Both Emma and Lauren had a chance for parents (and grandparents) to come and see what they've been learning and working on at their schools. Emma was excited to show us her math skills adding and subtracting little animals, then writing the problem out on her sheet of paper.
Lauren worked on a research project to learn all about monarch butterflies, then wrote and read her report to us. She also shared her report and life cycle artwork with Emma's classroom who started studying monarchs this past month. It was so cool to see Lauren wanted to share what she'd learned with her sister!
Lauren and I visited UT in February for "Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day", as part of a girl scout activity. We had a lot of fun designing the perfect bubble wand, bunny copter, and gum drop dome. It was awesome to watch her think through the "problem" and come up with her own solution, and watch her face light up when it worked how she had envisioned.
We were so lucky this Christmas to have Great-Grandma Lavis and Aunt Dee Dee come visit us! The weather was great and we did so many fun things!We played go-fish almost every day...and Cootie too! Grandma Luci and Grandpa Denny gave the girls Rip Riders for Christmas - they are really fun! Lauren and Emma also still enjoyed riding bikes, and Lauren ended up with a nasty road rash to show for all the fun they had over break!Lauren and Emma enjoyed time with Grandpa Denny, while Great-Grandma, Grandma, and Mommy ran away down the street to The Lake Austin Spa for a day of sheer relaxation. We each had our own treatment, then met up afterward for lunch at the Aster Cafe. It was certainly a highlight of my vacation to have both my mom and Grandma with me at one of my favorite Austin locations! Another highlight of our holiday was attending Austin Ballet's The Nutcracker. It was a wonderful show!
I am so behind on my posts, I'm just now posting about our Christmas activities! We participated again this year in our church's family advent event, and it was even more fun because we had our two family friends and Grandma Luci and Grandpa Denny there too! Needless to say, all the activity...and sugar wore Emma out!
Lauren and her girl scout Daisy troop did so many neat things for others in their community this year, that we decided to "pamper" them! They went to a kid's salon and had their hair, nails and make-up done. They also picked out a fun outfit then paraded on stage and had a dance party. The girls really enjoyed themselves!
The winter storm which has hit much of the U.S. made for an exciting Friday for us! School was first delayed two hours, then quickly canceled for the day due to snow and ice covering the ground. The girls could not wait to bundle up and get out there to play!
Lauren and I visited UT in February for "Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day", as part of a girl scout activity. We had a lot of fun designing the perfect bubble wand, bunny copter, and gum drop dome. It was awesome to watch her think through the "problem" and come up with her own solution, and watch her face light up when it worked how she had envisioned.
*South by Southwest freebies...fake moustache and t-shirt proclaiming "person wearing a free t-shirt"*
We played go-fish almost every day...and Cootie too!
Lauren and Emma enjoyed time with Grandpa Denny, while Great-Grandma, Grandma, and Mommy ran away down the street to The Lake Austin Spa for a day of sheer relaxation. We each had our own treatment, then met up afterward for lunch at the Aster Cafe. It was certainly a highlight of my vacation to have both my mom and Grandma with me at one of my favorite Austin locations!
