Merry Christmas

Mae Dolls And Letters

Awhile ago I made the girl's these dolls. I am so happy that they love them as much as I do. The little skirt is removable and I have also made a fancy sequin one and a butterfly one after Skyla asked/harassed me to. For Christmas I made each of them a flannel nightgown for their doll. I also made Skyla's a peasant shirt, corduroy pants and a dress. I bought the patterns for the doll and clothes on this website. I love her stuff!

August has been really interested in letters lately. Thankfully so, considering she will say things like, "is this the letter four?" She helped me make the first few letters and chose several of the fabrics. I realized that the whole alphabet was going to take me awhile.I decided the rest of the letters would make a good Christmas gift. I think she will love them.

Sugar Cookies

My two little bakers have enjoyed making sugar cookies. We made them yesterday and then iced and decorated them today. I thought all of that in one day would be a little ambitious for our reality right now.

Still Not Walking But...

so excited to be scaling the walls and cruising along the furniture.

Ballet/Jazz

Last Thursday was observation week for Skyla and Eryn's dance class. It was so fun to be inside the room and see all the sweet little dancers. I loved watching them all line up along the bar. I imagine it would be intimidating to have a room full of adults staring at you during class. Most of my pictures turned out blurry because Jude was in my lap. We also got to see a few jazz moves. I loved every minute of it.

Medieval Feast

The girls are studying the Renaissance period and they had a medieval feast in class last week. I can't say I did my best making their costumes but at least we put something together.

Thanksgiving (Better Late Then Never)

Thank you to all the family that made so much food! Thank you Brooke for the great pictures!

Conversation Between Ely And August

E: August, do you like fantasy?
A: What is fancy?
E: It's stuff that is not real
A: I like oatmeal

Lester's Weekend With The Girls

Les and the girls had a wonderful time while Jude and I were away. They were so excited to tell me all about what they were up to on the phone and gave me all the details when I got home. Highlights include:
Shopping the dollar section at Target (really cool when you are six and four)

Eating at Jason's Deli (really cool because they have free ice cream)

Building a fire and working in the yard

Having smores in the middle of the day

Mixing cement to help build their tree house

Learning to ride a bike with out training wheels

Finally getting to ride your sister's bike because she is starting to ride her new one

Sleeping in the same bed with daddy

Going out for pizza and watching a football game with cousins

Using a leaf blower that is bigger than you are and the jumping in a pile of leaves

Thank you Lester for being everything you are to these girls!

Girls' (and baby boys') weekend

Here are a few pictures from my weekend away with Jude, Sarah, Finn and my Mom. We hid in the mountains for the weekend. In a cabin. (in case you thought we were just in the woods) It was a great way to enjoy some much needed down time. Thank you Sarah for suggesting this get away and thank you generous mom for funding it! I had a great time. What are you guys doing next weekend? More pictures here.

Jude Would Like To Show You...

...his bunny slippers and his new funny smile.

Playing

Here are a couple pictures of the kids playing "school". They continue to entertain me with the games they play. I wish I had pictures of them playing "dance class". It was hilarious but at 8:00 in the morning no pictures were taken. It was hard enough for me to deal with Lenny Kravitz blaring in my room. The girls have also started taking their plates under the kitchen table and having their meals there. I'm not sure what that is about but they think it is fun.

I'll try to get pictures of "gymnastics class". It involves lining up every stuffed student they can find to participate in the gym/family room.

Gone With The Wind

Celebrating the anniversary of "Gone With the Wind, " several dancers were filmed in costume reenacting a scene from the movie. We enjoyed a beautiful afternoon outside with friends and watched some of the dancing. The girls loved all the fancy dresses. The boys... LOVED the rental trucks and all the motorized equipment used for filming.

Diorama

Skyla's class has been reading, "The Big Red Barn" by Margaret Wise Brown. Thursday she will present to her class the diorama we have made at home. I don't always approach these assignments with enthusiasm. However, I am always so glad we did it after we have finished. It provides us with on -going projects we work on together and I love to see the ideas she comes up with.