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Monday, March 31, 2014
Master of her own disguise
When she thinks she has secretly gotten into her sisters play make up but has really gotten into their markers!
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Sunday, March 30, 2014
Level 1 Badge testing
Reese had a level one badge testing for her Gymnastics class at Excalibur. It gives young new gymnast a taste of competitions. One by one they did set skills and were rated as bronze, silver or gold. Reese just moved up to the level one class only three weeks ago so a lot of this is new to her.
The event took over two hours, so we had to rush over to swim lessons. She didn't even have time to change her leo! You won't be surprised to know she slept until 10:00 the next morning.
Warm-ups
Her biggest fans getting limber too
In "Vault" she earned silver
On beam, she earned silver
On floor, she earned silver.
on an unrelated side note, you can see the chub she has gained back since she is so much healthier on the gluten free diet! She has gained five pounds since we started the diet 2.5 months ago.
Uneven bars proved to be the trickiest for her as she earned bronze on this event.
More of her fan club!
Reese proudly accepts her silver badge, that she asked to be ironed onto her leo.
WE ARE SO PROUD OF HER! She was very nervous to participate and she was brave!
Sunday, March 16, 2014
The Big Purple Chair
The local Children's Museum has a giant purple chair that is the perfect photo op. So of course we take our picture every time we visit.
This is December 14, 2008. The day before Reese was born. It was our last hoorah for Brady before her life changed forever (for the better obviously).
Elli made her debut shortly after we moved back to Virginia Beach. This is February 2013.
Then we visited about a year later. These pics are from March 16, 2014.
Glad to have a flock to fill up the chair now.
Life is Good!
Here are more fun pictures from our recent visit.
Cold windy Brady
Elli wanting momma.
Reese rocking the Pixie.
Orthner shadow
Reese in her domain...performing
Brady learning how to run light and sound board.
Things that go.
Karl using his muscles on the pulley chair.
Cha-ching
Stray dog in the museum.
Another lost mutt,
Cutest fire fighter EVER!
Three little Orthners in a bubble!
Book worm
Many Faces of Silly
Ask a kid to make silly faces for a camera and you are guarantee laughs!
Here is the collages of our fun.
Here is the collages of our fun.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
At the end of the rainbow
After having my first child, and falling head over heels for her, I wanted to give her everything life could offer. I wanted her to have a sibling (especially a sister) that she could have a lifelong bond with like I have with my own sister. Sure, enough 18 months later she had a sister.
Their bond has been apparent from the beginning. I post about on here often. Here are the latest examples.
Yesterday, Brady was invited to play at a classmates house, that also lives in our neighborhood. Great, fine, wonderful, except this is a friend of only Brady. Remember this is their first year of school ever to not be in the same class. So, up until last fall they shared all their friends. Reese was devastated by the lack of Brady. Brady was gone for 1.5 hours at her friends house. Reese cried uncontrollably for one hour of it.
Then today, I stopped by the school to eat lunch with Brady. Brady's teacher quickly whispered this story to me.
They are working on St. Patricks day folklore in class. They were discussing the pot of gold legends. The class was asked to write a sentence "_______ is worth more than a pot of gold." Brady showed her teacher her paper. "My sister is worth more than a pot of gold." Her teacher stated "Brady, you have two sisters, you need to put an s on the end of sister." Brady replied "no, I mean just one sister. My sister, REESE, is worth more than a pot of gold to me!"
That means more to me than if she would have said me. If nothing else, I want to raise kids that love their siblings!
Their bond has been apparent from the beginning. I post about on here often. Here are the latest examples.
Yesterday, Brady was invited to play at a classmates house, that also lives in our neighborhood. Great, fine, wonderful, except this is a friend of only Brady. Remember this is their first year of school ever to not be in the same class. So, up until last fall they shared all their friends. Reese was devastated by the lack of Brady. Brady was gone for 1.5 hours at her friends house. Reese cried uncontrollably for one hour of it.
Then today, I stopped by the school to eat lunch with Brady. Brady's teacher quickly whispered this story to me.
They are working on St. Patricks day folklore in class. They were discussing the pot of gold legends. The class was asked to write a sentence "_______ is worth more than a pot of gold." Brady showed her teacher her paper. "My sister is worth more than a pot of gold." Her teacher stated "Brady, you have two sisters, you need to put an s on the end of sister." Brady replied "no, I mean just one sister. My sister, REESE, is worth more than a pot of gold to me!"
That means more to me than if she would have said me. If nothing else, I want to raise kids that love their siblings!
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Photo Book
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