Bree and Cate were talking about birds, comparing the sizes of their toy, stuffed birds to the actual sizes of their real counterparts: Bree: A real chickadee is only a quarter of the size of this toy. And a real hummingbird is probably only a quarter of the size of Cate’s hummingbird toy.Cate: No, it […]
Category: Our Life
Napoleon Dynamite
I love a good movie, but there is something extra special about seeing a good movie with others who are as excited about the movie as you are. So when I heard there was a special showing of one of our favorite movies, followed by a Q&A with Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite) and Efren Ramirez […]
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 […]
Math
I am so thankful to have found a math curriculum with lots of visuals and manipulatives for my visual/spatial learner. It is a completely new way of looking at math, both in the doing and the teaching of it. But it also makes a lot of sense and does a good job explaining the WHYS […]
Gymnastics
The little girls have been going weekly to gymnastics again. They really enjoy it and are happy that they can be in the same class.
Robot Vacuum
Now that we have hardwood floors, I was worried about how to keep them clean since they tend to show dust, lint, and other particles a lot more than carpeting does. So I bought myself a robot vacuum. It isn’t a Roomba, but it is similar. And I LOVE it so much. It does a […]
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 […]
Avatar
Now that the little girls are a bit older, we are rewatching Avatar: The Last Airbender series as a family. It has been enjoyable to have family movie nights so often and the girls are really into the show. They get excited, laugh a lot, and all three girls groan when there’s even the possibility […]