We were just listening to a song ("Fidelity") where the lyrics repeat "It's breaking my heart" over and over.
At the end, Nick said, "What's breaking her heart?"
I said, "you know, I don't know!"
and Nick said, "maybe a rock in her head."
Friday, February 13, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Julianna's 6th Birthday
Julianna had her 6th birthday party on Saturday the 24th. She chose to have a "Pajama Party," and invited the girls from morning Kindergarten (and Sara B.) over to her house.
The friends arrived at 5:30 pm, wearing their pajamas. The plan was pizza, cake, and a movie (the "Tinker Bell" DVD).
That being said, no party is complete without Free Play with Friends!
Upon arrival, the girls decide to play with some toys:
And then, they wanted to color for quite a while:
After a pizza dinner, we went ahead and had "cake time!"
(I like that picture: mid-candles! A few are out, and the smoke is blowing from them!)
Here are some close-ups of the cake. I was instructed that it needed to have pajamas on it.
After cake, we started the movie! While they were watching the movie in the darkened den, popcorn was delivered to them, as well as light-up bracelets.
The girls' parents arrived to pick them up between 8:45 and 9:00 pm, while Julianna was opening presents. Home and to bed for everyone!
Julianna was a wonderful hostess! She made sure everyone was taken care of and got them what they needed. She made sure everyone took a party favor before they left: a spool of pretty ribbon, a Disney Fairy doll to take home and color, and a package of cookies!
Julianna loved having her Pajama Party, and was full of smiles and giggles!
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Julianna's Actual Birthday was a busy day. She brought a book ("The Pigeon Wants A Puppy!") to donate to her classroom, and her teachers gave her a crown to wear. Due to Open House, there was noon dismissal from school, which means the morning and afternoon kindergartens were combined. The other kindergarteners thought she was so lucky to have all 35 kids there on her birthday!
Since the big kids were done at noon as well, we went out to lunch with two other families.
Here are the Kindergarteners at the restaurant:
Julianna was given a birthday sundae!
It appears that she was sharing it with Nick, whether she wanted to or not! (Julianna, as usual, was a gracious sharer.)
In the afternoon, Katie had violin, and then Julianna got to pick what she wanted to have for dinner. She chose In-N-Out!
(You can see here that she got the American Girl cat, "Ginger," that she had been hoping for!)
We all went to the school's Open House to see the classrooms, and Julianna lost a tooth while we were in the 3rd grade room!
It was her third lost tooth, a bottom incisor. That makes three bottom teeth!
Mommy carried it carefully between her thumb and forefinger during the rest of our time at Open House!
Back at home, we had cupcakes and sang the "Happy Birthday" song:
And at bedtime, Julianna put her tooth in the Tooth Fairy pillow.
When she woke up the next morning, she found 50 cents and a little note in the pillow. It was a tiny note, with tiny writing:
"Julianna,
Because I got to come on your birthday, I decided to give you a present!
Next time I'll go back to the rings and things.
Lots of Love,
The Tooth Fairy"
She drew a little picture of a tooth with a star.
The present was two outfits for Julianna's Tinker Bell doll! I guess the Tooth Fairy likes fairy dolls!
The friends arrived at 5:30 pm, wearing their pajamas. The plan was pizza, cake, and a movie (the "Tinker Bell" DVD).
That being said, no party is complete without Free Play with Friends!
Upon arrival, the girls decide to play with some toys:
And then, they wanted to color for quite a while:
After a pizza dinner, we went ahead and had "cake time!"
(I like that picture: mid-candles! A few are out, and the smoke is blowing from them!)
Here are some close-ups of the cake. I was instructed that it needed to have pajamas on it.
After cake, we started the movie! While they were watching the movie in the darkened den, popcorn was delivered to them, as well as light-up bracelets.
The girls' parents arrived to pick them up between 8:45 and 9:00 pm, while Julianna was opening presents. Home and to bed for everyone!
Julianna was a wonderful hostess! She made sure everyone was taken care of and got them what they needed. She made sure everyone took a party favor before they left: a spool of pretty ribbon, a Disney Fairy doll to take home and color, and a package of cookies!
Julianna loved having her Pajama Party, and was full of smiles and giggles!
__________
Julianna's Actual Birthday was a busy day. She brought a book ("The Pigeon Wants A Puppy!") to donate to her classroom, and her teachers gave her a crown to wear. Due to Open House, there was noon dismissal from school, which means the morning and afternoon kindergartens were combined. The other kindergarteners thought she was so lucky to have all 35 kids there on her birthday!
Since the big kids were done at noon as well, we went out to lunch with two other families.
Here are the Kindergarteners at the restaurant:
Julianna was given a birthday sundae!
It appears that she was sharing it with Nick, whether she wanted to or not! (Julianna, as usual, was a gracious sharer.)
In the afternoon, Katie had violin, and then Julianna got to pick what she wanted to have for dinner. She chose In-N-Out!
(You can see here that she got the American Girl cat, "Ginger," that she had been hoping for!)We all went to the school's Open House to see the classrooms, and Julianna lost a tooth while we were in the 3rd grade room!
It was her third lost tooth, a bottom incisor. That makes three bottom teeth!
Mommy carried it carefully between her thumb and forefinger during the rest of our time at Open House!
Back at home, we had cupcakes and sang the "Happy Birthday" song:
And at bedtime, Julianna put her tooth in the Tooth Fairy pillow.
When she woke up the next morning, she found 50 cents and a little note in the pillow. It was a tiny note, with tiny writing:
"Julianna,
Because I got to come on your birthday, I decided to give you a present!
Next time I'll go back to the rings and things.
Lots of Love,
The Tooth Fairy"
She drew a little picture of a tooth with a star.
The present was two outfits for Julianna's Tinker Bell doll! I guess the Tooth Fairy likes fairy dolls!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
The Rainbow Roses
When you send your daughter off with her father for a camping weekend with the Rainbow Roses* Indian Princess tribe, you say a little prayer as you blow kisses and wave goodbye.
After the tired pair returns home, yawning and telling of their fun weekend, there comes a time when you take a peek at the pictures in the camera...
Let's take a look, shall we?
...
The girls were plopped down in the snow for a cute picture (sure hope the long underwear I packed were worn under those jeans):
And then apparently the dads threw snow at the daughters...
And then it appears that they told them to eat the snow...
What's this... and then they were given reptiles?
The tribe did some archery at the camp, and here I see that the Dads had their daughters pose for a photo IN FRONT OF THE TARGETS.
A skit was performed, entitled "wee wee."
You see why the moms say that little prayer when they send them off for the weekend!
____________________________
In other Rainbow Roses news, the tribe went to an equestrian center earlier this month:
___________
*Julianna thought up the name, and it received the most votes!
After the tired pair returns home, yawning and telling of their fun weekend, there comes a time when you take a peek at the pictures in the camera...
Let's take a look, shall we?
...
The girls were plopped down in the snow for a cute picture (sure hope the long underwear I packed were worn under those jeans):
And then apparently the dads threw snow at the daughters...
And then it appears that they told them to eat the snow...
What's this... and then they were given reptiles?
The tribe did some archery at the camp, and here I see that the Dads had their daughters pose for a photo IN FRONT OF THE TARGETS.
A skit was performed, entitled "wee wee."
You see why the moms say that little prayer when they send them off for the weekend!
____________________________
In other Rainbow Roses news, the tribe went to an equestrian center earlier this month:
___________
*Julianna thought up the name, and it received the most votes!
A Yurok Village
The big project in Third Grade at our school is the Native American Villages. The students are divided into groups, and each group studies a tribe and makes a model of their village. The goal is to have accurate details that truly reflect how they lived and used the land.
The teacher assigned the groups and chose a Chief and an Assistant Chief for each tribe.
Katie told us that the Chiefs and Assistant Chiefs were chosen because the teacher thought they would be "good leaders without being bossy." :-)
Guess who was Assistant Chief of the Yurok tribe?
Yep, Katie!
It took them many hours, spread over three school days, to make their villages. I got to come in on the third day to help them finish it (hot glue guns had to be operated by parent helpers!). The best part of being there on the third day was that I got to hear them present their villages to each other! I'm glad I had my camera with me!
Here's the Chief and Assistant Chief:
And here's the whole group:
Katie says:
The Yurok lived on the coast of Northern California, in the Redwood forest. Their primary means of transportation was in canoes up and down the coast. They lived in Longhouses made of redwood. Salmon meant a LOT to the Yurok Indians. Our group accidentally made enough salmon (out of clay) to last them about 2 winters!! They also grew corn to eat and hunted small game and deer. The chief (David) and I did the water. Isn't it cool how they overlap and look like waves?
Here's the Cherokee village (Catherine was the Chief)
And here's the Navajo village:
Then the villages were in the classroom at Open House for all to admire!
The teacher assigned the groups and chose a Chief and an Assistant Chief for each tribe.
Katie told us that the Chiefs and Assistant Chiefs were chosen because the teacher thought they would be "good leaders without being bossy." :-)
Guess who was Assistant Chief of the Yurok tribe?
Yep, Katie!
It took them many hours, spread over three school days, to make their villages. I got to come in on the third day to help them finish it (hot glue guns had to be operated by parent helpers!). The best part of being there on the third day was that I got to hear them present their villages to each other! I'm glad I had my camera with me!
Here's the Chief and Assistant Chief:
And here's the whole group:
Katie says:
The Yurok lived on the coast of Northern California, in the Redwood forest. Their primary means of transportation was in canoes up and down the coast. They lived in Longhouses made of redwood. Salmon meant a LOT to the Yurok Indians. Our group accidentally made enough salmon (out of clay) to last them about 2 winters!! They also grew corn to eat and hunted small game and deer. The chief (David) and I did the water. Isn't it cool how they overlap and look like waves?
Here's the Cherokee village (Catherine was the Chief)
And here's the Navajo village:
Then the villages were in the classroom at Open House for all to admire!
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Golf
The second series of photos I'm finally sharing is from our golf outing earlier this month.
First we practiced our putting, and then we went over to the driving range.
It was a beautiful day for it, wasn't it?
First we practiced our putting, and then we went over to the driving range.
It was a beautiful day for it, wasn't it?
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