Great-Grandma Brandt stayed for several weeks around the 2016 Christmas-time. This is a picture taken in early January 2017. We really enjoyed her extended visit.
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Daddy's Birthday...
For her Daddy's birthday {3-9-17}, MK left clues all around the house. Each clue had a character & a note that led to the next clue. The final note was this great birthday card!
(This was all HER idea!!)
Random Christmas Stuff...
So I'm cleaning out my emails & photos in my phone... Little by little, maybe I'll get caught up. No fancy post here, but these are some pictures from Christmas 2016:
CHRISTMAS BAKING!
MK had fun "fixing" everyone's hair.
Kyle's family came to visit. Madison & MK
had so much fun together!
We did a Lego Advent Calendar for MK for 2016.
She had to be super patient & wait to open each day's box.
Her elf, Lucky, was not quite so patient.
ZOOLIGHT SAFARI 2016
Oooopy...
These pictures are from a month or two ago... MK's class made this cornstarch-stuff as a science project. So we threw together a batch at home also!
Sunday, February 5, 2017
Lego Friends Harry Potter Park Post...
This is so fun to show off, guys! The LEGO friends are going to a park with a Harry Potter theme. Above is a picture of Sleeping Beauty and Mia having a snack and the other is Andrea going down a slide. Below is Ariel and Ella on some plastic mandrake bars that were gray in the store and then painted green and then people put paper green leaves on them.To the right is the WHOLE park!
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
School is in Session!!!
School has begun! We missed "meet the teacher" day since we were at the beach during that time.So we went to the school on Monday morning and Ms. CC got a look around her classrooms. (She changes teachers this time--one for lessons & 2 more teachers for choice/free time.
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Let's Swim!
I've mentioned in previous posts that we joined the YMCA this summer. My main reason was to give MK an opportunity to learn to swim, although I'd have been content with just a little progress. Well, I guess she doesn't call herself "Little Dolphin" for nothing! This child is really SWIMMING!
MK insisted that she would never take swim lessons. About 6 weeks ago, she was chatting with one of the lifeguards, CeCe. They became fast friends & so we arranged "swim meets" with Miss CeCe. MK was afraid at first, but CeCe coaxed her into deeper & deeper water, & she gained new skills all the time.
The YMCA has a rule that anyone who hasn't passed the swim test must wear a red band to show that they aren't a strong swimmer. A parent must always be within arm's reach of a "red" swimmer. Green bands are awarded to those who pass the swim test, and they can swim without a parent in the pool. MK said she wasn't interested in the green band, but CeCe gave her the swim test without MK realizing it! Of course she passed & we were SuPeR proud!
Usually when Joey & I take her swimming, she stays in the shallow end & doesn't even trust us to swim with her in the deep end. But CeCe has given MK great confidence! Yesterday MK & I were in the 8-foot section (with a kickboard) & she saw CeCe on the other side of the pool. MK threw aside her kickboard & said, "I've got to go see Miss CeCe!" And she swam across 2 lanes of the pool, just for the fun of it!
WE ARE SO PROUD OF MK!!!
Saturday, August 13, 2016
School is in Session!
School has begun! We missed "meet the teacher" day since we were at the beach during that time. So we went to the school on Monday morning & MK got a look around her classrooms. (She changes teachers this year -- one teacher for math/science & another teacher for reading/social studies.)
MK was hesitant, but then she saw this "Finding Dory" tissue box with a picture of Destiny on it. This definitely helped her to know her classroom was a good one!
These are the best "1st Day" pictures that I could get! She was still a bit nervous, but she tells us that she LOVES school!!!
Sunday, August 7, 2016
A Birthday Break!
Today IS Mary Kathryn's 8th birthday! We are having her party next week, but we did a bit of celebrating today also. I'll post more beachy pictures soon, but
I just HAD to make this birthday post!
When MK woke up, she unwrapped a Lego set and this Destiny plushy (her favorite character from "Finding Dory.") She & I went to church & her
daddy had to go to work :(
After church, MK and I made some cupcakes {and ATE several of them too!}
We will continue the party later on this week!
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