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Our Ultrasound

We finally had our ultrasound today! Last night I was like a kid going to Disneyland the next day. I literally woke up 5 times throughout the night with excitement. My girls had made a paper chain counting down the days and our big day was finally here!

Everything went really well. The baby is right on target for my March 4th due date. The doctor had no concerns at all (except for health care reform which he vented about for a good 10 minutes!). We are excited to welcome this new little person into our lives. I guess that's about it! Oh wait, am I forgetting anything??? Ohhhhh, you want to know if it's a girl or boy. Well here is Bekah's note to the doctor...it tells all...(you may want click to enlarge for a clear view)

Talent

A couple months ago my Uncle Dan in Virgina emailed me a picture of a drawing he sketched.

















And look at this amazing painting he turned it in to...














Isn't it beautiful!? I wish I lived in a place that looks that way. And I wish his talent for art was passed down to me. Unfortunately I can only draw a straight line with a ruler. : / However, I think a little of the ability may have made it to Annie. She has always loved to draw since she could hold a pen. Yesterday I gave her a book on how to draw airplanes and left her alone. I returned to find these drawings:




















Not too bad for a 6-year old little girl, I think?

P.S. Dad and Uncle Jeff...maybe it's time for Annie's first air show? = )

What We've Been Up To

Last week we kept busy! Here a few pictures for an update:













Annie learned about the seasons of the year and since there weren't any hands-on activities to compliment it, I decided she would make her first lapbook (a file folder displaying many mini-books). She had a great time doing it!













Her lapbook includes a spinning wheel telling the months in each season, a little blurb about her favorite (or not) season(s), a pocket with drawings of her favorite activities for each season, a flapbook with general info. about each season, and a mini-flapbook containing the holidays found in each season.


**Note** I am so proud of how well she is doing with her cursive handwriting. She is picking it up quickly and sticking with it.













Last week we made a home for worms after studying insects and other critters close to the ground.













Yay!! Annie finally got the concept of counting dimes. It took her a little while but this week it finally clicked.













And of course Bekah wants to do whatever Annie is doing. Out came all the coins!













As part of Bible Annie is learning about the Jewish calendar.












Don't worry, she is also learning about our calendar! :)



The girls also started their acting classes this week. They both enjoyed them, although since Bekah's is for 3 & 4 year olds, it was more like storytime than anything else. Annie loved hers and made a new friend. I think I'm going to enjoy my Thursday afternoons the next couple months. Their classes are at the local library so I get one hour alone with each girl to work on school work or just read together, and an hour and a half in between to do whatever we want (the library is at the mall). Just to be safe, I think I'll forget my wallet at home. Too much damage can be done in an hour and a half!