Christmas from China

My dear friend Mandy in China sent use a Christmas package. I got 2 fleece shirts and 3 cd's. Olivia was given this.
They are doll furniture that you put together and paint. There was a bedroom set and a dinning room set.

And Mandy sent this Chinese doll to go with it.

Olivia was very patient until the last piece on putting them together.

We just have to finish the dinning room set and then she is off to Play.

Thank you so much Mandy!

Castle Tea

Glen Eyrie Castle, Colorado Springs

English Tea Time
We were served English tea, Spiced Fruit tea, and pastries.
Very yummy, and Olivia was a champ on trying everything.
Real Tea time is not her thing, but great to experience it once.

Fancy Nancy

The school did this for a fundraiser. K-3rd Grade was able to participate.

Dress up fancy, and the fancier the better.
Some of the girls and Olivia

Olivia's Teacher even helped out. Story time was this room.

Here they were learning how to walk Fancy with a banana on there head.

Lot of Arts and crafts

Painting Dress up Dolls

Then in the Library they had a scavenger hunt, finding the letters to spell FANCY, and learned new big words for different things in the library. Olivia found the Dictionary first. She was thrilled.

We had an awesome afternoon. She even got a Fancy Nancy book to keep.

snow day kids fun

Here a whole bunch of links of great activities. www.tobinslab.com/products/EM-SFP www.digiblock.com www.starfall.com www.epa.gov/kids www.gameclassroom.com www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/numeracy.htm

Christmas 2010

We had to wake up Olivia so we could go on with our day.

I got this awesome shirt from my incrediable husband.

Jon got his power tool, now he can start the remodel of the bathroom.

Olivia opening her many presents.

Then we went sledding at St. Mary's Glacier.

We have not had snow here in town so we made our Christmas a white one any ways.

Jon enjoying the sledding as much as everyone else.

Even the tumbling.

Could not ask for a more beautiful day.

Merry Christmas!

Ginger Bread houses

So, I bought a store kit thinking it would be easier. Yea, NO... The houses I ended up hot gluing them and they did not fit together as well either. But we had a blast decorating our little town.

Olivia's is on the right, Jon's in the middle, and mine on the left. My house is on fire and Jon's house has ashes all over it. Olivia's Door bleed to the ground. (I think I made the frosting a little too thin.)

Then our little family with our little houses. What a great day.

Ice Skating with Friends

Brianna, Abere, and Olivia.
All the girls were skating faster then I could when they had the buckets.

Break time.

Then the buckets had to be taken away. We knew the girls could stake. They still went fast.

Olivia practicing her graceful falls

She thought she could fly

there was hardly any one there today which made it even better.

What a great fun day. only 5 more to go.

Yummy goodness

first off, we made, indoor smoores. marshmellows, golden ghrams, chocolate.
then double chocolate chip, which I burned to a bloody crisp.

Lemon, blueberry muffins.

Then brownies to make up for the burned cookies.

And of course, sugar cookies.

Passed thenm out to neighbors and friends for christmas.

I love baking.