Valentines and Snow

The girls had 2 snow days last week when we got over 10 inches of snow which was blowing and drifting so we made the best of our time off by finishing our handmade Valentines. Ella and Taylor chose to make lollipop flowers and Emma made rockets which were lifesaver rolls and a hershey kiss. They were all super easy and turned out too cute. We also made and decorated cupcakes and Taylor created a ferris wheel out of our K'nex kit that Emma got for Christmas. The girls also had great fun playing in the snow.

Time flys!

Where did January go? I can't believe I haven't posted since Christmas. Seriously, time does fly. Although January was pretty quiet, we did get out and about but I forgot my camera at every outing...VERY bummed about that. We have been extremely lucky and avoided most illnesses this winter. In fact, Taylor had her 9 year doctor well check and wasn't at the doc for anything during the last year. Emma had a stomach bug a while back and Dave took Ella and Taylor sledding where Ella knocked out her front baby tooth. And no it was not ready so I think she will have a hole for quite a while. She didn't even know she did it. She was more concerned that they couldn't find the tooth. She wrote the tooth fairy a note and she still found Ella. We have seen a few movies: Princess and the Frog, Alvin and the Chipmunks, The Tooth Fairy, G-Force. Dave and I took Emma and Ella rolling skating while Taylor was sleeping over at a friends. Ella is "hell on wheels". She loves it and has so much fun. Emma has fun but is much more cautious and has to be holding your hand. We also visited Imagination Station which was great. The girls loved it so we ended up buying an annual family pass. Well worth the money. Now we can visit often. All the girls are doing great in school. They are all working on class Valentines and today was the 100th day of school. Emma & Ella are having a special 100 day parade tomorrow. They are also working on a whale unit, LOTS of reading and sight words, writing numbers 11-20, journaling and geometric shapes. Taylor has started multiplication and division, learning about freedom and voting in social studies, motion and friction in science and LOTS of reading for her, too. I can't believe we are already in the 3rd quarter of the year. Spring will be here before we know it. I'm not complaining about that. We have also been puppy shopping. We made a deposit for first pick of a Maltipoo(crossbreed of a Maltese and a Poodle) litter that should be in April. Just a quick recap of whats been happening here. I plan to remember my camera from now on. Keep us in your favorites!