Holiday Update!

It looks like things have gotten away from me again. We've just been very busy! Both the girls schools have kept us hopping with a variety of activities, and we added a social skills group one night a week. I wrote about that class as well as Ky's status over on our other blog in case you missed the update.

I forgot to post pictures of the girls in their Halloween costumes, but trust me - they were adorable! Ky was Batgirl and Savvy was the red Jungle Fury Power Ranger. They were troopers and trick or treated for almost three hours!

Thanksgiving was also great fun. We spent it with family and ate lots of awesome food. Savvy said she was most thankful for ham and Ky said snow. Go figure.

We've finally made it to Christmas and the girls are going stir crazy waiting for the big day. We've tried to fill the days with fun activities, but I'm still glad we're down to only "five sleeps." We went to the Festival of the Trees, to see my niece perform in the Little Match Girl - which was incredible, and to sit on Santa's lap. The girls did their own Christmas shopping for the first time this year and it is a lot of fun watching them get excited to give.

This year Ky is asking for a cosmetic case with make-up, a lighted mirror, and an mp3 player with speakers. Savvy wants a picnic basket, a guitar, and a stuffed beaver. Thankfully, they have been very good! However, I learned that stuffed beavers are not easy to find, and when you go into a store and ask for a beaver - people look at you funny.

Today was Kyrie's Christmas Program. She was very nervous and overwhelmed by such a large crowd. She tried to sing though and I couldn't be more proud of her. I got video, but I am having issues with uploading it. Until I figure it out, here is a picture of the star after the show.



Savvy's program is tomorrow, so there is more cuteness to come!

Homework

Savvy spent hours working very hard on her show and tell project that is due Friday. This is very serious you know... it was her first official homework. She was given a plain white piece of card stock with the outline of a gingerbread person. I say person, because she insists that hers is a girl. The instructions just said to have the child cut it out and decorate it with their own "creative style." She took this assignment very seriously... spending almost an hour rummaging for supplies in the craft room. After literally three nights of cutting, gluing, drying, painting, sticking, and re-gluing she finally finished. Meet Savvy's VERY creative, VERY stylish gingerbread woman.

I can't decide what my favorite part is - the blue sequin leggings under the metallic skirt, the red sequin scarf, the pink checkered mittens?

It's all "fab-u-lous!" according to her.

Savvy's First Day of Kindergarten!

Think she was just a tiny bit excited? She has been looking forward to this day for weeks!

When I went to pick her up, I found out that she'd given herself a haircut. Luckily, it was only one curl. Then she said loudly in front of her teachers "They taught me NUFFIN' today!" Oy! At least they won't forget her.

If you missed Ky's first day of 1st grade, just go to our other blog "our little corner of the world." There is a link on the right side of this blog.

It's done!

We love our new roof!

The Roof

We woke up to the sounds of our roof being torn off this morning. Literally.

The roof was in rough shape, and our homeowners insurance told us that we pretty much had to fix it. So we are.

The girls are super excited, since they helped choose the new color of shingles. I'm excited because our house is going to look so much nicer. Ty's not excited since he got the bill.

Green Machines

The girls started soccer today. They are in a summer league that goes for the month of July. They are on the "Green Machines" team. Savvy is number 2 and Ky is number 9. They had so much fun at practice!

So much fun, that tonight they are sleeping in their shirts with their new soccer balls next to them in the beds. I think it was a huge success. They can't wait to go again! Especially because they "look adorable" in their pink shin guards and soccer cleats according to Savvy.

The first 4 weeks of SUMMER!

Wow! We have been super busy already this summer! We're enrolled in lots of summer programs that have kept us on the move.

The girls took 2 weeks of swimming lessons, which they loved. Just today they passed their level 1 swimming test! I am thrilled they like it and are getting comfortable with the water. Plus, they look really cute in their swimsuits and goggles. Since the pool is right next to the park we finished each class with a picnic lunch. They are working hard at being able to do the monkey bars all by themselves.

We managed to get to Lagoon-A-Beach once so far this year, and Lagoon five or six times. Hopefully we get to go more as the year goes on, it was so fun to get into the pool with them!

The girls were able to use two of their Christmas gifts since it finally warmed up. Kyrie did a butterfly garden and got to watch five live caterpillars turn into butterflies. A very cool experience. Savvy did a ladybug land. We watched as ten ugly earwig looking bugs changed into cute ladybugs over ten days. We released them both into our backyard a few nights ago, which was a little sad, but luckily we're able to visit them. *wink*wink*

We enrolled the family in the kids bowl free summer program. It means that we can bowl two games free every day. Sadly, we only make it a couple times a week, but they love it. Ty and I do too - we have quite a wager going to see who can win the most this summer. So far he's up six games to four. The girls have perfected the their pre-bowling dance routine - which explains why it takes us almost three hours to bowl two games. The other bowlers always seem to get a kick out of watching them.

Savvy's:

Kyrie's:

The summer movie clubhouse is now in full swing! Each Wednesday we get to go see a kids' movie on the big screen. We saw Megamind (again) and next week the girls are anxiously looking forward to Despicable Me (again.)

One of the most fun things we have been doing is the Summerbridge program. It helps kids retain what they learned during the school year and get a jump on the curriculum for the upcoming year. So far we've covered nutrition and weather as well as daily worksheets on writing, reading, and math. The girls LOVE doing their "homework" each day.

We're enrolled in the Summer Library Reading Program, and went to the big kick-off party earlier this month. It was a really fun! The girls are falling in love with books and are working hard on their goal to earn a free book and kids meals by reading every day. So far they've fallen in love with Knuffle Bunny and Stellaluna. There is an activity every Monday night at the library and so far they've had an extreme petting zoo and a pajama party (the picture is them all ready to go.) This is one of the girl's favorite things since Ty gets to come with us.

So that has been our summer so far... not busy at all, right?

Next month is probably only going to get busier! Swimming is over, but they start soccer the first week of July. Plus we have the 4th of July parade, picnic, and fireworks. Ty's birthday is coming up, and we haven't been to the Zoo or a Bee's game yet... Plus, we have big plans for Cars 2 and Harry Potter 7.2!