Second Breakfast

Last Friday was the 75th Anniversary of The Hobbit.  Kyla's classroom is reading it now and decided to join in the big celebration by having second breakfast at school.

I guess I should have taken that photo before the bread basket (which was really full of hard boiled eggs) was empties by a bunch of hungry 6th grade hobbits.

Dr. Suess, the CFO and eggs

Oooh, this sounds like some kind of weird sci-fi movie, but I'm just catching you up on the girls' school activities.  Last week they celebrated Dr. Seuss' Birthday with a Fox in Socks theme.  I discovered that I don't own any interesting or crazy socks, but luckily the kids do.

The 5th grade has been studying eggs and little sister also wanted to have a "baby" egg.  We even made her a skirt.  

They had to build something for an egg to be dropped of the roof of the school.  Parachutes really help and the egg survived.

This week Kevin and I got to help the 5th graders on their field trip to JA Biztown.  The kids get to run the businesses and Kyla was the CFO of the town newspaper,

 which meant a lot of desk work.  

This year she made it to the Animal Shelter after her second paycheck and adopted a puppy before they were all gone.  

Level up to gold and blue

Here is the last part of Syd's three hour test.  Sorry Kyla, my battery ran out during your part!

Great job girls!

You Capture - Cold

Thursday, January 20

Snow in the Willamette Valley is pretty rare, but we got some just in time for the Cold challenge.  The girls were so excited to play outside before school, but sad that it had all melted by the time school was over.  

Click here to see more Cold at Beth's blog.

Merry Christmas 2011

Saturday, December 24


The cookies are made and set out for Santa.  Poor Sydney has a terrible cough and finally fell asleep about 30 minutes ago.   Santa is going to have to work fast in order to get some sleep tonight.   Hopefully they will sleep until 8am.  Here are some photos I took at church last week.  Kyla was a wise woman and Sydney was a beautiful Mary.  

Merry Christmas!!

Yellow Leaves

Wednesday, November 17

 

This one rarely poses for me and she only did this for about 2 minutes so I would stop bugging her.  So glad I had  my camera after school yesterday because today is nasty outside.  She love this "new" coat or poncho or whatever you call it.   She kind of reminds me of Fleur Delacour from Harry Potter.  

Kruger's Farm

Wednesday, October 12

Last Saturday we had the perfect weather for a visit to the pumpkin patch and corn maze complete with corn on the cob and caramel apples.  

You Capture - Apples

Sunday, September 18


Ever since I sent my 10 year old to archery camp (at TrackersNW, which she loved) I've had this fear that she would come home and be tempted to shoot her little sister.   Luckily the arrow that she came home with doesn't have an arrowhead and there are strict rules about not even pointing it towards people (except for this photo, don't worry there is no tension on the string).  The girls were very helpful with my photo challenge this week even though we're a few days late.  

And then she ate it.

For more apples visit Beth at I Should Be Folding Laundry.

Macro Monday and back to school

September 12, 2011

Wow, it looks like I took the whole summer off from blogging! The girls are starting their second week of school.  They are both happy with their teachers.  I'm already hearing complaints about homework, no one really missed that over the summer.  

You Capture - Pretty

Thursday, May 26

Here is Kyla in her pioneer costume on the Oregon Trail field trip.

The rest of these pretty things we found on the way to the park.

 

Click here for more Pretty over at I Should Be Folding Laundry.

You Capture - Spring

Thursday, April 21

I'm so behind on blogging, I even missed my baby's 7th birthday which also happens to be my 3rd blogiversary (sp - no I don't mean biodiversity).   I may or may not post photos for that later.    Here is spring, where it finally stopped raining and we sat outside to feel the warm sun and practice the knitting that we learned from a YouTube video.   

We admired our crop of dandelions, they are really doing well this year.

Along with the neighbor's shrubs.

I also made it to the University of Portland campus to capture some spring there. 

Click here to see more Spring over at I Should Be Folding Laundry.

You Capture - Fun

Wednesday, March 6


More Kung Fu photos because the girls had their joint birthday party last weekend and Kung Fu is FUN!

Here is Sydney sporting her new fun socks and she just learned how ride the big bike.  

For more Fun, visit Beth at I Should Be Folding Laundry.