Another fun weekend in Wenatchee!

On Thursday we took the girls to a fun pioneer museum. They went on a scavenger hunt so they ran around looking for everything on their papers and then marked them off. Here they are throwing pennies in a wishing well.

Kate and Tabs just love each other!

Elly and Emma went and got there hair cut together. Here is their cute after picture.

I was supposed to be in charge of a couple of the girls and Oscar while Athena went to get Elly...Well Oscar is not allowed on the couch-Sorry Athena! See what happens when you leave Auntie Phebe in charge! He does look awfully sweet up there doesn't he?

Pepe La Pew

I got woken up this morning at about 5:30 am to Emma crawling in bed with us. "Mom." she whispered. "Mom. Mom, I saw something go down the hall and walk in Tabitha's room." 

Okay so let me now rewind my life and go back to yesterday afternoon. Yesterday afternoon was a beautiful day. So naturally we were all outside playing with some friends. Now behind my house there runs a green belt full of trees and bushes that the city owns. I am sure there is much animal life that occupies this little untouched section. Well that day we happened to see a skunk walk by and WOW boy did it stink! So my friend and I, knowing that skunks are unpredictable and not wanting to continue to smell the fowl smell, brought the kids inside. Emma was crying by this point saying she couldn't stand the smell. The windows in my house were open and she threw a fit until I closed all of them. Then my friend decided to tell her Skunk story: 

"Growing up we always used to camp in our backyard and my cat would always end up crawling in my sleeping bag. Well, one night I thought it was my cat on my sleeping bag but it was really a skunk!" Emma's eyes grew wide at this story but said nothing. Nothing else was said about the skunk and Emma left to go to her singing class. After she got home that afternoon Emma followed me around everywhere. She didn't let me out of her sight. I finally figured out why later that night. 

She walked down the hall looking for me. I came out of my bedroom and saw her standing completely still staring into Tabitha's bedroom. "Emma what's wrong?" I asked. She cowered and ran over to me hiding. "Emma what is wrong?" I asked again. "It's in Tabitha's room!" She cried. "What is?" I ask. She just pointed and then I saw it on Tabitha's bed. Her stuffed penguin was turned just the right way where all you saw was the strip of white from it's belly with black surrounding it. She was convinced a Skunk had crawled into Tabitha's bed. 

So now I have a daughter that will not go outside, let me take a shower, or go in any room by herself in fear that a little black and white creature will turn around and spray her in the face. I googled "fear of skunks" curious to find the name of this phobia. I mean they have a name for every phobia right? Wrong. It said, "Did you mean fear of snakes?" Even google thinks this is ridiculous! :) But I did find this little paragraph:

"Skunk phobia is a sort of psychological abnormality that affects individuals to such an extent that they may start behaving insanely even at the mere mention of the name. You should treat skunk phobia as a disease but never let it be the cause of your downfall in life." (Untold Secrets of Skunk Phobia, by Jan Heering) 

Back to this morning. I let out a big sigh and said, "Emma! There is not a skunk in the house!"

I guess I should have read that paragraph before I merely meationed the name, because now I have a daughter who has started "behaving insanley." 

Fun Saturday!

Joe, Athena and the girls(of course!) Came today for a few hours. It was good to see them. They came to pick up a dog to add to their family. (He is very cute but I will let her post pics of him herself!) The girls had fun for the little time they had. Kate and Emma both like to pose so here they are looking CUTE!

Sadly, we are still dogless, so Emma has adopted this stuff animal has her own. His name is Oscar (That is Elly's dog 's name) and she was leading him around on a leash tonight, because, I am told  "that was the best part about having Oscar at our house today!" 

I couldn't leave out cute Tabs so here is a picture of her playing today!

Happy Easter!

This is Tabitha. Tabitha absolutely HATES dresses and girly things. But -500 bribes later, 24 hours of "thinking it over", actual begging from her mother and a smart Dad- she is actually smiling while in a "fancy" dress with her hair fixed and a bonnet on! AMAZING! Easter really is all about MIRACLES!

This is Emma who absolutely LOVES anything and everything that is pink, fancy and girly! She had this dress on by 7:30 this morning all too eager to pose for the camera! Thanks Grandma for the pretty dresses!

We had a great Easter with family and good friends! I am so grateful for our Savior, Jesus Christ! Happy Easter everyone! I love you all!

This is to you, Grandpa Muai...

Last night we were trying to decide where to go out and eat at. Emma wanted to eat at a place that had food from "where ever Grandpa was from." I said "Samoa?" and she said, "Yes! That food was so good at that wedding we went to!" (Toga's wedding-thank you Toga!) I told her I didn't think there was any place with that kind of food around here so then she thought that maybe Grandpa could come on over and fix her some chop suey, pork and his special pancakes. I said probably not tonight. So the invite is there Grandpa! :) Oh and Grandpa I thought you would appreciate what Tabitha said too. 

Tabitha: "Mom can we go to that really fancy restaurant that we went to before."

Me: "What really fancy restaurant?" (because we don't go to really fancy restaurants.) 

Tabitha: "You know that one that was REALLY fancy." (I wish I could recall!)

Me: "When did we go there and who was there?"

Tabitha: "Well, you and Dad and me and Emma went. And member you let us go in our Pajamas." (now I know it's REALLY fancy!)

Me: "Did we eat breakfast there?"

Tabitha: "Yes!"

Me: "You mean the Old Country Buffet?"

Tabitha: "Yea mom that really fancy restaurant! Let's go there!"

Well, we didn't end up having Samoan food and we didn't go to the "REALLY fancy restaurant" in our pajamas either. We ended up at a cute little sixties diner eating bugars, fries and ice cream while listening to Beach Boys and Ricky Nelson and looking at Elvis and Betty Boop posters. The girls had fun and decided that the next time family came to town we needed to take them there- at least for ice cream anyways!