butterfly!

Addison's photography skills- she had to take Jenn's picture

Watching closely!

He certainly was pretty!

I will stop pretending I am good at this.....

I really had good intentions, but the reality is, I will never be good at keeping up with this blog.  So let me move on and give some updates....  I never went back and updated about the holidays this past year and I think it just comes down to the fact that I want to forget them.  It was a tough, tough year for the Logsdon household.  We had to put our first, furry baby to sleep on New Year's Eve day.  It was the most heart-wrenching, saddest day.  Luckily Alyssa was young enough to not know what was going on, but Addison cried.  A lot.  Brian and I cried, even more.  Even after 5 months, Addison will still randomly say she misses Oliver.  She says "God Bless Oliver" every night after prayers.  So sweet! A puppy is not in our near future as having 2 toddlers keeps us busy enough.  However I will say that the Logsdon household will eventually grow to a family of 5 again.  We all miss him tremendously, but we know he is running around in heaven, watching us, and waiting for the day we will meet again.

Now about the 2 babies who are growing faster than I can keep up with!  Addison will turn 4 in July and we are busy planning her "Hello Kitty" party.  We can not figure out where this obsession came from, but it is a pretty intense one.  Wait until she sees the BIG surprise we have planned for her party!  It will be an extra special party since her Godmother, Aunt Noelle, Uncle Dave, Matthew, and Aunt Lenore will be in town from NJ for the celebration! Another huge milestone that is inching it's way near is the start of Pre-K!  I can not even believe that she is going to start preschool.  Before I know it, she will be going to Kindergarten and I am certain I WILL be needing tissues that day!
Alyssa is 20 months old and has quite the personality.  She is building a vocabulary that would make any teacher proud.  She repeats everything- including wine, beer, and any other words she hears Mommy and Daddy say.  Simple words like milk are not party of her daily language but broccoli, butterfly, and outside are as clear as day!  She is as sweet as can be and LOVES her big sister more than she can express.
We are counting down the days till my summer vacation.  17 days till I get to be a stay at home mom for 1 month.  Hoping to get a little vacation in as well as some good quality time with my little girls.  Here are a few recent pictures of the girls,  As you can see Alyssa is finally getting some hair and Addison has hair- finally!  Although I think we were better off when she was bald as she has some unruly curls!  Until next time..... I won't even pretend that will be soon! :)