I know that it's been a while since I've blogged. For a while we thought that something was wrong with our camera so during that time, I didn't take pictures. Wouldn't you know that as soon as Matt took the camera to be repaired, it suddenly worked again? The flash had stopped working but now it works. We wanted to make sure that it worked due to upcoming events.
This past weekend, the rain finally ended but on Saturday it was very rainy so we headed to the Discovery Center. It was the first time that all 4 of us had been as a family and we had a blast!! It was a very fun morning.
A few of my friends know that over the last couple of months my great-aunt Mary Tom, who is 102 years old, had a great decline in her health. In the spring, they found out that she had a rare type of lymphoma. For the most part, she has always been in really good health and has remained sharp as a tack. Anyway, having this disease at her age, there's not a whole lot that they are going to do. Mary Tom lost her appetite and just gradually went downhill but she still always appreciated visits, etc. Though she was in really good health physically until these last few months, she lost most of her vision several years ago so this was a challenge for her. Mary Tom was a devout Christian lady who remained active in many organizations and her church for as long as she could. She was interested in everyone-where they were from, what they did, where they went to church, their interests, etc. Mary Tom passed away on Tuesday morning but we were all expecting it.
Mary Tom was almost like another grandmother to me because she was always there for holidays, family birthdays, etc. She never had children of her own so all of her nieces and nephews were her family. Also, she remained single until she was 60 years old and then her husband only lived a relatively short time. We will miss Aunt Mary Tom but at the same time I am so glad that she is in heaven now where there is no pain, sickness, or dying. I have prayed for this for her over the last couple of months daily-that she would not suffer and would go quickly. I am glad that she went peacefully and had very little pain until the last couple of days.
As a result of Mary Tom's passing, I have been able to see cousins and family members that I do not get to see that often so that is a blessing. I felt like I already had a lot on my plate this week so I don't know how it will all get done, but I'm sure that somehow it will get done. The weather has been beautiful all week but it is not helping my allergies. Today, the girls and I had a nice time at the park enjoying the sunshine!
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Little Social Planner
This past week has been very rainy. Sophie announced one day that we were going to have a birthday party for one of her babies that afternoon and that she wanted to make invitations for the birthday party. I said, "OK, that sounds fine with me." So, Sophie got out her construction paper, scissors, stamps and crayons and worked on her party invitations. She passed out the party invitations to her family members. That afternoon, we sang to her baby and had a little party. We also made brownies that day but we didn't really coordinate eating them with the party time. Anyway, the next morning Sophie said that we would celebrating the other twin's birthday. I guess she wanted them each to have their own special day!! So, we had another mini-birthday party but (Luckily) we didn't have to make any more invitations. I know that I'm prejudiced but Sophie is very creative sometimes with her ideas. She is always coming up with craft ideas 0f things that we can make. She LOVES arts and crafts.
Gymnastics Party
Today, I took the girls to their cousin Grace's 3rd birthday party and they had so much fun! It was at the Harpeth School of Gymnastics. Sophie got to go to a similar style birthday party at a gymnastics place for one of our neighbors a few weeks ago and she had a great time but it was a new experience for Abbie. There was a leader at the gym who led the children through obstacle courses, they each got a turn on the trampolines, in the foam blocks, we got to all play with a big parachute (Abbie wanted to get under it when everyone lifted it up), and more. Abbie tried to do almost everything that the big kids were doing. After the kids had a great workout with all of that climbing and jumping around, they enjoyed cupcakes and watched Grace open her gifts. The party was a big hit with all of the kids!
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
A Couple More Portraits
Summer Portraits
A few weeks ago, I took the girls to Portrait Innovations so that I could get an annual portrait of the two of them together and get some individual pictures of them. Abbie didn't see the point in smiling. She was just so serious. She kept studying the photographers and wouldn't smile except for in a couple of the shots. However, when we got the pictures of the girls together, Abbie did a great job smiling! Sophie mostly did well for the pictures but it was interesting to watch the different things she did with her feet in the poses of her and Abbie together. It was a challenge for her to be still at times but it really was a challenge for Abbie!
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Different Sides of Sophie
This past Thursday afternoon, Mimi & Paw-paw Tom left and headed for home. We enjoyed having them here for a visit. On Friday, Abbie had her first day of Mother's Day Out (ever) and Sophie had Teddy Bear Day that day. I was very excited to get a day of shopping to myself!! It was wonderful to be able to shop, take my time, and get to try clothes on. =) Abbie did great on her first day and Sophie was so excited about "Teddy Bear Day". I tried to get a picture of the girls together but it just didn't work. Abbie doesn't like to be still.
On Saturday, Sophie went to a birthday party for one of our neighbors at Let it Shine. She had never been there before and she had a great time!! She was afraid to try some of the activities but she still loved it!! We enjoyed getting to have some friends and family over during the long weekend so that was fun and kept us busy.
Today was Sophie's first ballet class. I was excited but also a little nervous about it. I never took dance growing up but I've wanted Sophie to be able to try dance or a sport while she's still pretty little. She was really excited about it. She's in the "Cinderella class" so they wear those colors and get to take turns dressing up as a princess during the class. This will be a new experience for all of us. Sophie didn't know anyone in the class before going but so far, she likes it. She came home telling me everything that she had learned and saying that she wanted Abbie to dance with her. I think she kind of wanted Abbie & I to be part of her pretend dance class as she taught us.
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Back to School
Yay! Sophie's going to school and I get Mommy and Mimi & Paw-paw Tom to myself today. =)
This week, Sophie officially started back to preschool. She has been ready for school to start back for a little while though lately I've managed to keep her pretty busy. This past weekend, Matt's parents came in for a visit too so she was really excited that they were coming. Abbie will be going to school one day a week this year. The other day as Sophie was getting all of her stuff together for school, Abbie wanted Sophie's lunchbox so much that I got hers down as well. Abbie carried the lunchbox everywhere for a while. The girls are excited about school and are enjoying being lavished with attention from Mimi & Paw-paw Tom. The weather has been beautiful while they've been here so we were able to go to the zoo one day.
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