June 2020

The girls spent LOTS of time out in the backyard at the beginning of the month (before it got too hot).  They love their play set and even picnic lunched a few times.  We added mulch as ground cover so the project is officially complete.  So thankful for my dad and all his hard work

Our church has done a few outdoor events so we could see people but still stay socially distanced.  We attended a kid's ministry drive in where we sang songs, played games, and ate Popsicles.  Then at the end of the month we did Greatest Games.  We spent ALL day Saturday outside playing family games and then did a photo scavenger hunt.   Everyone ended up back in the church parking lot for a rally to finish off the day and get prizes.  Our family one the "spirit award".  We had SO much fun and made lots of memories.

One of our favorite teachers got married and invited us to the wedding.  It was beautiful ceremony and she was a gorgeous bride.  We chose not to attend the reception because we weren't sure how close we would need to get to people.  Hoping to connect with this sweet teacher before school starts to give her our gift.

We decided to enroll the girls in enrichment summer school since it was on-line and free this year.  Both girls really enjoyed their classes and learned lots too.  I was super impressed with the creative activities the teachers came up with. We were all excited to start doing piano lessons in person again (after 10 weeks of virtual lessons).  We are all wearing masks and taking some other precautions too.

The girls have and I have also finished a bunch of puzzles.  So glad they enjoy doing them with me.  They have plays lots and lots of Legos and read a bunch of books too.  Thankful the library is letting us reserve books for curbside pick up since they aren't open to the public right now. 

So thankful that my parents have a pool.  We are over there once a week to swim.  The girls are little fishies.  Love watching them!  Can't believe the summer is already half over.

February 2016

Now that photo books are completed....Grammy dug her camera back out.  LOL!  Abigail enjoyed playing with homemade play dough, even if she didn't want to watch us make it.  We enjoyed some nice weather and took a walk.  And it was time to trim Abigail's hair so Grammy enjoyed playing with new hairstyles.  I'm loving how her hair looks straightened.  Wish I had time to do it more often.

At the end of January, Hannah's class went on a field trip to Frisco Fire Town.  Sadly I had plans that day and couldn't go with them.  But a friend's mom went and sent me this picture.  They had lots of fun and enjoyed riding/driving battery operated cars.

Abigail is officially a reader now!!!  She's only reading simple sentences and it is S-L-O-W going, but she can totally do it.  And she is SUPER proud of herself too.  So thankful both my girls love to learn!!!

My parents came up to our house one Friday and surprised Hannah by picking her up from school.  Then we went to play at the park.  Lots of fun...my parents really miss not seeing Hannah every week and she misses them too.  New favorite picture of my sweeties!!!

Last, but certainly not least.....Silly Kitty Boy had a birthday!  He is now one.  The girls sang him "Happy Birthday" and gave him some cat treats.  The last time my mom was up here we took Domino outside for a few minutes so she could get a picture with better light.  He enjoyed sniffing the leaves.

July 2014

The girls and I had so much fun at VBS last month that when I was asked to help out with preschool music camp, I jumped at the chance.  The camp was 4 days and went from 9-2.  Although, I was done by lunch every day except Thursday, performance day. The kids learned 6 songs and did a program for their parents at the end of the last day of camp.  Hannah and Abigail had so much fun, but it was definitely hard on Abigail to mess with her nap schedule. They laid down in her room, but she never really slept. The theme was Kids Under Construction.  Hannah's teacher accidentally wrote her name on her costume so she got to keep it.  Oops!  All in all it was a great experience and I will gladly work next year if I'm asked. =)

We were hanging out with my family on 4th of July and I asked my mom to take a few family photos.  It was hot and we didn't want to frustrate the girls so we only spent about 10 minutes.  These may not be the best shots technically speaking but I LOVE THEM!  They are real and genuine.  Hannah was not feeling the camera love that day, but Abigail was being a total flirt! These are just my 2 favs.

Lately I've tried to be more intentional in our play activities, especially with Abigail.  When Hannah was 2, I worked with her all the time to learn her letters.  Not so much this time around.  Abigail is just as smart as Hannah and the same desire to learn.  She's known about half the capital letters for quite a while (most of which she picked up on her own or from Hannah).  After a few fun learning games she now knows all but about 4 or 5.

And Hannah is reading or trying to read everything she can get her hands on.  As she told my mom the other day "Grammy my only problem with reading is that I can't stop!"  He he, so cute and VERY true!  Lots of readers in the family on both sides!  =)

A few weeks ago we decided to get out all the art supplies.  Neither of the girls really enjoy being messy and we're attempting to teach them it's OK to get dirty.  Happy to report that they both did paint and get dirty, but it was not their favorite.  Next time we will try painting with brushes.  Both thoroughly enjoyed the chalk!  Fun times!
 

May 2014

Lots of proud mommy moments this month so be forewarned.  And cue bragging now! 

All of Hannah's letter sound knowledge clicked and she is reading.  Very basic easy words of course.  She can sometimes get frustrated if she comes to a harder word, but she can do it.  I am SO proud of her!!  She is enjoying reading lots of new words.  Hannah memorizes things so quickly that she is keeping me on my toes to find new things for her to read.  Thankfully between free internet downloads and the library it hasn't been too hard.

A few weeks ago I decided to start potty training with Abigail.  She's two months younger that when I started with Hannah, but she is so much more aware of things because she watches Hannah.  I took a slightly different approach this time and just let Abigail run around in a shirt and panties.  There were MANY accidents the first few days, but after day 3 it was beginning to click. She's had almost no accidents since then and has gone potty at church, the park, my mom's house, and a restaurant.  Just this week I started letting her sit on furniture while in panties....she was previously confined to the floor which is easier to clean.  =-)   I still put her in pull-ups if we're away from home, but I bet that won't be for long.  So proud of my BIG girl!!

Not too many new photos this month.  We've actually taken photos playing with bubble and sidewalk chalk.  But my mom has been busy getting ready for her piano recital as well has healing from her fall in January.  Hopefully I can post those soon. Until then...enjoy these!

They are enjoying the glassed Grammy bought them.  Silly girls!