A Sand Castle Birthday Celebration for a Friend

This weekend, Jessica and Jamison had a sleepover near the beach for their friend's birthday party.  After a fun sleepover night, the girls were ready for a sand castle building adventure!

At first, Jamison enjoyed playing in the water and looking for sea shells.

Jessica was really interested in building a real sand castle.

The girls had lots of fun carving their creations.

Building the moat was also a really fun job.

Building sand castles was a blast!

Jamison is back to school

After Winter Break, Jamison enjoyed going back to school in early January.  At school, she has been working on writing and patterns.

She also made herself a cape for being a Super Reader.

Christmas Gifts form Aunty Jenny and Uncle Brent

Jessica and Jamison were thrilled with the Christmas gifts they got from Jenny and Brent. And, yes, that is a super large Beanie Boo!

Meet Lenny

Our family just welcomed a new kitten into the house.  We rescued him from an adoption agency.  His name is Lenny.

The Girls are Off to Their Piano Party

Every year, our piano teacher holds a holiday party where the kids play music and enjoy treats.  The girls loved getting all dressed up for their celebration.

Winter Concerts

Before Winter Break, the girls sang in Winter Concerts at their school.

Jamison's Half Birthday Celebration at School

In December, Jamison had a 1/2 birthday celebration at school since her birthday lands in the summer.   Everyone in Kindergarten enjoyed a special birthday snack.

Ice Skating Fun

Back in December, Jessica and a friend had fun ice skating.

Jamison also had fun ice skating.

A Girl Scout Trip to the Nutcracker

In December, Jessica's Girl Scout troop went to see the Nutcracker.  Before the show, the girls got a behind the scenes tour.  Here are some photos from the photo booth station.

Jamison at School in December

Jamison loves Kindergarten.  Morning meeting is always fun and she enjoys playing different games.  Here she is trying to match a person to a shoe so she can say "Good Morning" to them.

This month she learned about Hanukkah from a friend's Family Share. She enjoyed the games and treats!

They are also learning about feelings right now in Kindergarten.  Is she sad or mad?

She's also working on writing and reading.

The holiday party before Winter Break was also really fun.

a trip to the zoo

Back in September, the girls went to the zoo with Jim and their Mimi.

It isn't a zoo trip without lots of posing on the statues.

The girls thought that the baby flamingos were pretty cute too.

A Girl Scout Hike

In the middle of September, Jessica's Girl Scout troop went on a hike for their meeting activity.  The girls had a great time being silly and even did some hiking.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Party

Jamison and Jessica went to a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory themed birthday party for Jamison's classmate.  The girls loved all the candy themed decorations and candy of course.  This picture sums it all up.

Mousse is a good boy

Jamison loves to cuddle with Mousse and he lets her climb all over him.

Isabella's 7th Birthday Party

Jessica celebrated her friend's 7th birthday party at a painting store.  She had a blast.

Ellie's 4th Birthday Party

In September, Jamison went to her friend's birthday party.  She was super excited because it was Frozen themed and she got to wear her Elsa costume.

Jamison enjoyed the Frozen show with Anna and Elsa.

She also loved getting a balloon wand.

The cupcakes were good too!

Jessica at school in September

Just a few quick pictures of Jessica from school in September.  She likes to play in the sandbox with friends.

She also enjoyed a pizza party for completing her summer reading assignment (read as many books as possible and keep a log of what you read).  The pizza was well earned as she read over 40 chapter books alone.

Jamison at School in September

Here is a small sampling of Jamison from school in September.  She loves to paint at the easel.

She has fun when she goes to music.

For Back to School Night, Jamison made a scene for us to imitate. Jim did a good job!

The art teacher visited and read "Harold and the Purple Crayon" and talked to the class about lines.  Everyone then worked on drawing a line monster.

Here is Jamison's line monster.

Jamison's class also practiced for picture day.  Jamison had fun posing for the camera and doing dress-up.

Everyone in the class has a weekly job.  Here Jamison is practicing loading the dishwasher as the Kitchen Helper.