4.23.15: Stella Robot

Pick up from school today was a little more exciting than normal.  We arrived to giant smiles from Daphne and Fiona (giggling nonstop) and then a robot came out to greet us.  We decided the robot was cute and decided to bring it home with us.  Now....if only we can find Stella.

4.18.15: Cowgirls + Ducks

A western themed birthday party complete with cowgirl hats, bandanas, and carousel rides.  Yes those are some big smiles.

Daphne, Fiona, Stella

We returned home to find some ducks in our pool for the first time.  It isn't very common to find ducks in the desert, but I suppose even ducks need a break from the heat once in a while.

4.17.15: Art Exhibit

 Stella

Daphne

Fiona

Today we went to the Art Show at the girls' school.  Their artwork was on display along with artwork from every student at their school.  So proud of my little artists.

4.10.15: Santa Cruz Preview

For only the third time since the girls have been born (1st - 30 hour house hunting in Tucson, 2nd - 10 year anniversary weekend in San Francisco) we left the girls overnight (for several nights).  Nene heroically came to watch the girls while Brant and I checked out Santa Cruz, CA.  Brant has been offered a job and we wanted to check out the city and see if it was worthy of our final Robertson move.  That's right, if we move - it will be the final place we move.

We spent the trip checking out schools, housing (yikes - $500/sqft), and of course made our way to the ocean.  The girls did wonderful with Nene who kept them very busy and in great spirits.  A big thank you to Nene, this is the first time anyone has watched the girls on their own overnight - prior we've always had dual coverage.  Thankfully at five years old, the girls are more than capable of communicating their demands...oops, I mean needs.

Sea Lions - so noisy!

4.5.15: Naked Easter Egg Decorating

Stella, Daphne, Fiona

Sometimes dying easter eggs provides too much risk for our favorite clothes.  This year we decided to forgo our clothing and dye easter eggs in our craft aprons.   Of course, this meant we didn't get dye on anything - but if we would have worn clothes, then we would have - you just can't win.

4.4.15: Dance Floor

Stella, Daphne, Fiona

Growing up, Kelly and I performed on a 2' x 3' piece of plywood for countless hours pretending to have tap, ballet, and dance recitals.  When replacing the table top that had seen a life as an office desk, changing table, and three years of triplet arts and crafts, I couldn't resist but have the girls enjoy their own dance floor as well. Turns out - it is a little small for three kids, but they still had a great time dancing to Katy Perry.

Our favorite tree at the zoo.

3.28.15: Brost Play date

Kim, Kari, Alyssa, Zachary, Stella, Fiona, Daphne

Thanks to Kim's parents being snowbirds in AZ, we were able to unite for our annual play date.  It was unseasonably hot, but the kids were troopers and made a good effort to play before resorting to the shade for snacks.

3.21.15: Dining al fresco

With Brant leaving for a trip and me stuck working we decided it was the perfect time to have a tea party inside the house for morning snack.

After a day of errands, we wanted to do something special.  We decided to enjoy the beautiful weather and eat our dinner outside watching the sunset.

3.14.15: Books

Daphne woke up this morning and decided to read us this book - and she did - all by herself.

We went to the university for the book festival and stopped by Brant's classroom.  The girls decided they needed to count every chair and test most of them out.

3.9.15: Surprise contemplation

Stella surprised us when we came to pick her up from school by having lost another tooth.  Apparently it came out during after school care and the very prepared staff had a molar necklace to store her tooth in for safe keeping.  She was very proud of her necklace.

Daphne came home from school not feeling well at all.  She even fell asleep before dinner, posing like this - in contemplation.