Domino championship:
Healthy food versus unhealthy food:
Art projects:
Father's Day tribute:
Math game:
Field trip to a museum:
Working on a reading project at home. She obviously was more interested in showing off her self-applied makeup, aherm.
Saturday, November 9, 2013
School Activities
Here are several pics of some of the girls' school activities this year.
Domino championship:
Healthy food versus unhealthy food:
Art projects:
Father's Day tribute:
Math game:
Field trip to a museum:
Working on a reading project at home. She obviously was more interested in showing off her self-applied makeup, aherm.
Domino championship:
Healthy food versus unhealthy food:
Art projects:
Father's Day tribute:
Math game:
Field trip to a museum:
Working on a reading project at home. She obviously was more interested in showing off her self-applied makeup, aherm.
June Update: Expo Agro
I know, I have 5 and almost a half months to catch up on on this blog. Sigh. As of next week all my major tests and papers will be over/turned in, so hopefully I'll be able to give some needed attention to our blog. The girls do enjoy looking at all the pictures of when they were smaller and I'm aware that if I don't get around to updating this, later on it'll be too daunting a task and I'll probably just give up, heh.
So, onto the first update. In June we took the girls to the annual farm/animal/regional products exhibition, a.k.a Expo Agro/Expo Cachaça. It was a relatively warm winter evening so the girls were able to enjoy seeing the animals in the outside area and riding the tractors and horses without being disturbed with cold weather.
They got to pet HUGE bulls and adorable little kids. Also, Laurie rode a horse (like an actual horse, not a donkey or pony as in previous times) for the first time. And Daddy and Mommy got to taste different cachaças, beers, and regional delights. So yum!
Oh, right. Laura's Mr. Froggie joined us for the fun outing:
Somebody's being courageous:
The girls love these tractors:
Waiting for their turn to ride the horse:
Some horrid phone pics of the girls riding:
So, onto the first update. In June we took the girls to the annual farm/animal/regional products exhibition, a.k.a Expo Agro/Expo Cachaça. It was a relatively warm winter evening so the girls were able to enjoy seeing the animals in the outside area and riding the tractors and horses without being disturbed with cold weather.
They got to pet HUGE bulls and adorable little kids. Also, Laurie rode a horse (like an actual horse, not a donkey or pony as in previous times) for the first time. And Daddy and Mommy got to taste different cachaças, beers, and regional delights. So yum!
Oh, right. Laura's Mr. Froggie joined us for the fun outing:
Somebody's being courageous:
The girls love these tractors:
Waiting for their turn to ride the horse:
Some horrid phone pics of the girls riding:
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Holiday Happenings
We had a pretty fun (and tiring) extended holiday with lots of activities, for a change, heh. It started off with one of Laurie's classmates' birthday party (no pictures). Came home in time to watch a soccer game. Not that I care for soccer, but it was a State team playing against a Mexican team in a decisive game. And our team won!
The next day we went over to another classmate's house for a pajama party (all the pics below are from then). The girls played, ate, "swam" in the jacuzzi, painted their nails, played, and ate some more whilst the adults hung out. Such fun! We went out for lunch the next day after buying Alina a pair of glasses since she'd broken hers the previous day.
This super fun holiday ended with me studying for an upcoming test and the rest of this little family lazing around. Yay!
Eating out with our princesses:
A happy little monkey all ready to go to the pajama party:
Checking out the jacuzzi:
Hammock fun:
In the dollhouse:
Water fun:
The end of a fantastic day!
The next day we went over to another classmate's house for a pajama party (all the pics below are from then). The girls played, ate, "swam" in the jacuzzi, painted their nails, played, and ate some more whilst the adults hung out. Such fun! We went out for lunch the next day after buying Alina a pair of glasses since she'd broken hers the previous day.
This super fun holiday ended with me studying for an upcoming test and the rest of this little family lazing around. Yay!
Eating out with our princesses:
A happy little monkey all ready to go to the pajama party:
Checking out the jacuzzi:
Hammock fun:
In the dollhouse:
Water fun:
The end of a fantastic day!
What Makes [My] Life Worth Living ...
This little monkey does:
... as does this one (the smaller one):
I know, I'm finally posting something about Mother's Day almost a month later. Tsk, tsk. Been waaaaaay too busy with the usual work/kids/studies. So, yeah, another Mother's Day has come and gone, and all I can say is thank You, God, for having blessed me with my monkeys!
Yes, work is fulfilling, getting a college education is fulfilling, having done volunteer service for years is fulfilling. Yet all of that can't compare to how fulfilling and wonderful it is to be a parent! Work comes and goes, there's a time and place for studying, and there will always be underprivileged people. However, my kids are the only thing that matter in the end ... to me, obviously. :)
My oldest sister posted something lovely she wrote to Mom which, coincidently (smirk), beautifully expresses my feelings as well (since I'm terrible at expressing myself). Here's the link: http://rieligood.com/family/mother-2013/
So, happy super late Mother's Day, Mom! You truly are one of the most amazing women I know! And thank you, Laurie and Lili, for making this life experience possible. I couldn't have asked for spunkier, lovelier, more intelligent princesses than you! I love you girls more than anything!!
With my Laurie-girl at my grandparents' place for a Mother's Day lunch:
Papa monkey and Laurie monkey:
Laurie snapped this lovely (aherm) shot of grandpa and grandma:
And here we are at the airport after lunch saying goodbye to our friend Gracielle (she was on her way to France for a year):
Lili's getting soooo big!
In closing, here are my girls' Mother's Day tributes made at school:
... as does this one (the smaller one):
I know, I'm finally posting something about Mother's Day almost a month later. Tsk, tsk. Been waaaaaay too busy with the usual work/kids/studies. So, yeah, another Mother's Day has come and gone, and all I can say is thank You, God, for having blessed me with my monkeys!
Yes, work is fulfilling, getting a college education is fulfilling, having done volunteer service for years is fulfilling. Yet all of that can't compare to how fulfilling and wonderful it is to be a parent! Work comes and goes, there's a time and place for studying, and there will always be underprivileged people. However, my kids are the only thing that matter in the end ... to me, obviously. :)
My oldest sister posted something lovely she wrote to Mom which, coincidently (smirk), beautifully expresses my feelings as well (since I'm terrible at expressing myself). Here's the link: http://rieligood.com/family/mother-2013/
So, happy super late Mother's Day, Mom! You truly are one of the most amazing women I know! And thank you, Laurie and Lili, for making this life experience possible. I couldn't have asked for spunkier, lovelier, more intelligent princesses than you! I love you girls more than anything!!
With my Laurie-girl at my grandparents' place for a Mother's Day lunch:
Papa monkey and Laurie monkey:
Laurie snapped this lovely (aherm) shot of grandpa and grandma:
And here we are at the airport after lunch saying goodbye to our friend Gracielle (she was on her way to France for a year):
Lili's getting soooo big!
In closing, here are my girls' Mother's Day tributes made at school:
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