Life around here as seen through the photos on my phone...I didn't get to be there for the 7 month baby photo shoot but my sister sent me pictures! Kenleigh is clearly the active one of the two and made it very hard to get a good picture of the two of them. She squealed and played and crawled away over and over. So cute! I miss them and wish it was easier to take a quick trip home.
Two days after we got back from Madeline Island, Hannah was ready to go get her learner's permit. The test ended up being much harder than she thought it would be and required some more studying, then she passed with flying colors! She even drove us home...ack! She has been doing a lot of driving, pretty much anytime we are going somewhere that doesn't require us to get on any major roads. It makes me very nervous but she is doing a great job!
Above is Joe's Dolly Award--basically the "Tony" of our local theatre. He won for "Featured Actor in a Play." Below is the latest obsession around here...Zentangling. Gabi sent me the book and pens and we are all hooked. I included some pictures of our creations later in this post.
I took Grace and a few of her friends to see "A Fault in Our Stars," at the dollar movie and we stopped for candy and dinner first. It was a fun night...these girls are super giggly but I survived. :0)
Above--Grace with all of her friends....below...they all left her to go to the bathroom.
Above is a picture Joe drew of me...I'm not sure whether to be flattered or not. Below--we went and saw Legally Blonde, the Musical for about the 5th time this summer but this time at a different theatre. It was a great show.
On the first day of school everyone was posting pictures of their kids. I let mine sleep in so I took these pictures of the girls on their first day...I didn't post them but was tempted to!
Above is a picture from our first week of school...this is a typical school day...the girls on their computers and Joe and I on the couch. Below--Hannah and a couple of her friends take their computers and do school at Starbucks once or twice a week. I happen to be there meeting Amanda for coffee and snapped a couple of pictures.
A couple of school pics...above I was helping Hannah with Geometry, doing constructions with a compass and a straightedge...haven't done those in a million forevers. Below is an example of Joe's list that he gets everyday. The list that is saving my life. He starts by highlighting his 5 choices for the day and then we mark them off as we do them. At the end of the week I file the 5 lists of the week in a binder and add a few notes and boom...plan book for Joe. I have made my own spiral bound plan book every year for the last 4 or 5 years but this year I am just using a 3 ring binder with separate sections for each kid and so far, so good. I may spiral bound it at the end of the year for my own personal storage.
Grace is enjoying her virtual school guitar class...she is learning a lot already. It's amazing what you can learn on a computer!
Above...twinsies! And below...my beloved bike!
Above, cool Lego book that we saw in Europe. There are two volumes--comedies and tragedies and seems like a fun way to become acquainted with Shakespeare. Below--two of my favorite things that just happened to also be my lunch one day last week. I will no longer be buying those chips...they are tooooo good! And, the last two pictures--my next puzzle that I need to have--bestselling books made into a puzzle. If I could get the puzzle and do it while it's raining my life would be MADE. And, the last picture--I have this thing about drinking a glass of wine almost nightly and in this cute little mason jar. No wine glasses for this chick.
