Tehya and Ada both love music. They love to sing along with the radio, dance along with music videos, make up their own songs with each other, you name it.... they love the tunes!
Recently Tehya has become very aware of "popular" music for her age group. The Jonas Brothers, Miley Cirus, Justin Bieber, the list goes on and on for pre-teen rock sensations.
A few weeks ago when Justin Bieber had his new CD released, that was all Tehya could talk about:
"Can I have that new Justin Beaver CD mom?"
"Tehya, his name is Justin Bieber. With a B."
"Mom, I really like Justin Beaver. Can I buy the CD?"
"Tehya, you need to say his name correctly. It is Justin Bieber...with a B."
And on........
And on........
And on........
And, well you get the picture. I cannot count how many times I had this conversation with Tehya! So many times in fact that I finally told her I would not allow her to buy the CD until she said his name correctly. I was determined to have her learn the correct way to say his name.
Fast forward to a car ride with all four of us.
Dan was flipping through radio stations and low and behold guess who comes over the airwaves?
"MOM!!!!! It's Justin Beaver!!!!! I LOVE this song!!!!!"
Before I could even open my mouth to correct her yet again, Miss Ada stepped in without missing a beat and said to Tehya,
"It's BIEBER Tehya. With a B!"
Tehya, obviously not liking her little sister correcting her just like mom does, replied:
"How would you know Ada, your just a BABY!"
Ada says:
"No, I'm a Big Girl. With a B. Just like BIEBER!"
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
Good Neighbor Days Carnival
We had SO much fun at the carnival this weekend! Mom was the designated tall person to ride with the kiddos that couldn't go by themselves, and oh my goodness ride she did! Tilt-a-Whirl, Dizzy Dragons, Ferris Wheel, Zipper, The Giant Slide, and much much more! Ada went on every ride that Tehya did and amazed us all even further when we were on the Tornado Twister. Mid-way in the air tilted and spinning around she let go of the safety bar and lifted both of her arms up above her head....I think we have a fearless ride warrior on our hands!! Tehya had a great time with her friends Leah and Mercedes and had a blast running into school friends all over the place. We all had a great family day having fun together!
Hugo Good Neighbor Days Parade
Hugo Good Neighbor Days
2010 Parade
Hugo celebrates Good Neighbor Days each year, and each year as the town grows so does the parade. We had over an hour of fire trucks, tractors, cool cars, dancers, and much much more to watch go by. The amount of candy our girls managed to get into their bags was astronomical and we were grateful that Mother Nature held off the rain until right after the parade was finished.
Graduating Kindergarten
Tehya's classmates Murphy and Matilda hosted a Kindergarten graduation party at their house last week. Dan and Tehya both enjoyed the magician and the fun times with her classmates and some other parents. We can't believe that she is already out of kindergarten!!!
Bubbles!!!
Ada has discovered the relaxing properties of a bubble bath at an early age! After being a little concerned at the lack of splashing coming from the tub the other day I checked in to make sure Ada was ok.....I found that she was more than ok! She was kicked back relaxing in the bubbles with a big smile on her face. I couldn't resist snapping a couple of pictures - too cute to pass up!
Dance Recital
Tehya wins a bike!!
Tehya won a bike at school!
Oneka Elementary had a program this year they called the Marvin and Jessie assemblies. They held monthly all-school assemblies to watch skits about using good life skills. Teachers and school staff that saw students using these life skills during their school day filled out Core Value cards explaining the behavior they witnessed and these cards were sent home for the parents to see. Tehya came home with several of these cards throughout the year, which made us very proud. Some examples of these core values are Honesty, Friendship, Courtesy and Respect - all things that as a parent you hope your child knows and uses throughout the day.
I got a phone call from school a few weeks ago asking to speak about Tehya's behavior at school. Needless to say my heart jumped into my throat and I instantly thought to myself that she must be in trouble. I can't tell you how happy (and relieved) I was when they told me that Tehya's name had been drawn out of all the Core Value cards that had been given out to win a new bike!!
They had Dan and I sneak into the back of the school gym after the students were all seated so that Tehya wouldn't see us and have her surprise ruined. We were so proud when they announced her name as the winner! Not only did Tehya get cheers from the whole school and a brand new bike - Ms. Dahlem her principal even let her take it for a spin around the gym!!
Twins Game
Our friends Dan and Molly invited us to join them for the Twins vs. White Sox game and we were so excited! This was our first game at the new ballpark and we had a blast!!
Birthday Treats for Mommy!
Egg-actly!
Ada loves to help cook!
Dan and Ada were making breakfast for the family and Ada decided that the eggs just weren't getting the attention they needed. She sped up the process a little bit with her own version of egg cracking - which consisted of standing on the counter and dropping the eggs down!
Dan couldn't resist snapping these pictures!!
Happy Birthday Cubicle Style
I turned 30 on May 3rd, and my co-worker Katie thought it would be fun to make sure everyone knew it!
I was so surprised when I came in to work for the day and turned the corner to see my cubicle completely decked out with streamers, balloons and Happy Birthday signs! Later in the afternoon a chocolate cake with fudge cream frosting was served and I was having a happy day indeed!
Easter 2010
We celebrated Easter this year at Uncle Jake's house. A ton of fantastic food, an Easter egg hunt inside and out and lots of laughs with everyone made for a wonderful day and lots of fun pictures. Mom even got to take in a little sunshine while enjoying the hammock!
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