Columbus Elementary April Student of the Month

Birthday Happiness

I had grand plans for Diana's birthday blog post. Newborn photos,
memories...instead I got to do two soccer games and a dance
competition in Portland this weekend. It was all great, but this post
will have to do. The second we walked in the door, she got settled in
new new AG jammies and slippers with Lanie and started her pile of
nine knew Warriors books. What could be better for a ten year old
Denney girl??

First Dance Competition!

After a morning soccer game (in which we were short players so the
Diana played hard the whole time) we headed to the Convention Center
for her first dance competition. It was something I wasn't quite
prepared for! Sparkles and feathers and sequins, oh my! Diana's team
did great. I could hardly believe that was my little girl up there
looking so pretty and graceful. Their adjudicated score earned them a
"high gold" ranking and fourth place in their division. We celebrated
with a yummy (and very late!) dinner at Olive Garden with the
Gibson's. And, we get to do it all again next Saturday!

A Definite Don't

Or, How Not to Wear False Eyelashes

Books Are Yummy!

Mary: Mom, the first sentence of my new book is delicious!!

Sent from my iPhone

A Lazy Morning at Home

The girls asked me to take a picture of them and put it on my blog.
I'm happy to oblige! We're enjoying a lazy morning at home. There's no
school today since parent/teacher conferences start at noon. Laura
loves to cook breakfast and make up recipes. She's pretty good at it
too. On the menu today: scrambled eggs in hash brown "nests".
Delicious! Mary had two! And I love how this picture shows how
different my twins are: Mary with her dark hair, green eyes and braces
who wears footie pjs and still is cold, Laura with her fair skin and
freckles who would wear nothing but panties all day if we'd let her.
So different, yet so connected. I guess those of us who aren't a twin
will never get it.