The Pendrak Family

Night of Culture

2012-02-02T16:01:00.017-05:00

Chris and I had a great date this week!

It was so much fun to get dressed up and go out for an evening together.

First, we went to a new place on Las Olas for dinner.

Then we went to the South Florida Symphony Orchestra's "Fire and Ice" performance!

a sweet treat!

Pendrak Fellas

2012-02-02T15:57:00.005-05:00

Small Step...giant leap

2012-02-02T15:54:00.012-05:00

Hadassah has been doing this for awhile:

But she started taking a few steps on her own this week!

Always Learning

2012-02-02T15:47:00.029-05:00

telling time bingo

drawing while listening to Vivaldi's
The Four Seasons

goat and cow drawings

Corban started a new book called
Draw Write Now for art and handwriting about the United States which compliments his
CC material

art project (Georgia O'Keefe) at
Classical Conversations

horses with the letter H

Fashion Sense

2012-01-28T17:50:00.027-05:00

Abigail likes to wear matching sister outfits, likes to match mommy, likes to wear Corban's hand-me-downs, and likes to wear all her favorite things at the same time!

She likes it when I pick out her clothes and likes to pick out for herself.
She likes shoes, bows, belts, hats, socks, jackets, twirl dresses, polka dots, sparkles, princesses, and pink!

she got herself ready: princess hat, flower shirt, flower belt (worn high), plaid shorts, mis-matched socks, big smile

added finishing touches: princess sunglasses, 1 leg warmer, flower shoes, jacket (even though its 80!), and thumbs up!

Daddy: "Abigail, your socks don't match"
Abigail: "thank you"

she likes to walk around the house in my shoes

"take a picture of me with my babies"
"I want to sleep on my nap mat, by Hadassah"
(reminds me of this picture when Corban use to do the same)

Barracuda's Soccer

2012-01-28T10:07:00.048-05:00

Corban's last soccer game was on Saturday and the Barracuda's did a super job this season! Corban had a lot of fun playing soccer!

There are really only 2 positions at this age: goalie and
the mob of all the other children chasing the ball.

But there are other important things going on, like laughing with friends, talking about temporary jersey's (because both teams were orange at the game this week), snack options after the game...

trophy time!

The Barracuda's had terrific (and patient!) coaches who did a fantastic job of teaching the basics of the sport while emphasizing teamwork and FUN!

the Pendrak cheerleaders!

Little Gymnast

2012-01-28T09:53:00.023-05:00

Monday was Abigail's last gymnastics class. She has done great and enjoys all the tumbling and balance and jumping and climbing!

Ten Months

2012-01-22T20:59:00.021-05:00

Hadassah Pearl

10 months
20 pounds - 29 inches

5 teeth - white-blonde hair - big blue eyes
great smile - healthy - beautiful - funny
waves hi/good-bye, gives high-fives and claps intentionally and when asked
loves to play peek-a-boo
has started to make the same crinkly nosed smile as mommy & sister
likes to blow raspberries - walks all over with her push toy
says "mama" and "dada" - stands on her own
likes to watch (and try to participate with) her big brother & sister
mama's girl
playing Batman with brother

Corban has started to call himself "bubba" to Hadassah so that she'll say his name (or at least mean him) next!

helping Abigail with the dishes
Abigail likes to empty the dishwasher. Hadassah likes to sit in the dishwasher!

Dates

2012-01-22T20:54:00.031-05:00

We spend alot of GREAT time together as a family--special times and just the day-to-day--but Chris and I also recognize the importance of quality one-on-one time, with each other and with the children.
So we try to plan "dates" with Corban and Abigail. They look forward to those times and so do we! Sometimes it is a fun outing, sometimes its just running an errand, and sometimes it's doing something together at home.

Daddy/Corban Date for breakfast at Panera.

This was a date that Corban gave Daddy as a gift (I helped him get a gift card so he could take Daddy out for "boy breakfast"), and Chris brought along Connect 4 for some fun!

Sunday, I told Corban that he and I were going on a movie date.
I had changed into sweatpants after church and thought that would be fine. But Chris called up that I needed to change when Corban proudly showed him how he had gotten himself dressed in his nice pants, button up shirt and a vest (the same outfit he wore on our Music Man date!). He looked so handsome and called up to me "just wear something I'll like"!
We were running late for the show and decided to wait and go to Starbucks instead. Corban wanted a "cold hot chocolate" and we had a great time sitting outside and talking. Corban is such a gentleman!

The next day we went back to watch the 3D SeaRex IMAX movie! The girls went with us, Hadassah slept through the show and Abigail didn't want to wear the glasses but sat quietly.

And sometimes a "date" is just boy time wrestling with Daddy on the sofa!

So Big

2012-01-12T23:35:00.013-05:00

When the children and I were at the mall, Abigail wanted to pose for pictures by the fountain. And then, of course, Corban did too. They both suddenly looked so big to me as they stood there!

I remember, not very long ago, when he was the little one with the Pooh Bears:

My Next 30 years

2012-01-12T22:57:00.019-05:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY!!!

30 things I love about Christopher

1. loves God
2. generous
3. able to make me smile even when I'm upset
4. patient
5. pursues learning
6. knows more about scripture than sports
7. genuine
8. loves me well
9. logical
10. amazing Daddy
11. good communicator
12. faithful
13. great hugs
14. playful
15. works hard to provide for our family
16. calming
17. surprises me with flowers regularly
18. intentional listener
19. unable to hold a grudge
20. man of integrity
21. still pursues me
22. compassionate
23. appreciates beauty--in nature, in art, and in our home
24. prays
25. example to our children
26. leader
27. slow to anger
28. likes to sing silly songs and have dance parties
29. walks in righteousness
30. my best friend

I saw this idea, through pinterest.
I wanted to give Chris 30 envelopes filled with notes (funny stories, words of wisdom, memories, pictures) from family and friends. He loved it!

There were lots of laughs as he read all of his letters. A neat surprise was that envelope #30 had several letters in it. Chris got a total of 40 birthday notes!

Thank you to everyone who participated!

...but Keep the Old

2012-01-12T22:04:00.044-05:00

Last week we got to spend some great time with several dear friends!

The Voytenko's stayed with us for a few days while visiting Florida from Ukraine

the children had fun playing with Leo

We went to Orlando for the weekend to spend time with Sherry and Geoff, who are now living in Turkey.

Saturday, we went to Leu Gardens together (pictures to come!).

We had a reunion with our old small group that evening!
lots of laughs, hugs and reasons to celebrate!

Sunday, we spent the day by the pool with the Thomas's.
Corban had a blast on the slide!

Abigail likes to stay closer to the edge

I didn't bring a swimsuit for Hadassah, but she did not want to be left out of the pool time!

Batter Up

2012-01-12T21:22:00.008-05:00

Corban is participating in Pee Wee Baseball!

It is a 6 week, indoor, instructional, introduction to the sport
and he is having fun with it!

not a belly itcher
swing batter

Start the Year off Right

2012-01-04T23:32:00.045-05:00

Saturday, we explored the nature trails and playgrounds at a new (to us)

county park

up at the top!

Sunday, we had a picnic in the park in Miami Beach
and then walked along Lincoln Road

Beautiful Baby Girl

took pictures at the fountain again

Monday, Chris was off work and we decided to take advantage of our warm Florida weather and take a trip to the Keys!

view at lunch

John Pennekamp park in Key Largo

aquarium at the information station

fun at the beach, in January!

silly with goggles

little sister stayed dry and played cards
the next day we had a cold front move through and went from swimsuits to sweats!

Out with a Bang

2011-12-31T22:09:00.014-05:00

For New Years Eve, we let the children stay up late and they:

finger painted with shaving cream,

took a bath with a fizzer,

and then did sparklers in the driveway.

But all three were still asleep before midnight. We tried waking everyone to watch the fireworks from our balcony, but they couldn't keep their eyes open!

End of Year Fun

2011-12-29T15:31:00.034-05:00

Winter Wonderland in the park

bounce houses

playing in snow!

painting

candles and gifts

Daddy's Girls

Miami Beach Garden

Abigail Kylie

2011-12-22T13:51:00.031-05:00

how she came out after nap one day

dress up shoes!

One night, Abigail asked what I do with my phone when I go to sleep. I told her that I let it charge by my bed. The next morning I found her phone "plugged in" on her dresser:

sweet tooth

for nap one day I found Abigail had moved all her covers and pillows to make a nest in the corner

sitting outside to watch and listen
always a princess

Two Little Big Sisters

2011-12-22T13:40:00.015-05:00

Nine Months

2011-12-20T17:17:00.047-05:00

Hadassah Pearl

9 months
19 lbs 8 oz
28 in

9 months is a special month-a-birth-a-day because it means that I have been carrying Hadassah in my arms as long as I carried her inside me!

It seems like that time has gone by so very quickly. Like just yesterday I was still pregnant but then it also seems that she has always been a part of our family. It is hard to remember an "us" without her!
She is healthy and growing, eating (grains, fruits, veggies and "Mommy milk")
and sleeping (2 good naps and all night) well!
She said her first official "Mama" on December 20,
(even Daddy couldn't deny it) it was clear what she meant as she followed after me pushing her toy! And right now she is definitely Mama's girl, she has started to show some stranger anxiety and be a bit clingier. We are almost always together but I love the way that she looks at me with the biggest smile every time she sees me!
Her 4th tooth (1 on top and 3 on bottom) is coming in now.
She is such a happy, giggly, content, calm, sweet baby girl!
I was out with just her one day and 3 people asked me if she is always this good and I honestly said yes. I don't know if it is because she is the third child that she is more calm and relaxed or I am?!
Hadassah is super quick at crawling but prefers to get around by walking behind a push toy (or laundry basket or chair or anything else she can get to scoot across the floor!). She has also begun to stand on her own, a couple of times a day but only for a few seconds before sitting back down. She loves splashing in water, swinging at the park and opening all of the cabinet doors!
Abigail loves being a big sister and is very good at watching out for Hadassah, but it is Corban that she just lights up for! He is so patient and sweet to his little sister and Hadassah will just giggle as she plays with him.

Frosty

2011-12-15T22:09:00.045-05:00

It is December and next week will officially be winter,

so this week we had some fun with snowmen!

breakfast

lunch

our snowman family snack
pizza

cotton circles picture (look how well Abigail wrote her name, the top of the i's have tiny dots on them!)

we made sparkly snow playdough and then snowmen

We made winter pictures and then frost painted them.

We also read all the winter/snowman books we could find at the library and did these roll-a-snowman and blind snowman games!
This week Corban completed his math curriculum! It is suppose to be for the whole kindergarten year but he has enjoyed it and moved through at a faster pace. He will start some new math material, along with his other curriculum's, in January!

Moments

2011-12-15T21:20:00.036-05:00

"hat" for breakfast

Penguin Pictures:

from memory

looking at toy

following a how-to guide

ice cream with friends

at the museum

eating veggies

hanging at the park

quiet moment

flexible about nap time

It's Soccer Time!

2011-12-08T11:36:00.032-05:00

Corban has started soccer!
He is playing in the 4-5 year old league at the park near our home. They practice one evening a week and then usually have games on Saturday.
His team is the Barracuda's and color is orange!
Which means that I am a Soccer Mom!
A mini-van driving, soccer mom. What a great adventure! :)

Corban was so excited to pick #5
"like how old I am!"

mob at the ball

talking strategy (or maybe just what the after game snack will be!)

goalie!

a wave for Mommy!

good game!

soccer sister
Abigail loves putting on her shin guards and grabbing her "wollyball to play tennis"...which means practice soccer! She even calls Daddy "Coach" while she dribbles and kicks along the sidelines.

favorite spots

2011-11-29T22:08:00.073-05:00

"no more pictures!"

We went back, again, to the lovely Naples Botanical Garden. It is a beautiful place to play, relax, and enjoy!

We spent time on the Gulf side beach!

collecting shells and being chased by waves

Fort Myers

2011-11-29T21:39:00.025-05:00

We spent a day in Fort Myers.
We went visited Edison & Ford's Winter Estates.

There was a museum, a giant banyan tree, both of their winter homes, Edison's laboratory and garden area surrounding the homes.

Ford's 2 car garage

We also went to the Imaginarium Science Center, a great interactive museum.
sea touch tanks
Corban requested this picture :)

grocery shopping

inside a bee hive

science of motion stations

Turkey Day

2011-11-29T21:18:00.018-05:00

I love this picture because Corban silently, spontaneously signs "I love you" to me a couple times a day (often when he catches my eye in the rear view mirror as I'm driving)

first Thanksgiving dinner!

none of us had turkey or pumpkin pie this year--the prime rib and cheesecake was too delicious!

we went to the Naples Pier at sunset

Naples, FL

2011-11-29T20:59:00.032-05:00

For the long thanksgiving weekend, we packed all our essentials:

and drove to Naples!

Chris had these beautiful flowers waiting in the room for me! (can't see in this picture but there were 5 mini sunflowers)

We had fun at the hotel

and at the park!

And Hadassah went swimming in a pool for the first time!
She loved splashing in the water and got upset when it
was time to get out!

Tough Girl!
Abigail tatted up with her princess temporary tattoos and her black eye (from jumping off the sofa)

gobble gobble

2011-11-29T10:27:00.025-05:00

Mayflower snack

cards to family

turkey sandwiches

window clings

decorate a turkey

turkey quesadillas

Eight Months

2011-11-23T12:44:00.021-05:00

Hadassah Pearl Pendrak

8 Months
19 pounds * 28 inches

Hadassah is waving "bye-bye" now and loves walking with her little shopping cart around the house! She is the perfect height for unrolling toilet paper and splashing her hands in toilet seats left open! We have put up the second baby gate (going up to the 3rd floor) to keep her from climbing the stairs. She has discovered peak-a-boo and thinks it is such a funny game. And loves to blow raspberries! Hadassah is also making lots of "mamama" and some "dadada" sounds, but not an official first word yet!

Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo Ballet

2011-11-23T12:26:00.012-05:00

We went to see the Fort Lauderdale Children's Ballet production of Cinderella!
The performance was great and the children all did well at the show and really enjoyed the dancing, costumes, music, and watching the story (narration was only before each act).

Abigail twirled all through intermission!

Blur

2011-11-23T12:14:00.010-05:00

Abigail has started a new session of gymnastics and is doing so well participating and enjoying everything! (last session she had a few meltdowns in class and then we had to take her out for the majority of the time because of her arm).

Abigail snuck into our room one night and this is how we found her in the morning!

go Knights!

2011-11-22T09:31:00.002-05:00

At the park

2011-11-22T09:14:00.014-05:00

Corban is really fast on his bike, while Abigail still prefers the Flintstone style!

School Time

2011-11-22T09:01:00.014-05:00

This was Corban's last week of Classical Conversations for the year.
They take a two month winter break, so we will review material over that time and then start again in January with weekly class. Corban has really enjoyed the program, his class and tutors!

Over this 6 week session they worked on:

singing
John 1:1-7
(they are learning in English and Latin),

playing tin whistle,

human anatomy,

and one week they made butter!

MODS & music

2011-11-16T22:30:00.016-05:00

Last weekend we went to the opening of the new area of the Science Museum

and went to a Music for Munchkins concert!

Corban said he wants to play the guitar (so he can be a "rock star") and
Abigail said that she would like to try the tuba!

Little Levi

2011-11-15T21:32:00.009-05:00

Chris had meetings in Orlando and was able to arrange a visit to meet
Levi Sebastian Pendrak (Jenn and Michael's baby boy!).
Levi was born on October 21st.

Uncle Chris with big brothers Michael and Ian

Second Weekend

2011-11-15T15:47:00.056-05:00

Everyone made it safely home and we had
another great weekend with Grandma and PaPa!

exchanging gifts

Hadassah helping with dishes and laundry!

we spent an afternoon on the Water Taxi, cruising the canals along the beach, marina and homes.

Lone Star State

2011-11-15T15:10:00.037-05:00

While Corban and Abigail were having a great time with Grandma and PaPa and Chris was busy with work and school, Hadassah and I went to Texas for a few days!

These beautiful girls have been my best friends since college!Kathy drove up to get us and we all stayed at Rosa's.
Dallas Arboretum

I had some wonderful girl time with my two dear friends and their adorable daughters!

One evening we got to see Tyler and Amanda!
the gorilla that picked us up at the airport!

Hadassah did super on the flights (she had smiles for everyone and slept most of the time) and stood up twice on her own (just for a few seconds) while we were in Dallas!

Most Magical Place on Earth

2011-11-15T14:46:00.033-05:00

And TWO days at DISNEY WORLD!!

Magic Kingdom

Epcot

Off to Orlando

2011-11-14T14:57:00.051-05:00

Grandma and PaPa gave Corban and Abigail new backpacks for their trip and Abigail filled hers to the max (even considered bringing a few kitchen items!)

They had a week of FUN in Orlando!

swimming at the pool!

playing at
Downtown Disney

staying at the hotel

First Weekend

2011-11-14T14:27:00.037-05:00

Grandma and PaPa came to visit!

walked, ate and shopped on Las Olas

played at home

We went to the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show

After a boating presentation, all the children were given a fishing rod!

Corban also won a hat!

Chris and I went out on a few date nights!

Funny Faces

2011-11-08T21:45:00.007-05:00

several posts and pictures to come...but here are a couple to make you smile

D is for Dinosaur

2011-10-25T16:15:00.031-04:00

letter D dinosaurs

dino window clings

we went to the park with Corban, Abigail, and a Dinosaur's footprint for some measuring.

A T-Rex was 40 feet long (from the white line to where Corban is standing!).

We looked through a dinosaur book, picked different ones and had relay's pretending to be dinosaurs

(quack for a duck billed one, slither for a short-legged lizard type, roar for a T-rex, flap arms for wings of a Teradactyl, walk on all 4's for a Triceratops).
Friday night, we had Dinosaur Dinner with dinosaur eggs (mini-corn dogs and kiwi), lava (ketchup), bones (cheese stick), trees (broccoli) and a mud pit (chocolate pudding with crushed cookies)!

Seven Months

2011-10-23T15:51:00.023-04:00

Hadassah is 7 months!

19 lbs. and 27 in.

Hadassah is doing really well with eating. Feeding herself, opening her mouth for a spoon and nursing. She has just started the green foods as she tests fruits and veggies. And her 2 front, bottom teeth are fully in.

Hadassah is also a great sleeper...except in her crib! She naps well during the day and usually 7 hours at night, but prefers the pack'n'play, Mommy's lap, Daddy's shoulder, or in the sling!
Hadassah is fast at crawling and has mastered both sitting up on her knees and on her bottom. She loves to pull up to standing on EVERYthing (toy kitchen, sofa, bed, bath tub, my legs!). Hadassah has even started to "cruise" along the sofa!

She loves to babble and giggle and is full of smiles!
Hadassah Pearl is such a joy, has an amazing personality and makes us all smile!

she heard Corban and Abigail playing and quickly crawled in to watch their game!

helping with laundry

Daddy & Daughter Date

2011-10-19T13:30:00.046-04:00

getting ready with some "sparkle" (eye glitter) and "lips" (lipgloss)

her finger and toe nails were painted pink with purple sparkle!

a surprise from Daddy
"pink flowers because pink is my favorite!"

They met friends for a double date at Chick-fil-a's daddy/daughter night!

The Abigail's with their ice cream!

Gone Fishin'

2011-10-19T13:24:00.007-04:00

Saturday afternoon, Chris and Corban had a daddy day and went to the
IGFA Family Fishing Day!
They had a behind the scenes tour (with a friend that works there) of the office and museum and saw all kinds of world-record huge fish.

Corban caught some fish on a simulated deep-sea fishing boat

and then did some real fishing outside (but did not catch anything).

hodge podge

2011-10-18T15:53:00.026-04:00

ready for work in Daddy's coat and shoes!

funny hats at the mall

Pumpkin-palooza event at church

making
hot dog spaghetti

Playmobil

2011-10-18T15:28:00.041-04:00

We spent an afternoon at Playmobil Fun Park, a neat place with all the Playmobil toys set up in themed areas to play with! pirate area

princess and doll house area

dragon area

on the throne

Temporary Dwelling

2011-10-18T15:17:00.013-04:00

How to build a sukkah:

gather and drag wood hammer and screw

enjoy and celebrate!
(we didn't actually spend much time in our sukkah this year because it rained all week.)

Slow and Steady

2011-10-17T20:01:00.009-04:00

I have not taken as many pictures of our school projects/crafts the last few weeks. We studied nests with the letter N and the 5 senses with the letter U (for us). For the letter T, Corban learned how to draw a turtle, while Abigail did a color-by-number turtle, and then we made these cute turtles and ate turtles as a special snack!

REAL

2011-10-10T13:02:00.009-04:00

We went to the mall yesterday as a family (possibly the first time that Chris has been since we have had children!).
The boys went into a department store, while the girls wandered out in the mall.
After we were out of ear shot, Corban asked Chris, "can we go look at jewelry for Mommy, because she would really like it." Corban looked at all kinds and colors of jewelry before deciding on this beautiful ring.

Because it is REALly sparkly
Because I REALly like flowers
Because he REALly loves me

I'm sure it wasn't very expensive...but it is most assuredly REAL!

There is a lavish quality to a woman who knows she is spoken for, committed to, well loved. Her richness does not come from any jewels, but the jewels suit her because she has an internal sense of royalty.
-Jan Myers

Me TOO!

2011-10-10T09:05:00.004-04:00

It is neat how much Abigail has learned just listening to Corban's school time.
She loves to be included!
After Corban's first week at CC, and hearing me review his material with him, Abigail sat down next to me one evening and said "Ok, ask me." I didn't know what she meant at first but then as she began to say the history sentence about Columbus I realized that she had been learning the song too and wanted to be quizzed!

hungry bellies=famine in Egypt
its funny to say toot-a-comma (Tutankhamun)
:)

6 weeks of CC

2011-10-04T21:49:00.014-04:00

We are really enjoying the Classical Conversations curriculum and our group that meets on Tuesdays.
Each week Corban learns new memory material in
History, Math, Geography, Science, English Grammar, and Latin

week 1
week 2
week 3
week 4
week 5
week 6

Corban does an oral presentation in front of his class each week.

This video is on telling about a favorite family trip:
Corban is also learning Time Line cards

Visit

2011-10-04T21:43:00.018-04:00

Saturday, we went to visit Grandaddy. He is back home from the nursing home and looked much better. We sat outside and he enjoyed watching Corban and Abigail play ball and Hadassah crawl.

When we arrived and went in to say hi, Abigail wanted to just sit with him.

Grandmother and Grandpa

Little Miss

2011-10-04T21:28:00.020-04:00

Hadassah will only sit like this for a few seconds, if I put her in this position,

but on her own she likes to sit like this!
(She loves to play in the little kitchen with the toy dishes and food!)

And she has started pulling herself up to stand holding onto things!

first time swinging at the park!

This afternoon, I "caught" Corban reading Hadassah a story!

Apples & Honey

2011-10-04T21:08:00.018-04:00

We blew shofar,

dipped apples in honey,

made apple-print placemats

and celebrated a sweet Rosh Hashana!

Like a Ninja

2011-09-26T14:06:00.010-04:00

Last Friday morning, I took the children to the park. Corban loves to climb the monkey bars. Abigail can't reach, so she gets on the platform and jumps off. She's done it before, its not high, and she did it several times that morning. Usually saying, "watch this, I'm like a ninja!" But then Abigail jumped and fell on her right arm. She cried a little, complained it hurt and we left soon after.
Funny side story, we went to the grocery store after the park and the kind man that bagged our groceries is missing his right hand. Abigail said to me (loudly, in front of him), "I've never seen a hand like that." He was nice and explained to her that it's because he doesn't have a hand, because you always need to listen to your Mommy, one time he didn't and he got hurt and lost his hand (actually at 27 to a chainsaw). But he didn't know that she'd hurt her arm and was very closely listening to his story and trying to process it. This came up several times later in the day, when we had to assure her that she was not going to lose her arm!
That afternoon, Chris came home early to take Abigail to an urgent care center for x-rays. They put her in a splint, covered her (and Daddy!) in stickers for doing such a great job, and recommended going to an orthopedist on Monday.
Abigail has done well with the splint (but doesn't like wearing the sling) and has figured out how to do about anything she wants with it on. I took her to the doctor this morning (a family friend who offered to see her first thing Monday), and while there is no visible fracture in the x-ray's, because of her age it can be hard to detect (lots of cartilage and 3 growth plates in that area). She does have swelling, bruising, and some discomfort, so he had a new splint (removable for bathing) made for her to wear for the next two weeks.

Note to the Chef

2011-09-25T21:20:00.004-04:00

Corban wrote me this note after lunch:No salads for me, Corban
If you give me give me salad
I, Corban, (will be) mad at you.

Nom Nom Nom

2011-09-25T21:08:00.020-04:00

Hadassah had her first solid food, avocado, on Saturday!

ready

set

eat

yummy!

How do you like them Apples?

2011-09-24T14:45:00.018-04:00

This week we studied the letter A and apples!

We learned about Johnny Appleseed and made these trees with hand print branches and finger print apples.

learning about seasons and the cycle of an apple tree with a tasty treat

6 months

2011-09-21T13:36:00.019-04:00

Hadassah Pearl

6 months
16 pounds 10 ounces
26 3/4 inches

I WON the lovely quilt in these pictures! This great shop was having a giveaway for a custom baby quilt, I was selected and had my choice of fabric options!
playing with Corban's toys after he's gone to bed

Hadassah is crawling all over!
Her two bottom teeth are fully in.

She is losing her brown hair and her new hair coming in is blonde.

Ice Show

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As an added birthday surprise, Saturday, we went to see
Disney on Ice: 100 Years of Magic!
One of Chris's friends from work graciously gave us the tickets (including parking!) in exchange for a picture of us having a GREAT time at the show!

princesses!

Nemo, Incredibles, Lion King, Aladdin

its a small world

Dance Party

2011-09-19T21:58:00.006-04:00

Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble

Thriller

My Abigail,

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I am amazed at how quickly you have grown from
the first day we held you in our arms to a sweet toddler,
and now from a terrific two year old to this beautiful polka-dot princess

Abigail Kylie Pendrak
3 years
28.25 pounds
3 feet 1.25 inches

favorite color: pink

favorite toy: Lambie and Creamy and Rapunzel doll
favorite movie: Flying Boy (Astro Boy) and Rapunzel (Tangled)
favorite game: playdough
favorite sport: swimming
favorite food: cheese quesadilla, chicken nuggets, salad, french fries
favorite book: My Sister and I
favorite verse: Deuteronomy 6:4
best friend: Mommy
favorite song: happy and you know it, clap your hands
favorite snack: veggie straws
what she wants to be when she grows up: a mommy and Blankie will be my baby
favorite things: Blankie! , polka-dots, princesses, school time

Wish Come True

2011-09-19T13:55:00.049-04:00

Friday was Abigail's 3rd Birthday!

Abigail loves to help in the kitchen (emptying the dishwasher, setting the table, cooking, and baking), so she was eager to help make pancakes for her birthday breakfast!
I stood back to get a picture and Abigail poured the entire bottle of sprinkles into the batter!

as we sat down, Abigail said, "Ok, now we sing happy birthday to me" and started singing!

We went to Playtown Cafe for the afternoon!

Some friends met us there and we had a great day of playing (the children), talking (the Mommy's) and celebrating the birthday girl!

gifts and ice cream!

That evening, we had a family party at home!
Abigail reminded us that her cake needed candles, "so I can make a wish and you can sing again to me." When we finished singing, she said, "I wish for cake!" and blew out her 3 candles!

Corban gave Abigail "princess lipstick" (lipgloss)...which she later reapplied between bites of cake!

Corban decorated his piece of cake with dinosaurs

Leaf Lessons

2011-09-19T13:36:00.008-04:00

Last week we studied the letter L and learned about leaves.

We read about how and why leaves change colors, collected different types of leaves, did leaf rubbings, a tree diagram, and:

Abigail's leaf person and leaf trace/paint/cut art

and Corban's (he thought it was very funny for his leaf man to have one huge arm and a mohawk!)
At CC, Corban's class did a science experiment on lung capacity (using water displacement) and saw how tendons in a chicken foot work for movement.

Flip

2011-09-15T15:43:00.039-04:00

Corban and Abigail are taking gymnastics classes once a week again!

Their classes are at the same time (nice for me!) and they both have the same teachers as last time.

Corban's favorite is still the monkey bars!

Abigail participating in floor stretches (she refused every week during last session)

bars with Ms. Kelly

Lego my Eggo

2011-09-15T15:38:00.007-04:00

Corban has discovered LEGO's!
We gave him a pirate set for his birthday and he has so much fun studying the pictures and diagrams to put together all kinds of things.

His two pirate men even went with Corban to visit Chris one afternoon and had fun all over the office!

To the Moon, Alice

2011-09-10T23:15:00.033-04:00

We are using the My Father's World curriculum, which has been good review for Corban and great material for Abigail (who really wants to be included with school time!). Last week's lesson was on the letter M and the Moon.

class clown in the back :)

paper mosaic Learned about the phases of the moon (with oreo's!)

while riding in the rocket ship we built in the living room

We went to the park to demonstrate the sizes and distance between the
Sun (orange), Earth (green) and Moon (black)

The moon and earth are on the quilt and the sun is at the tree line in the distance (461 steps from earth!).

we read moon-themed books
did a letter matching game

and played!

Teeth, Tongue, and Giggles

2011-09-09T20:46:00.002-04:00

Wild Ride

2011-09-06T21:17:00.040-04:00

Saturday, we went back to Lion Country Safari!

Abigail and Hadassah helped drive through the safari area

park rides

Abigail enjoyed feeding and petting the giraffes!

Corban was concerned because parts of the park had closed due to lightning but the giraffes were still out in the open -a park person assured him they would be ok.