February 2011 Miscellaneous

FEBRUARY 2011 MISCELLANEOUS

Rachel and her friend Catalina, making beaded necklaces at school in celebration of "100 Days of Kindergarten"
Caroline with her friend Abigail -- two very fancy princesses!
Rachel came home from school one day with a fun idea - she wrote her own "song" for the xylophone, using color-coded notes on her paper that corresponded to the notes on the xylophone.
Sarah wearing a sweet, blue flowered dress that her Tia Lo and Uncle Robert gave her for her birthday. I'm thinking maybe this should have been posted under the "hair" post on this blog, to show Sarah's complete lack of hair at 16 months!

Chillin' on Mommy & Daddy's bed at bedtime

Rachel and Caroline enjoying a princess story & some snuggle time with "Uncle Spencer," as he was referred to recently by Caroline.
Hello, Daddy! How's your day at work going?

Hair

I consider myself very lucky to have 3 daughters, because I absolutely LOVE doing hair! And while Rachel loathes hair time because of the tangles we're always dealing with, she does let me play with her hair once in a while. Recently we did french braids, which looked SO ADORABLE! Soon thereafter she got a new, shorter do.

Meanwhile, Caroline has been able to fit her hair into two little ponytails (or are they pigtails?) -- which she is very proud of -- she says that they make her a "big girl."

So, here are a variety of recent pictures related to hair!

In these pictures, Rachel looks a lot like I did as a little girl

Getting her hair cut
The new, shorter hairstyle
Caroline's cute little pig tails

Brian's Birthday Weekend in PKS

We enjoyed some unseasonably wonderful weather while celebrating Brian's birthday at PKS. Here are some pictures of the action!

For mid-February, we had really nice temperatures -- so we spent LOTS of time outside, especially riding bikes!


It was REALLY windy, though -- especially at the water's edge near the sound

A family of bikers! Mark, Miriam, & Neils riding together

Miriam taking sweet Ed for a walk
Sarah loves pushing the baby doll stroller (with or without a baby in it!)


Running around at the park by the sound

Family photo!
Not pictured -- Miriam, Ed (the dog), and Sarah (she was napping nearby in the stroller)
Fun on the neighborhood playground



Say CHEESE!!!
Just in case Brian wasn't quite sure of his new age, Rachel made him a nice sign
Cake, candles, & ice cream

Why not celebrate with wine, too?!! Cheers!
Some cousin lovin'

Rachel and Sarah

Here are some sweet pictures of Rachel and Sarah having fun together on the swingset.