Showing posts with label 2015. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2015. Show all posts

Saturday, February 28, 2015

First Day of Ballet Class

Today is Elise's very first day of ballet class! She was super excited, and she did great! She's a natural.

I think this picture just about sums up her excitement.
And here's a lower quality one. But seriously, she was grinning so big.
Her teacher, Miss Grace, is so sweet with the girls.

Friday, February 27, 2015

Fishing

Elise decided she and Charlotte should go fishing. I love how creative she is!



It's a big one!

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Snow Cave

Matt made a snow cave as a scout once and wanted to make one for the girls to play in. So much fun! They loved having an igloo.

best dad




Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Daddy's Girl

Charlotte has always been a daddy's girl. I love watching these two together.




Monday, February 23, 2015

Ballet Shoes


Aunt Holly sent us the best package in the mail, including all kinds of fun ballet clothes. Elise nearly jeté-ed to the moon when we opened it.

Sunday, February 22, 2015

Great Girl

dressed for church
Sometimes I look at Elise and just marvel and think, Wow, she is growing up to be such a fantastic, beautiful kid. I'm so blessed and glad to have her in our family.

Saturday, February 21, 2015

Have a Heart

It snowed! A lot! Perfect for building a snowman with Dad. Vera and I watched from indoors.

eclectic snow gear
Matt is such a fun dad.
Even with the snow being pretty powdery, he made them a great snowman.

Our snowman even had a heart!

Friday, February 20, 2015

Two Things


Elise and Charlotte wanted to wear their Thing 1 and Thing 2 outfits from Halloween and read The Cat in the Hat together.

Thursday, February 19, 2015

Couch Crasher


This is what it looks like when your two-year-old, who needs a nap but won't take one, sits still for too long. Late nap on the couch.

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Stacks of Happy


Charlotte has always loved books so much. She'll sit for so long and tell herself the stories.

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Mixing Colors

Fingerpainting with bedhead and peanut butter on your face. It's good to be two.


Monday, February 16, 2015

Snow Ice Cream

Our friends invited us over for dinner and Family Home Evening, and it was so much fun! After dinner we made snow ice cream, which is just 8 cups of snow, one can of sweetened condensed milk, and a teaspoon of vanilla mixed. It's easy and fun to make and so yummy, especially with fresh strawberries.


Sunday, February 15, 2015

Vera Turns Six Months

Vera turned six months old today! We are so blessed to have this beautiful girl in our family. We love you, Vera!


Saturday, February 14, 2015

Leaf Pile

Charlotte likes to dump out all of the dress up clothes and jump in them and pretend it is a leaf pile. She was doing that, and Vera rolled over nearby, so she started piling the "leaves" on the baby. Vera loved it.


Friday, February 13, 2015

Alphabet Craze

I bought this alphabet puzzle for Christmas for Elise one year and she hardly ever used it, but it is one of Charlotte's favorite things to play with. She is doing great recognizing both uppercase and lowercase letters.


Thursday, February 12, 2015

Reading Together

One of my very favorite parts of Elise being an early reader is that she reads to her sisters.


Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Pigtails and Ballet Shoes

Elise has been working hard doing chores around the house to earn enough money for ballet shoes. I'm happy to say that, at a quarter per chore, she finally earned enough! I'm proud of her hard work and diligence.


This was my first attempt at pigtails on Charlotte.

About to do a joint leapfrog off the stairs.

I love that these two have each other.

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Blond Curls

I'm in love with Charlotte's blond, blond curls.


Also, Charlotte snuggles Vera like this a lot, but I never realized what a skilled multitasker she is. Holding hands while sucking her thumb.


Monday, February 9, 2015

Elise Types Too

Elise loves to type on the computer, just like Charlotte. Except she uses capital letters and can type her whole name and everyone else's names in our family too.