A Sentimental Journey

"Winter, a lingering season, is a time to gather golden moments, embark upon a sentimental journey, and enjoy every idle hour. " - John Boswell

First Tooth, Seven & Parties

BIG week for Ayva!

She lost her first tooth...

 turned 7...

 and partied "hard"!

Hilarious

Coloring & Drawing at 4

Coloring and drawing are very important past times in our house. It all started with Owen. He'd draw on any peice of paper, and his mind was always full of things he wanted to draw. We have rubber maid containers full of sketch pads, and we're constantly buying all three of the kids new ones. We looked back through a stash of drawings and found art work from Owen and Ayva that were done around the same age Monica is now. This is what we found:

#1 Owen - July 2007 (he was almost 5) Wonder what it is? Think Jungle Book

#2 Ayva - January 2008 (she had just turned 4) Portrait of her an Owen

 And #3 Monica - today (4 1/2) a little girl next to the sun



What we do...

We go to "work" with mommy a lot. People tell her all the time, "Your kids are so well behaved". Well....here's what we do (mommy caught it on camera today).

When it's the right book...

...he can't put it down!

1st Place Pianist!

We're very proud of Owen and Ayva. Their piano studio had a contest during the month of November. They had to count the beat of their pieces as they played them during practice, play them well, and do theory and flash cards well. Each week they were given points. The results were announced today. Owen and Ayva have taken the gold! They shared first place!