Dress-up Show

This week we are on pseudo-staycation. I say pseudo, because Lee is not really off the hook at work. He did get today off, but he had to work an entire day yesterday. This morning the girls put on a fashion show for us. It involved lots of twirling and dancing. We are doing a lot of Olympics watching lately. Our favorites are gymnastics and synchronized diving. There is still much more summer fun to be had. The pool feels great, and Analese is even signed up for a fantasy art camp for girls in a few weeks. She is doing an amazing job in school, and she is even learning much more Spanish this year since she has a private Spanish tutor from Guatemala via Skype. We stay pretty busy, but we are trying our hardest to enjoy summer as well.
 

Tooth Fairy Excitement!

Our major excitement of the week happened on Wednesday when Analese's tooth finally came out. It was just hanging there for a day or two, which was actually kind of gross.
 It finally came out during her piano lesson on Wednesday afternoon. She was pretty stoked. Try to ignore the smear of blood on her face. ewwww.
 Of course, being her first tooth lost, we had the tooth fairy make a big deal out of it. We snapped this photo while she slept with her tooth in a baggy under her pillow.
 The tooth fairy left this two dollar bill and a note (under the photo) saying "Thanks for the tooth, but I already have enough." This was because Analese really wants to collect her baby teeth in a little metal gift box.
 

 She journaled about the excitement the very next day.

Long Time no Blog

My only excuse is extreme busy-ness. This is our second grade and pre-K school year, and it is leaving me with very little time to be creative and listen to my writer's inner voice. We are beginning to settle into the daily rhythm of the school year, however. July and August are busy school months for us, so we can take time off in September to go to the beach. Can't wait for that one! Analese has 3 loose teeth, one of which seems to be hanging by a thread, but it does not seem to want to come out. Any day now. Both girls are roller blading fools! I could not believe that even Mariele took to roller blading like a natural. She is definitely the tiniest person on K2 blades at the roller rink. She is a sight to see. I'm trying to also get them into walking. They will have new walking shoes and geopalz pedometers delivered tomorrow. Seems like walking is too dull an activity for my little thrill seekers. I'm determined to get them into it, however, as it is one of my preferred forms of exercise. I will leave you with some photos I took before church this  past weekend.
 

Happy 4th!

We had a wonderful day at the science museum. The kids especially enjoyed the live butterfly exhibit. Mariele was determined to find every butterfly on the laminated guide.






Analese really liked the gem vault. She was also impressed with this large geode.



After a late lunch / early dinner, we were exhausted. We decided to watch PBS fireworks instead of going back out. It was, overall, a very relaxing day spent together as a family.

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