Quote from Kayla: “This is the Upper Peninsula, and this is the Downer Peninsula.” Don’t you love the logic of a five-year-old?
Archives for September 2009
White Chocolate Raspberry Scones
Aaron loves walking to work and stopping by the University Cup for a good cup of coffee. And lately he has been picking up something else—white chocolate raspberry scones. I have yet to try one from the UCup, but I decided to make my own (for Aaron, of course). The plan was for Kayla and Madeline to help me make the scones during “cooking class,” but they were playing together so nicely that I let them continue with their imaginative game. I had a little time to myself in the kitchen, which I enjoyed, and here was the end result:
I have to admit, they were quite tasty! And not dry like traditional scones. They actually reminded me more of a danish. I found the recipe here.
http://www.pickycook.com/breakfastandbrunch/raspberrywhitechocolatescones.aspx
Ballerinas
Thursday was Kayla and Madeline’s first ballet class! And guess who their teacher is?
I started teaching dance when I was a freshman in high school and continued until I graduated. I taught a little bit in college and also during my pregnancy with Madeline. I took a break from dance during my pregnancy with Savannah and also last year due to a hip injury. But this year I’m back, taking Grade V Cecchetti ballet (again) and teaching a class of four and five-year-olds. (Madeline, 3, gets special privileges due to being the teacher’s daughter.)
Here are some pictures from Thursday.
First Day of School
Tuesday was Kayla’s first official day of Kindergarten! I try to make the first day of school really fun for the girls. Here’s a picture of Kayla with our agenda for the day.
This year the first thing on our list was walking downtown to Stan’s for breakfast. Here are my three, amazingly bright, little students.
And based on requests from previous years, here is a picture of me, the teacher (taken by Kayla).
For our Spanish lesson, we practiced the colors by making a paper chain. This was also good practice for patterns.
And as is customary for our first day of school, I brought out the stacking cubes so the girls could practice numbers, colors, shapes and animals.
We had a great first day and a great first week. Tomorrow the fun continues!
Dow Gardens
Last September we spontaneously took the girls to the Dow Gardens on a gorgeous night and ended up catching some great photos. Last Sunday, the day before Labor Day, we took the camera and went for a reprise. This time we took Aaron’s mom along and introduced her to the amazing, beautiful gardens. And once again, we had a little taste of Eden—of what life was meant to be like before the fall. If you’ve never been there before, it’s worth a trip to Midland, Michigan! I can almost guarantee you’ll experience God and His creation in a stunning, unforgettable way.