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It's a tea party & you're invited.



Sofia slept in old lady sponge curlers.
The result is her favorite super curls.



This was the day Sofia picked out all her clothes.
I suppose the theme was pink.
Her socks & underwear are hot pink as well.
I do a full load of pink laundry every other day.



I upgraded Stella to french braids!
I can't believe that she just sits for me.



Uncle Josh sent the girls Christmas presents!
Sofia got a digital camera. Her expression says it all.
She LOVES it. I'll post some of her pictures later.



Stella got a cool bath toy & a princess crown.
She wears the earrings to church.
Her reaction was similar to Sofia's.



Dinner earlier this week - Chef Salad
Umm....it's "healthy" if there's a few pieces of lettuce underneath, right?
Bippity Boppity Bacon!


Do I ever take pictures that are NOT in our kitchen?

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First braids of her life.



This past fall Sofia started making her own dot-to-dot masterpieces.
I followed this very easy to read dot-to-dot sketch.
See below for the final picture.



Pizza night.
Stella is really starting to enjoy cooking & baking.



Uncle Mike visited from Colorado and took the girls sledding.
I think he had just as much fun.



My youngest nephew Sammy.
Snug as a bug.



Sometimes the dots just give away the picture.

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This is how my girls transfer after they fall asleep at Nona's house.
Stella = WIDE awake, singing, talking, giggling
Sofia = Never wakes up....not even once.



Kindergarten Art
We did Christmas Chains, Trees, & Wreaths





Why is it that my girls give me a good smile in the ugliest locations?



Watching daddy play indoor.
My kids are the ones who leave all the gross prints.
Go #3!



Christmas sweaters from Aunt Nick & Uncle Matt
I LOVE them!!



Arm + Oven = Rachel Is An Idiot



7 Christmas parties & 5 birthday parties from the 12th - 30th
Neighbor Madelyn's 5th birthday at Chucky Cheese.

It was an exhausting month.



The Sheldon family birthday celebration.
6 December birthdays!



Christmas morning on the steps.
This is a new tradition for me.
We always opened gifts on Christmas Eve.



Sofia wishes for a puppy every coin she throws in the wish pond.
Soooo.....goldfish will have to do.

Names are Brownie, Squirt, Grape, Alina, Dorothy & Pizza



Birthday gift from Pop Pop (Grandpa Feyen)
Bathtub painting set



This is an ice/snow fort a few blocks down on Boston.
I was "creepy lady" who took pictures.


Complete with slide, tunnels, rooms, etc. Awesome.



Sledding at Mulick Park on Friday.






Stella's favorite movie (now) is Barbie & the Diamond Castle.
She will wear her princess Alexa dress ALL day.



I am awesome at washing my dirty laundry.
I am NOT awesome at folding clean laundry.



I believe we have a sock ness monster.
Ha ha ha...get it? "SOCK ness?" I'm a nerd.
But really....where do they all go? Is this just my household?

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Stella is typically drawn to "boy" toys such as balls, trains, & cars.
But she also loves jewelry, purses, & shoes....and now fairy wings.



Stella prefers to run around in her birthday suit.
Although hats are allowed.



The girls first Chamberlain snow experience.
It took several minutes to get them to look up.
We'll have to give Stella the "no yellow snow" lecture this year!



This season's first snow angel!



Not sure if they are playing or if Stella can't get up.



Assembling the first snowman of the season.



She's really checking out the circular gumdrop buttons.



Good work Peter & Sofia!
But seriously, what about those edible candy buttons?

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Well, it has been an embarrassingly long time since I've posted to my blog. With the death of our laptop, the opportunity to sit in front of the computer is very little....not to mention that for some reason I've stowed away my camera....not really sure why. So my apologies for the quality of these pictures as they are from my phone. I've also had a resurgence of GI (Gastrointestinal) malfunctions which has left me relatively incapacitated. For GI history, click here. So a few snapshots to catch up.

Two is always better than one


Say it ain't so....Home Depot delivers the $500 check owed to us for the paint spillage. For the background story or if you would like to just be aggravated, click here.



This was a shirt my brother Mike bought for himself.
Nice wool shirt from Banana Republic.
Yeah....it got washed...and shrunk.
Not it's perfect for Sofia.


Griff!
Stella cried & hung on to me for dear life.
Sofia doesn't look all that reassured either.



I teach art to Kindergartners at St. Mark Lutheran.
This was my first project.



Playing with food is fun.


Matching pajamas.
Stella spilled my coffee on them at Meijer.
So we had to buy them.


Proof that I do sometimes feed my children healthy food.



Children's Museam when Grandma Feyen was in town.
Sofia loves the giant bubbles.
Grandma bought us a season's pass....sweet!!


Neighbor girls on a sunny day.


Neighbor girls again


Leaf piles in the fall are awesome.


Stella does not look like a boy....well, maybe a little



Carving pumpkins.
Stella gagged once we cut the top off.


Sofia likes everything except touching the pumpkin.



The final product.
Stella's is on the left and Fia's on the right.


Trick or Treat time!
Nona....Stella's costume is on backwards.
Apparently they were rushed.
No one noticed...except me.



I did not send Nona these pictures to her phone earlier that week.


Halloween 2009
The original costume was reversed with Peter as the devil.
But to be more true to form...we switched.
...and I wanted to win the prize.
...and I told Peter he would never dare to do it.
I was wrong
Awesome.


Made white cheddar asparagus soup for a fundraiser chili/soup cook-off at church. I was going to post the recipe, but it was waaaaay to much work because I had to fill 2 crockpots. I'll do it some other time. p.s. I won (yes!)



Last weekend Peter and I hosted our first house party.
We had a beer tasting competition.
We think people had a good time.
5 correct (of 12) was the winner.
90% only got 3 (or less).