I have kept most of Abby’s assignments/artwork from school. The problem is I have MANY bags collected so far :/ So, I think what I will do - is each day she brings home something, I’ll take a picture and post it here. Then you get to see it. It is saved forever. And it won’t take up space in my closet 
Enjoy!
This is K classroom work.
After she does the worksheet, she usually flips it over and gives the letter a shot on the back.
Oh a Lucky Leprechaun!
Abby is in preschool. She gets homework once a week. Sometimes it takes us 10 minutes. Sometimes it takes us a few hours. Her teacher lets her pick 1 of 3 options.
She chose option 1 today. So I grabbed the camera and we got to kicking!
She did super!! Then we measured!
258 inches!!
Of course Hannah wanted a shot at it too 
We had a little more fun outside — then went in the house so Abby could finish her homework.
It happened again today. I was shopping for some Easter flowers to put in my pots around the yard and Abby and Hannah were being 5 and 3. Not bad. Not loud. Just 5 and 3. I hadn’t had any coffee and I was a little edgy. I think I yelled, “Careful!! That’s not safe!!” for the 20th time — when an older lady smiled at me and said, “You are so fortunate to have two great helpers! All of my helpers have grown up.” Helpers. I’ll bet a random person says something like this to me about once a week. We went on to talk about patio gardens and what we like to plant. It was a lovely adult conversation for this SAHM. Once we got home we started planting. The girls really just wanted to water and that was okay with me. I try to remember to keep “don’t get dirty” and “you might get wet” out of our regular daily conversations. I’m lucky enough to be a SAHM. So they get dirty. So they get wet. Really what else do I have to do that is so important? I quit my job to raise our kids. I am fortunate to have TWO great helpers! Today we’re getting dirty!
I had to run into Michaels for a minute. The girls asked if we could get a project. They decided on decorating some Easter eggs. They started decorating while they were having a nice snack of hummus.
Guess which egg belonged to which girl.
And the finished products!
The girls love to sing together. They especially love to be recorded
Abby asked for “A Super Mario Bros. cake with Luigi in his helicopter suit riding a blue Yoshi.” Hrm. Okay I decided I would give the Topsy Turvy cake one more try. It has beaten me twice. I was determined that THIS cake would stand! I loved the cake! The only thing that disappointed me was the buttercream. I pride myself on my buttercream skills – and they just lacked on this cake. Or were just downright awful :/ I had to handle this cake quite a bit to get it stacked. Fondant would have been a better choice. But I love buttercream and so that is what I chose. In the end, the characters were spectacular and the cake stood and it was delicious. Our 5 year old didn’t complain about the botched buttercream — and I’m hoping the party guests were so excited about the characters on the cake that they didn’t notice too much either! Enjoy the pics!
Abby and Hannah received an email and video message from Santa a week or two ago. Due to technical difficulties, we are just now getting to the point where we can post it. The quality is a bit grainy due to needing to compress the video. You will likely see better if you click the four arrows in the bottom right corner of the video player, which will take you to fullscreen
Abby had her first school Christmas Program. Below is video shot from Jamey’s iPhone. The quality is a bit grainy due to us reducing the video size, and distance from the stage, etc. Also, if you have a slower Internet connection, it might be best to click play, then pause the video to let it download/buffer before you try to play the entire thing. You might have an easier time seeing her if you click the four arrows on the bottom right of the player, which will make the video Full-Screen. Also, in case you didn’t already know, Abby was the one in purple and gold.
The girls had a blast 
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