Grandma Robins would be proud!

My great grandma, Florence Robins, was among the few women who attended college during her time. She double majored in drama and PE. She'd always say, "Dance and sing, dance and sing."

4 generations later, her great-great grandkids are still dancing and singing!

Last night, I bought homemade tickets for Carly and Macy's play, "A Girl and A Giraffe." Today, they had their dress rehearsal complete with homemade costumes, props, backdrops, and "no smoking" signs. They used the microphone and keyboard for special effects.

Finally, I was invited to watch their production from the couch.

Umbrella photos by Macy

Macy, after propping up her umbrella on the floor in the sunshine with a blue balloon: Mom, come look. Isn't this beautiful? I have to take a picture of it.

Carly was a good model for her photo shoot as well.

Happy New Year!

Wishing you and yours all the best for 2010!

The Best Snow on Earth!

Highlights:

Myles finding our camera in the snow!
Dad doing a back flip (wish I'd had the camera out for that one!)
Johnathan going down on the saucer all by himself
Being on top of the snow bowl surrounded by mountains
Having a beautiful, warm day
coming home for cocomotion

Sweet Memories

One of the sweetest parts of Christmas for me is watching the girls give gifts and homemade cards to each other and to Myles. One of my favorite memories of Christmas this year was finding Macy hiding under the coffee table with her stocking full of treats. She was happy to hand me her wrappers. She was SO excited about her bubble gum that she chewed it all by the time we sat down for breakfast! She was also super excited about "lip stick" (chap stick). Ahh, the simple things in life!

I also like our tradition of giving a hug to whoever gives you a gift. For those who sent packages, we send you a long-distance one!

Christmas week

Blast from the Past

Back in 1983, little did I know that my future husband was gluing his school picture on an ornament for his mama, too.

Horton Hears a Who

This was a fun game the girls got this year that they enjoyed playing with their cousins. This board game proved to be anything but boring, especially when we threw a dragon, an umbrella, and some Hubba Bubba into the mix! They were laughing so hard, I was glad we didn't have any accidents.

Carly loses her 1st Tooth

She put it in a baggie to save so she could show Grammy. When I looked at it, I thought it was weird that it looked gritty. Myles said, "Oh, that's cinnamon and sugar on it." She lost it while we were eating butter with cinnamon and sugar on fresh, hot bread. So, it turns out, she lost her sweet tooth!

On the first day of Christmas Break, My True Love Gave to me...

extra sleeping in for me! I woke up to this cute scene of Myles and the girls spending quality time together. How times have changed. I remember my brothers waking up at the crack of dawn to watch cartoons. Now, it's PBS Kids online! (video clips, games, etc)

After breakfast on their first day off from school, Carly and Robyn started playing school right away. They made weather charts, helping hands, and a schedule for the day, which included playing Christmas bells for music and going sledding for PE. They weren't going to waste a minute, and loved being the ones in charge!

Dashing through the snow..

in a one-wheelbarrow sleigh. This was Myles' idea a couple years ago of how to go caroling without the girls getting too tired. Even though they're big enough to walk now, they still think it's so fun!

While You Were Sleeping...

Carly made a life-size pilgrim ("too bad there weren't Christmas colors available, or he could've been an elf, mom") and the girls had a fun photo shoot.

For Unto Us a Child is Born

Miss Amber did it again. Somehow, every year, it is even more amazing! I love starting out the Christmas season with this dance recital. Macy loved waving to us. Carly took her part very seriously, and was able to enjoy it, too. So glad to have another dance year with Sara!

Celebrating with Cousins

www.aretegymnastics.com

This is a super fun place you'll have to check out if you're local. You can pay $5 to use their equipment for 2 hrs. during open gym on Saturdays. A great place for kids to play, especially during the winter months!

Parrot Party