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).