The day of the Regional Talent Show arrived…and it was a disaster. Not the girls; they and all the other contestants were amazingly resilient and did great. It all started when the time had to be rescheduled because the venue had double-booked it. And then when we arrived, the show started more than an hour […]
Category: Adrianna
Manicures
Grandma Debbie had the fun idea to getting the girls manicures before their big performances at regionals this week. Though the little girls had gotten their first pedicures last summer (and Adrianna’s been going with me for a few years for pedicures), this was the first manicure for each of them so they were pretty […]
Night of the Stars
Adrianna decided to participate in the local talent show again this year, Night of the Stars. Bree and Cate decided to give it a try, too! All three girls played the piano. Adrianna played “Other Friends” from the movie Steven Universe. Bree played “Brumm’s Accordian” from the video game HollowKnight, and Cate played “Drift Away” from […]
Custom Joy-Con
Adrianna created a custom decal for her Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons. It turned out pretty cool! She used our regular printer to print the pattern on printable vinyl and then cut it out using our Silhouette Cameo.
Quick Trip to Nebraska
We made a quick trip to Nebraska for the funeral of a college friend, Angie Green. She leaves behind her husband and six children. It was a beautiful service, a celebration of her life. I cannot help but think of their family often. We left on Tuesday night, staying at a hotel in Ogallalla. Then […]
Therapeutic Riding
The girls still enjoy their weekly riding sessions. Last week, they were working on balance. Bree was on Fabio and Cate was on Tosca. This week, the girls had to put rings on cones and follow multi-step directions. Bree was on Cocoa and Cate was on Sammy. I love Sammy’s “earrings.” Adrianna came along again […]
Teen Gift Exchange
Adrianna decided she wanted to have some friends over for a game night / White Elephant gift exchange. She made red velvet cupcakes from scratch and she had 9 or 10 friends who were able to come. It was quite noisy and boisterous, but they are a great group of kids. Hsing-ay stayed and hung […]
Four Teeth
Adrianna had to have four teeth pulled at the dentist’s office yesterday. Permanent teeth. Unfortunately, she inherited her mother’s small mouth with not enough space for all the permanent teeth. She got braces put on her top teeth on January 3rd (this is phase two of braces) and her teeth need some more room in […]
Birthday Party
Bree hadn’t had a big birthday party for several years and I don’t think Cate had ever had one (not counting celebrations with family), so I decided it was time. With the busyness of the holidays, having to plan birthday parties on top of it has always felt daunting, so I decided to have a […]
Christmas #2
For our second Christmas this year, we were in Kansas with Greg’s family. On the 25th, we had a little birthday celebration for Bree and Cate, complete with a fancy rainbow cake made by Grammy (and decorated by Adrianna.) It was very impressive and the girls were thrilled and surprised by the rainbow inside! We […]