Feb 2012

I was looking at the pictures on my phone today and discovered that Ella took 22 videos!  I let her have my phone while in the car on our trip in Oregon and told her she could take a couple of pictures.  She didn't realize that it was on the video setting and mirror image so she ended up recording herself for a couple of seconds 22 times.  I'm pretty sure we need to get her a camera soon so that she can go to town.

Super Bowl cupcakes:

Extinct - Feb 2012

Reading Ivy and Bean with the girls. The book mentions dinosaurs and we come across the word extinct. I ask them if they know what it means. Ella says it means they are gone forever and then Keira says "does it mean they are gone down the river?"

Mo's and Newport Bayfront - Feb 2012

Mo's for lunch today. Fortunately for us the sun decided to come out just before we did. The girls got toy sharks with their meals which they didn't let go of until late in the day. Ella took the picture of the water. The last pic is of the stairs at Yaquina Head Lighthouse

Newport public library - February 2012

My hometown library in Newport, Oregon. Took the girls to bilingual "stormy weather" story time.  The girls made umbrellas and hugged Clifford to pieces.

Mid Winter Break - February 2012

Last Saturday morning drove to Portland while the girls watched Charlie and Lola and Barbie Fairy Secret. Girls watched Jared play Mario and then we played Just Dance 3 with Alton. Shaila made homemade Play dough with the girls. Then we joined Jason and Debbie and fam and David and Missy and fam and Campbells at Chevys for dinner. Played a Zoo card game with the Campbell's before bed. Sunday morning went to church with Campbells. Girls had sharing time from Shaila. Keira told us she learned day/night. She proceeded to cover her eyes to show us the night that Jesus created and uncovered them to show us day:). Ella is in heaven holding Riley in the last picture.

Valenti"m"e's Day - 2012

Had a fantastic Valentine's Day. Spent the morning in Ella's classroom with Keira and helped make crowns for her Valentine's Party. Keira eventually wandered around and found some stations to do with Ella. Went out to watch Ella briefly at recess with Kristina and Molly and then went back to work in Ella's class gluing the last art docent pieces onto some blue backing paper.  Ended up staying all morning with Ella and Keira at Ella's class. I heard Valenti"m"e's day more times than I could count.

Yesterday, while at Ella's gymnastic's class, we were upstairs in the viewing area and Keira was playing with some boys. They were playing ghosts and squid. Keira wanted a snack so we went downstairs to wash our hands. I asked her if there were any ghosts in the bathroom and she said "no mom, ghosts don't have feet!"

Sense and sensibility - February 2012

Reading the last page of Sleeping Beauty tonight Keira said they weren't in thier married clothes referring to Aurora and the prince. It does say they get married on that page after all. So I asked the girls tonight if they were going to get married in the Temple or a castle. And Ella said the Temple. So I asked why and she said with a bit of a grimace like I should know better "because I don't know where a castle is" (duh).

Bingo! - February 2012

Spent the morning putting together Valentines for friends and family. Keira surprised me by writing her name on a lot of them. She tired after a while but did a great job. She struggled with the K which I helped her with most of the time and the R looked more like an N but I've only seen her write her name a couple of times before. Ella was super helpful sealing the envelopes and putting puff stickers on them. 

Then the girls got to play at Alara's and Kaedria's in the afternoon so when they came home they were running short on gas and patience. Add to the mix that a friend from school who we had a play date with a few days ago was diagnosed with lice and our evening was spent checking for it.

Fortunately this stumbling block didn't prevent us from going to Bingo Night. Ella was looking forward to it especially because we were taking Abbi too. They had a great time together and I enjoyed taking them out for a little girls night out. Abbi let Ella borrow a purse she could take to buy her bingo cards from. It was crazy crowded and we ended up finding some chairs in the back and we were lucky to get them. We sat near Mrs. Orkney which the girls loved. Ella won a bingo and picked out a $10 McDonalds gift card. I won an Amai gift card good for a mani or pedi. Keira didn't make it because she was busy screaming up a storm and being defiant while we were getting ready to go. While we were at Bingo Travis sent me a video. I think the poor baby was just tired and hungry. She mellowed out after Ella and I left, hence the video:) She says "Sorry mom but I'll be good."  Awe!