tie-dyes, trails and teepees

 We spent the weekend making tie-dyed shirts and walking through the woods, pretty typical stuff.

baseball in the cushy seats

tea time with american girls

 We've been having a splendid spring break this week and today we headed to M.O.A. for a little tea party with our American girl dolls at the American girl doll store.  

jump back! rewind yourself.

Being that the month of March in Minnesota is notoriously filthy and disgusting (on account of all the melting snow with its trash and grime), I thought it would be a good time for a throwback Thursday  (#tbt) of our holiday family photo that never came to be. 

Today also marks the day that Sophia returns to her own room after sharing Anna's room for the winter for nothing more than the practicality of keeping warm with the lone heater in the basement.

This is a big deal, because when she moved into her own room it was done so with the stringent understanding that she would be in this room for one year. Since that was cut short by the chill of winter, we marked the date of sharing a room with the Lucia post. Now we must add what was lost from her full year and extend her stay to somewhere in time. That can be their summer math project. 

breaking the ice

 Last weekend was Ice Fest at the Hansen place.

 We had a great time as usual and the girls had some sledding fun flying down the hill with Auntie Trista.

 But that's all over now and the weather is taking a turn for the warmer. We'll take it. 

science!

We are proud scientists today!

Displaying or experiments for the first time at our schools science fair.

Sophia made cool clear crystals.

Anna made sapphire sparklers. 

she blinded me with science

 Today was Science Museum fun for us in Saint Paul!

 There were many experiments and laughs to be had!

 We also went to the Saint Paul Winter Carnival which melted and crumbled before or eyes since it was 42 degrees. We were there early so we saw most of the sculptures (sadly, the house of cards was not built to last). 

 This is a tug boat (hundreds of feet above the Mississippi)