Uncle Ryan

Our Artists

The girls really LOVE to paint. But what kid doesn't. Friday we were out of school for Fall Break. After a failed attempt to go to the Zoo because of rain, we built a sheet fort, ate some of Daddy's birthday cake and painted! Win Win!

Nora told me this is a picture of her and Abby. Check out the hair and the colors of the outfits. Can you guess which one she is???

Abby told me her picture is "blue." We will work on descriptive words next week...

Nora Age 4: An Interview

How old are you?
4
What are you favorite snacks?
Peanut Butter Granola Bars
What’s your favorite meal?
My favorite meal is cereal.
What is your favorite song?
ABCD
What animal do you like?
I like little mouses because they are quiet and they don’t bite us.
If you could talk to animals, what would you ask them?
(with this answer Nora kept saying the animal sounds like, "ohhh Ohhh Ohhh monkeys" or "Brrrhhrrrraaaa ellephants!" So I just moved on...
Why is the sky blue?
Because the sky is sopose to be blue.
What do you love about your home?
It’s nice and quiet and it doesn’t move around.
What do you love about your family?
I love my family and I love my sister.
What is your favorite thing to do in school?
Play with Caroline Gardner. I draw with her. I also like my teachers.
What do you think about when you’re trying to go to sleep?
I think about ballerinas. I also like to sing the ballerina song too. I like my ballerina doll. I like to play with dolls.

Fall 2010

We went to get Abby's 2 year old pictures and because of some issues with the studio...we got A LOT of free pictures! So I will now show them off:)

Fall 2010

Fall 2010

Abby's Two Year Pictures

Rainy Day Tent

Decorating our Haunted House

Nora and I loved eating, I mean making our cookie/candy haunted house this year.

Train Cake!

Abby turned two and we replayed the Train Cake mold we had used for Nora. There is something about LOVING trains at this age.

Headed to the Park

Waking up by Daddy

When Abby wakes up in the morning, one of the first things she wants (after her juice) is to see Daddy.

First Day of School

All I can say was it was HARD to get these girls, especially the curly girl, to stand still! But they did look cute!
I am working at their MDO this year and really love it. It's so fun to peek into the girl's rooms and watch them playing or painting. Nora's teachers say she is quite the artist, always jumping to paint. Abby's teacher told me she is the class dancer. :)

Two cute stories:
We were out on our trampoline the other day and Nora asked me where bugs go after they die. I said I didn't know, but that we will have to ask God that someday. She promptly looked up at me and with all sincerity asked, "Why don't you just call Him, you've got God's phone number, right?" It was priceless.

Nora is going to a Princess party this weekend. (It has been a long two weeks since I received the invitation) Needless to say, she is stoked. One of the Disney princess will be showing up. This morning, she drew a picture for the princess. She said, "maybe if I give her this picture, she will love it so much, she will "poof" me a present!" Smart kid.

September Rains

One of the many nice things about growing up in Oklahoma, is the warm rains. I remember, vividly, playing in the rain with my brother. It's fun to see the tradition continuing. There is also nothing like rain to calm before-dinner temper tantrums. It was perfect.

Clay making and Painting

The girls LOVE art, as most kiddos do. I learned quickly that the best way to paint, is naked!

Happy 4th Birthday Nora!

ABC's

Memorial Day Cookout

We had a really great Memorial Day at our place. We invited friend on our block and family to com and enjoy hamburgers and hotdogs. Very hot, but the Slip N Slide helped with that.