Last night, the girls and Clay were wrapping presents for me (everything else is already wrapped). Rebekah came downstairs holding a present, and in her sing-songy voice said:
"I have a present for mommy.
And it's a secret.
I'm not going to tell you what it is....
...But it's a game!! "
I started laughing and told her not to tell me anymore because I want to be surprised.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Wreaths Across America
The girls and I went to participate in Wreaths Across America to remember those who have served our country. The Girl Scouts got to carry the wreaths into the cemetery. There were 7 wreaths (one for each branch of the military including POW/MIA) laid at the Balls Bluff Cemetery. One of the things that was mentions was that there are 94,000 servicemen whose last known location was on the field of battle. Such a moving experience. I hope we can help out next year.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
DAR Open House
We went into DC to the Christmas Open House at the Daughters of the American Revolution headquarters. It was beautifully decorated. They had performers and tours going on.
The best part of the whole thing was Santa Claus. There was no line at all. Rebekah ran right up and gave him a big hug. He made great small talk with the girls: "Seems like only yesterday you were in 1st grade." "Didn't you ask me for your 2 front teeth last year? Looks like you got them." So, now the secret is out, for the BEST and MOST ACCESSIBLE Santa, go to the DAR open house.
The best part of the whole thing was Santa Claus. There was no line at all. Rebekah ran right up and gave him a big hug. He made great small talk with the girls: "Seems like only yesterday you were in 1st grade." "Didn't you ask me for your 2 front teeth last year? Looks like you got them." So, now the secret is out, for the BEST and MOST ACCESSIBLE Santa, go to the DAR open house.
Oh, and I won the drawing! I got a DAR mug.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
Happy Birthday Rebekah
Today you are 4!
We invited Rebekah's best friend, Evan, and his family over. Uncle Jay and his friend A also joined up for the party. Rebekah requested a "rainbow mermaid" cake. So this is what I made. The top 5 layers of cake matched the fondant color --an egg-free white cake, colored to match. The bottom layer is a chocolate wacky cake.
Rebekah got a groovy girl doll from Gma M and puppets from Gdad & Kris.
We invited Rebekah's best friend, Evan, and his family over. Uncle Jay and his friend A also joined up for the party. Rebekah requested a "rainbow mermaid" cake. So this is what I made. The top 5 layers of cake matched the fondant color --an egg-free white cake, colored to match. The bottom layer is a chocolate wacky cake.
Rebekah got a groovy girl doll from Gma M and puppets from Gdad & Kris.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
New glasses
When we were in CA we took the family to my cousin for eye check-ups. Turns out Emma's eyes are showing a lot of strain. She still has 20/20 vision, but if we don't fix the strain on her eyes, they can go bad quickly. It took us a little while to decide if we wanted to add Emma to our vision insurance or just pay cost for them. Her glasses finally arrived and she loves them!!
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