Kirsten & Kirsten

Which is the real girl and which is the American Girl?

Merry Christmas!

We celebrated Jesus' birth today with an angel food birthday cake, candy cane candle, and egg nog ice cream (a blend of the meaningful and the timely.)

ICE!

ICE! The Opryland version, of course! After being inside the 8 degree building, the outside temperature of 50 seemed more like a summer day! We had a lot of fun, and no one got hurt sliding down the ice slide!

Happy 50th Birthday!

Today we had the final celebration of Eddie's (November 13) 50th birthday, as his gift, a pellet stove, was installed. It looks great, cranks out the heat, and will be forever a remind of this special occasion!

Emily is Baptized!

Got the Fever

Daniel got the fever for a four-wheeler! Emily posed for this shot after riding as a passenger in the front, but Daniel did all the driving he could (with help from Grandpa Euel, of course.) Grandpa Euel and Grandma Wannie are Eddie's "other parents," as we call them, with a ranch in the mountains of NM.

Part four in the series on our trip to see family and friends in TX/NM last week.

Carlsbad Caverns

We took a side trip to Carlsbad Caverns on the way to visit other family. Considering that our last science class was on caves, this couldn't have been more timely!!! It was great to explore with only a few other people around.

Part three in the series from our trip last week to TX/NM.

Our girls

Second in the series from our trip to TX/NM last week.

Swimming is Grand...

with our kids, friends, and grandson!

Part one in the series on our trip to TX and NM last week....

Christmas Program

Emily was part of the dance routine and Daniel played 3 Christmas songs on the fiddle.

All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth

On Thin Ice

We went ice skating this week with our co-op and had a fantastic time! Daniel and Emily figured out how to spin on one skate -- I can't even do that!

1-2-3-1-Awesome

1-2-3-1-Awesome is the phrase Daniel says when he sees certain times on the digital clock -- on the hour, or 11:11, 5:55, etc. Interesting.

Colonial Occupations

As part of our co-op history class, Daniel and Emily have been learning about colonial times. As a final project, each child presented about a colonial occupation.

Daniel was a cabinet maker, and he served as my apprentice while making a cabinet for our doll house. It turned out really cute, and he was a confident presenter this morning, smiling the whole time.

Emily was a printer/binder, and enjoyed making letter stamps and stamping out words and phrases. She was nervous about presenting, but did a really good job.

I am glad that they were both assigned jobs that we could do a hands-on project with at home, and that they liked it.

I watched all the kids present, as they are the same kids I teach in Science. It was so neat to see them!!