Audrey, Avery, Ava and Mim in New Orleans at Christmas. Audrey &Avery giving a concert/dance recital earlier this month.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
This Little Light of Mine
Audrey & Avery singing in the children's choir at church this morning. Don't mind the chainlink fence in the background ... it's a prop for our pastor's current sermon series.
Papa, we hope you're feeling better soon!
Papa, we hope you're feeling better soon!
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Cherry Blossom Ball
Iain and I went to the Cherry Blossom Ball last weekend while Iain's mom stayed with the girls (thank you!). Here's a picture of me with my handsome and amazing prince and another of me with our beautiful princesses.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Avery's First Day of School
Avery started preschool this morning and besides the fact that she wouldn't kiss Iain, Audrey or I good-bye, she did fine. She walked into her classroom and never turned back. She started playing immediately and when we checked on her after dropping off Audrey, she was doing fine.
On the way to school, Audrey was telling her the things she should know. The first thing was "Aves, you can't let go of the rope." (They use a rope when walking to the playground, and I guess this was the most important thing in Audrey's mind.) Her next tip was, "You have to choose between goldfish and animal crackers for your snack."
Avery's highlight of the morning was taking her lunch and hanging it up in her cubby. She's so excited to eat lunch at school.
Here's a picture of the two girls and the four of us just before we dropped her off.
On the way to school, Audrey was telling her the things she should know. The first thing was "Aves, you can't let go of the rope." (They use a rope when walking to the playground, and I guess this was the most important thing in Audrey's mind.) Her next tip was, "You have to choose between goldfish and animal crackers for your snack."
Avery's highlight of the morning was taking her lunch and hanging it up in her cubby. She's so excited to eat lunch at school.
Here's a picture of the two girls and the four of us just before we dropped her off.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Happy Thanksgiving
Audrey's preschool had a Thanksgiving lunch yesterday and this was her class's presentation. For those who don't know, she goes to a Spanish immersion preschool, and the name of her class is Abejas (or Bumblebees). We had no idea she was going to be singing a song, so it was a great surprise!
The translation of the song is below:
The turkey on the farm says, "gobble, gobble, gobble,
Gobble, gobble, gobble,
Gobble, gobble, gobble."
The turkey on the farms says, "gobble, gobble, gobble."
Thanksgiving has come.
The farmer on the farm says, "chop, chop, chop,
Chop, chop, chop,
Chop, chop, chop."
The farmer on the farm says, "chop, chop, chop."
Thanksgiving has come.
The family on the farm says, "Thank you for supper,
Thank you for supper,
Thank you for supper."
The family on the farm says, "Thank you for supper."
Thanksgiving has come.
The Abejas say to you, "Thank you for coming,
Thank you for coming,
Thank you for coming."
The Abejas say to you, "Thank you for coming."
Thanksgiving has come.
The translation of the song is below:
The turkey on the farm says, "gobble, gobble, gobble,
Gobble, gobble, gobble,
Gobble, gobble, gobble."
The turkey on the farms says, "gobble, gobble, gobble."
Thanksgiving has come.
The farmer on the farm says, "chop, chop, chop,
Chop, chop, chop,
Chop, chop, chop."
The farmer on the farm says, "chop, chop, chop."
Thanksgiving has come.
The family on the farm says, "Thank you for supper,
Thank you for supper,
Thank you for supper."
The family on the farm says, "Thank you for supper."
Thanksgiving has come.
The Abejas say to you, "Thank you for coming,
Thank you for coming,
Thank you for coming."
The Abejas say to you, "Thank you for coming."
Thanksgiving has come.
Leaves
OK, so the leaves were beautiful about a month ago. Now that they've fallen into our yard, I have fewer good things to say about them. I've already raked 24 bags of leaves, yet you still can't see grass ANYWHERE in our backyard. The good news is that most of the leaves off of our front yard trees have fallen. The backyard is still a mess.
Here's a pic from 2 days ago, halfway through the front yard. Also a pic of the front yard trees that have almost lost their leaves.
Here's a pic from 2 days ago, halfway through the front yard. Also a pic of the front yard trees that have almost lost their leaves.
Another Round at the Dentist
The girls went to the dentist on Thursday. If anyone from Northern Virginia is reading this and you need an AWESOME pediatric dentist, let me know. They had a great time (yes, we really were at the dentist). When we went in SD in May, Audrey was a champ but Avery really wanted nothing to do with the dentist. This time, she was a bit suspicious at first, but she got on board and did superbly!
They each got to pick out their own toothbrush for the dentist to use (Avery picked a penguin, Audrey picked a zebra), their own flavor toothpaste (they both chose cotton candy), a prize at the end (they both chose a balloon ... I was surprised because other options included tattoos and getting nails painted, which they usually love), they got a cute zipper pouch with toothbrush, toothpaste, kid's floss and a timer to take home, and because they were both in the "no cavity" club, they got a gold coin to put in a gumball machine and get a prize. Audrey chose a ring, Avery chose a rubber cow. (I can't explain how a 2-year-old looks at all the possible prizes and decides on a rubber cow the size of a dime, but even 3 days later, she carries it around everywhere.)
It's a joy to spend gthe days with these girls, INCLUDING taking them to the dentist!
(I also have a video of Audrey but I tried for more than an hour to upload it and it never worked, so I'll try again later).
They each got to pick out their own toothbrush for the dentist to use (Avery picked a penguin, Audrey picked a zebra), their own flavor toothpaste (they both chose cotton candy), a prize at the end (they both chose a balloon ... I was surprised because other options included tattoos and getting nails painted, which they usually love), they got a cute zipper pouch with toothbrush, toothpaste, kid's floss and a timer to take home, and because they were both in the "no cavity" club, they got a gold coin to put in a gumball machine and get a prize. Audrey chose a ring, Avery chose a rubber cow. (I can't explain how a 2-year-old looks at all the possible prizes and decides on a rubber cow the size of a dime, but even 3 days later, she carries it around everywhere.)
It's a joy to spend gthe days with these girls, INCLUDING taking them to the dentist!
(I also have a video of Audrey but I tried for more than an hour to upload it and it never worked, so I'll try again later).
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