School Visit

Jonah's self portrait is one of the featured pictures hanging in the hallway by the school office.

Mia drew a self portrait as well. It is called 'Rainy Day'

Jill and friends at lunch

Random Moments

Stephanie and Cory received a gift certificate for Bern's Steak House from her brother, Josh, and his girlfriend so they went out to celebrate their 5 month anniversary.

Jonah was Kid of the Month in his class at school and his art work was chosen to hang in the front office. I need to get a picture of that, too. You can tell he doesn't really like to pose for pictures.

Jaime stopped by one morning on her way to work. It had just gotten really warm and her boss just got the hot tub fixed so Jaime declared it a Hot Tub work day. I don't think it actually worked out, but she gave it a good try.
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Life goes by so fast. Sometimes I get a quick photograph. Many times I don't remember to grab the camera in time. Here are a few moments from the past couple of weeks.

A Sweet Valentine's Day

Valentines - from Jill to me and Roger, from Roger to me, from Cory to me and from me to Roger.

Jaime with a new dress. She and Aaron were going out for Valentine's Day

Jaime in her "Almost Famous" coat and Aaron.
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A nice Valentine's Day. I watched Jonah and Mia so Jaime and Aaron could have a night out. There was a Valentine's party at the park for the kids. Roger and I had dinner at home - steak and lobster from Omaha Steak. Karin and Alan joined us. Roger's sister was not able to make it. I made a chocolate bundt cake with a mocha glaze.

BFF's and Mia

Jill and her best friend do everything together. They are in the same class and ride the same bus and play at the same park, etc. I was baby sitting Mia and I thought she would be glad to see the girls. I was wrong. She kept getting mad and folding her arms and complaining to me. All she would say was, "Jill keeps taking my stuff!" You see, many of Mia's toys are inherited from her cousin who is 3 years older. Since Mia is 4, she can't remember a time when all these things were not hers. But, in truth, many of Mia's things originally belonged to Jill. What can I say? They are both right. Anyway, I said to Jill, "Be nice to Mia. She has been wanting to play with you all day." Jill looked at Mia and said, "Actually, that shirt you are wearing used to be mine."

Jill - Soccer Match

Jill's soccer picture - 2011

Trophy

Action (blurry)

Conferring with the coach

Dad is watching
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My first soccer match - ages 5-7 I think. So cute. As I arrived and walked to the field, I heard a little voice shout, "Hi, Grandma!" Jill is just learning, but some of the kids are really good. The coach is very nice and has a British accent. One little girl got the ball slammed right into her forehead and came off the field in tears. Everyone was shouting, "Good blocking!" Hard for a grandma to see but generally a fun experience. Go Green!

Jill - Principal's Honor Roll

Congratulations, Jill! Good job.

Mia's Puzzle

Mia gets frustrated with art work and writing. She feels she is "too small" to do it right. But she needs no help or encouragement with puzzles, even difficult ones. This one is the Disney princesses with very large pieces. Unfortunately, a piece always seems to get lost. If you look closely, there is a missing piece at the bottom. This also frustrates my little perfectionist.