I overheard Jimmy as he was settling into the display chair: “This is a bootiful day for a sunset!”
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Becky was proud of the mohawk she gave her brother. I think he was a fan – of the hair, and her!
P.S. – I took these pictures back in December when our tree was still up. I haven’t jumped the gun on next year’s decorating! 😉 Susie is doing much better with her reading the last few weeks. I’m so excited she’s putting it together! Becky is also doing wonderfully. She’s reading entire books to me with hardly any assistance. I love that they love reading! Here is Susie reading “Go Dog Go”: Some days it just makes more sense to play “camping” under the covers than to try to make the bed! How can I not be motivated with this exercising buddy?
Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope your day is filled with kisses from your favorite people (Mine was coated in sticky lollipop kisses after we did an in-house scavenger hunt – I loved it as much as the kids)! Today we had a lot of this:
And since I’m a cold-weather wimp and worried I might lose a child or two if I ventured out into the snow, we stayed inside and did a lot of this:
And this: Jimmy: “The dump truck’s in traffic!”
And this: Susie: “Umm…I drew on my lips!”
And this: Danny: “Cheese!”
We hope wherever you were today, you were warm and surrounded by people who look cute in winter hats!
And to think, these are the same little girls who used to be too scared to get off the back porch to play in the snow! One of my favorite things about Susie is her creative determination; that is, when she gets an idea into her head, she runs with it, and doesn’t let a lack of supplies get in her way. For example, the girls brought home a great Fancy Nancy book from the school library about how to throw tea parties (by the way, I highly recommend that book series for anyone with a “girly girl” or two!). Naturally, Susie wanted to get right to work within minutes of reading the book. She started with the place cards; the book suggested sticking a lollipop in a marshmallow and gluing a name to each one. We didn’t have any lollipops, so she used toothpicks and tape:
Next, the book described how you can make your own placemats in the shape of butterflies out of cardstock and jewel stickers. No cardstock or jewel stickers? No problem! Enter printer paper and coins – and more tape!
Your mom doesn’t stock her cupboards with tea-party-friendly ingredients? Just serve popcorn, grape juice and hot chocolate! And don’t let the lack of cloth napkins interfere with a fancy table arrangement!
And in the absence of a house full of guests, just serve your brothers! You’ll never have more appreciative eaters. 🙂
The girls agreed with me that it was the best tea party ever. I can’t wait until Susie plans her next party! This is what you get when you tell the kids to give you a “mad” face:
Can’t stay mad for long! |
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