Lots of Love

We enjoyed a festive Valetine's Party and snack buffet with our homeschool group. The girls enjoyed decorating homemade cookies with homemade frosting and special elderberry sprinkles from Europe. Ha! Pretty fancy this year. They also got to decorate paper bags and exchange Valentine cards/treats/toys. 

Other notes from this month:

• G is adjusting to swim team. It's an hour of practice vs 30 minute of class. She is one of the smallest but has won a few practice runs/trials. She is eager to compete in 'races'. For now, it's practicing strokes and learning starts, turns, and strong finishes.

• A has a new gymnastics teacher. Though she adored her previous teacher she seemed to adjust smoothly after the first few minutes of me encouraging and reassuraning her.

• M is mobile and fast... A runner. So as we work on our communication and safety skills we going to participate in fewer group outings/fieldtrips. Did the same thing when A was at this phase and it helped.

• We resumed big girl play dates (now including A) at Bapcia's during nap-time

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Catch-up thru pics

Children's theater - Miracle on 34th street 

Homeschool food, fun and games - winter party.

New wreath 

Donation drop-off, tour, lunch, and play

Neighborhood drive with lights, music, candy canes

Cookie decorating with Bapcia 

Taking cover during bad weather

Celebrating with family 

Girl mini vacation with nana

November

We enjoyed our 3 thanksgivings! 

1) London inspired

2) Traditional

3) southern fried chicken dinner

This year Guinny began her appreciation and desire for gravy as well as neeps & tatties (we used whipped yellow potatoes and turnips). We have a proud gravy loving daddy :)