I got this from Samuel today. It's a page from a book that his class made way back in November. I thought this was so sweet. Thank you auntie. You made such a big difference to this little boy. He still talks about those lunches by the way.
Monday, February 28, 2011
For aunt J
I got this from Samuel today. It's a page from a book that his class made way back in November. I thought this was so sweet. Thank you auntie. You made such a big difference to this little boy. He still talks about those lunches by the way.
Friday, February 18, 2011
3 Months
Lilly turned 3 months old this last week. Here are some cute pictures of her.
I love it when she smiles! She's generally a very happy baby and full of cute smiles. She is even starting to laugh and blow bubbles.
Peek-a-boo! It's a dress and a toy! I couldn't get her to stop playing with her dress while doing her pictures. Silly girl!
I'm so pretty, oh so pretty...
We love our Lilly!
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Lilly's Blessing
We had Lilly's baby blessing this last week. It was a wonderful day and we were so happy to be with so many family and friends and celebrate our little sweetheart. Thank you for everyone who was able to come and thank you for all those who wanted to come. The blessing was beautiful and we had a great day.
Happy 30th Jon!
Jon's birthday was this last week. I was so excited to celebrate such a big birthday. We weren't able to do much, but we had a good day hanging out with each other and I was able to make him a good dinner. He wanted a Sachertorte for his birthday cake so I looked up recipes and found a good one. This is a fancy cake so no candles (I'll get him back next year), but I made a place card to commemorate the year.Making Valentines
This year I decided to have the kids make their own valentines for school. I thought this way they would be more meaningful and they could be more involved in the process. Plus I love anything that gives us a little fun on a Saturday afternoon. 
First we needed to begin with a little math. We might as well learn a little while doing our project and I shouldn't have to do all the work. I had the kids figure out how many valentines each one of them would have to make, how many pieces of paper we would have to cut, and how many of each color of paper we could use. Now that is some real life math. The boys were able to do all the addition, Katie could do most of the counting, and I taught them a little about division in the process.
Next the kids got to make their valentines using my stamps. The boys had fun making pirate themed and car themed valentines and Katie had fun making princess themed valentines. They also got some penmanship practice by having to write their names on each and every valentine. Even Katie was able to do that this year. :)
It was a very successful project. It didn't take very long and they enjoyed making it personal instead of just buying them from the store, writing their name on it, and giving them away. The other bonus is that we were able to make exactly what we needed and no more so I don't have to store the extras somewhere for the next year. They've had more fun giving them away too since they put so much work into them. We'll have to do it again next year- maybe with some stickers :)
First we needed to begin with a little math. We might as well learn a little while doing our project and I shouldn't have to do all the work. I had the kids figure out how many valentines each one of them would have to make, how many pieces of paper we would have to cut, and how many of each color of paper we could use. Now that is some real life math. The boys were able to do all the addition, Katie could do most of the counting, and I taught them a little about division in the process.
Next the kids got to make their valentines using my stamps. The boys had fun making pirate themed and car themed valentines and Katie had fun making princess themed valentines. They also got some penmanship practice by having to write their names on each and every valentine. Even Katie was able to do that this year. :)
It was a very successful project. It didn't take very long and they enjoyed making it personal instead of just buying them from the store, writing their name on it, and giving them away. The other bonus is that we were able to make exactly what we needed and no more so I don't have to store the extras somewhere for the next year. They've had more fun giving them away too since they put so much work into them. We'll have to do it again next year- maybe with some stickers :)
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