Life Lately

So I have not been in the writing mood lately and I am okay with that.  The summer will be here before I know it and then I will post more regularly.  It just seems like lately that by the time the day is done there are other things on my mind.  Or maybe I will get in the mood again!

So what is happening with the girls?  Not anything out of the ordinary which is excellent.  We have not over scheduled either child.  Audrey has gymnastics on Mondays and that is it for her except for school 4 days a week.  Celia maybe is getting up there with Spanish before school on Tuesdays then Spanish after school Wed, rush home to eat and then back again to church for choir.   Throw in fencing 1 evening a week and I guess that is busy.    Celia had the option of moving up to Fencing club which meets for 2 hours on Sundays or staying in fencing 3 and Pete and I highly encouraged remaining in fencing 3.  2 hours just seems crazy for an 8 year old!

I took the girls to see my in laws one weekend and they put on a fabulous show with Grandpa.  I can't really tell you exactly what it was about but they had fun.

 

This is what Audrey wants to do often.  If I say no to the iPad or tv (which I do 99% of the time), she often follows with, well let's make something.  Luckily on this day I needed to make a chicken pot pie with some leftover chicken.  The blue in the picture is a snuggie, she was cold so it is draped over one side of her.



Cuddling with Pete.  We enjoy our movie nights, except for this week.  Cartoon Trumpet of the swans is AWFUL.  The girls enjoyed it but Pete and I did not.


The girls have been enjoying sleeping together in Celia's room.  They view it is a "sleepover" but have now asked to extend those sleep overs a bit.  It is cute.  So that is life lately I suppose.

Happy Valentines Day

Keep in mind while viewing these photos that the child in the pink is painfully shy

Our summer sitter came to watch them on Wednesday while I had Celia's conference 

and she hid in her room for half the time and then did not talk to the sitter

She stopped participating in Music class at school for a month when a new music teacher came.

The new teacher was someone she has known for awhile.

Yet at home…  This is her true self.

This is completely Audrey

She is the definition of "she may be small but she is mighty"

Celia is amazing and that conference offered no concerns.

Also

On this day I was sitting at the table sipping my coffee and looked up to this.

Audrey sat him there to keep me company.

If you turn him on he continuously yips and jumps.

We keep him off.

Stand Still While Mommy Takes a Picture

Blizzard 2016

I am not sure how much snow we have gotten, 18 inches? 20?  Not sure, it is a lot.  They indicate that we are in this 25 to 28 inch band but then they keep moving it north so I am not sure.  I guess tomorrow morning we will know.

Notice where it comes on Audrey!  This is the first time we have broken out the snow gear this season and Celia's snow bibs are huge.  I got them at a consignment sale and they said size 8 to 10.  Well they lean more towards the 10 to 16 range.  Audrey has Celia's old snow pants and they either stretched out or she is slimmer then Celia was at this age.  So they are both well padded.

We are hoping to do some longer outdoor snow fun tomorrow.  We didn't last more then 30 to 40 minutes today because I guess that playing in an actual blizzard is not that fun.  

Just Audrey

Long time

I just have not had the motivation to update the blog even though I should as this is my scrapbook/journal for the girls.

We are back into the swing of things after Christmas break.  I enjoy Audrey's laid back schedule of just school and gymnastics.  Celia has 2 spanish classes, choir, and fencing each week.  Choir and 1 Spanish class are in one afternoon so that is a busy evening.  I know that many families do more but there is something nice about just having the freedom to relax some afternoons.  I think that now that it is January we have the homework routine down and it isn't really taking us that long.  Time management is the key and at age 8 Celia has no idea, that is a work in progress.  Word Study could take 1/4 of the time if each word was not sung several times…..

Audrey sometimes does "homework" when Celia is working too.  I give her random pages and she usually complies.  If she doesn't then she has to at least leave her sister alone during that time.  Last week she was completing a page in which she had to color in lower case letter i and she missed seeing one.  I pointed it out and she said "oh my teacher has failed me".  Celia and I lost it.  Not sure who she was referring to, her preschool teacher or me.

The girls are all about American Girl dolls and the good thing is that they are content with Celia's one American girl doll.  Now all of our dolls are referred to as American Girl Dolls so we are likely set!  Celia has made some clothes for them and the dolls have sleepovers in different rooms.

Twinnies (Celia has to be in the right mood for me to dress them alike)

I thought she looked so cute in her outfit.

Some Quick Christmas Highlights

 Dressed up for church, I think this is the 2nd, maybe the 3rd in these dresses..

The Girls went on a Christmas eve scavenger hunt and part of it was opening gifts from my sister.  The main highlight were these mermaid tales that she made.  The girls love them.



Celia made many hats this year!  Audrey loved hers


Celia's big gift this year was a sewing machine.


Their twinny fox dresses