Sunday, November 29, 2009

Gingerbread Mania

We made a gingerbread house at a church Advent event on Sunday afternoon. We shared in the candy and fun with our neighbors. I met Adriana at school when Kendra and Edgar were in Kindergarten. Now our younger children, Katie and Ariana, have joined them and we spend many afternoons on the playground after school.

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Thankful Pie

Here is one of two pumpkin pies that Kendra made for Thanksgiving. She is becoming quite the pie maker and hopes to learn how to make her own crust this summer from her Auntie Dawn.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving

A friend of ours at the Beaverton Library loves to send projects to the girls. They enjoyed assembling these place mats and book marks...how festive! We hope you and your family enjoy a blessed Thanksgiving.

Konck, Knock

Carina has gone Pro with this Knock, Knock joke...and it is still funny everytime!

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Disney on Ice--Worlds of Fantasy

The girls were thrilled to see Disney on Ice with Grandma and Mommy this month. The four shows featured were Cars, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King and Tinker Bell. It was a very special experience to share with them...the lights, the skating, and the magic of Disney...

Monday, November 9, 2009

finding your inner rock star

Sometimes it takes just the right costume to release your inner rock star. Kendra, generally more on the reserved side, found this to be true one evening as she put together this ensemble!

Monday, November 2, 2009

The Zoo, Habitats, and 3rd graders

Kendra's class visited the Woodland Park Zoo. This trip was part of the Zoo education program where a guide led us on an exploration surrounding two different climate zones. The students were given the opportunity think about the animals and their environments in some new ways.

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Fall Party and Costumes

Kendra chose to be a princess ("a real princess, not a Disney princess") and Katie followed. Carina wore her favorite dress up outfit and chose to be a ballerina. She wanted to have Halloween again this morning when she woke up!
The night before Halloween, we attended a Fall Party with Grandma and Grandpa at their church. There was an apple theme and the girls played games for candy. Kendra bravely tried to bite a hanging apple without her hands and Carina liked the carmel apple slices with sprinkles.