After we found a fun video that we’d taken several years ago with some friends, Adrianna has expressed an interest in seeing more. So I shared the link to my old blog, which has a lot of memories recorded from before she was even born. She has spent hours reading through old posts, much to […]
Blue
Adrianna has been asking me if she could dye her hair. Since I colored my hair for the first time at 14, I said okay. She also wanted to do it with me, so I got some red partial-highlights in my hair. Her highlights are “peek-a-boo” highlights and they bleached and then dyed the hair, […]
Neighborhood S’mores
Our neighborhood had a get-together, making s’mores in a nearby cul-de-sac. I am glad we went, as it is nice to get to know our neighbors a bit better. I was happy to exchange numbers with another family that has three daughters, too, two of which are the very same ages as Bree and Cate. […]
All-day Volunteer
Yesterday, I volunteered at the girls’ homeschool electives school as an all-day volunteer. I was a teacher’s assistant for 5 class periods and a bathroom/annex monitor at lunch. First period, I was happy to be a helper for Bree’s Maker Space class. She was making a desktop organizer, and I thought she did a great […]
Fall Grilling
Last grilling for 2019? I sure hope not, but possibly. But if it is the last time, at least we went out with the most delicious steaks ever. Dave and Marilyn sent us some Omaha Steaks for our birthdays in August, and two of those were bacon-wrapped filet mignon and I could not stop exclaiming […]
Bree Playing the Guitar
If you leave instruments out and available, they will get played. 🙂 I found Bree picking out her “Bird Ponies” song on Greg’s guitar and couldn’t resist recording the cuteness.
Dentist
The girls had their 6 month checkup at the dentist today. No cavities for Cate and Bree, though Adrianna has a few that she needs to get fillings for, unfortunately. The dentist said several times that they weren’t her fault – her molars developed in such a way that they have deep pockets that even […]
Thank you, Google
What did we do before Google and the internet? Today’s question, from Breezy (age 9): “Mom, do birds fart?” And now I know that you are curious to know the answer, too! Apparently, no, they do not fart that we know of. Because they have short digestive systems and “evacuate waste” often, they effectively don’t […]
“Computers”
Bree and Cate made their own “computers” out of paper. They are quite impressive and they’ve put a lot of hard work into them. I love the 3D look of the buttons that they drew! They each have fold-out extras that “unlock” with “keys” that they made as well.
Birds at the Zoo
Bree and Cate are very interested in birds right now, so when I found out that Bird World was closing at the Denver Zoo on October 1, I knew we needed to make a visit there a priority before that happened. Some of the birds had already been relocated (the girls were sad that hummingbirds […]