D is for...

...DADDY

Lately, I have been trying to be a better mom.  So to do that, I have started doing some activities with the girls centered around a letter of the week.  It has been really fun, for both the girls and I.  This week was, of course, "D".  Monday we combined FHE with Abby's "school time" and to do this activity.  The lesson was on Father's and their roles to provide, preside and protect. Then we traced "daddy" on a piece of paper and wrote down some reasons why we love him.  The girls had a blast.  Now whenever daddy is gone and we miss him, we have a body double to subsitute.

Our paper daddy looks sadly disporportioned and a little silly, but the girls still love him.

...DANCE

We put Abby in dance this year.  It was a little rough in the beginning, but she has come to LOVE dance!  It has been fun to watch her grow more confident and to see some skills develop.  She has just recently mastered the art of skipping, thanks to dance.  Anyway, she has had a couple of preformances lately, mostly at half time shows for basketball games.  She LOVES to perform.  We had one this Wednesday where the girls were filler numbers for the Madison drill team recital.  It was alot of fun to see different groups dance. 

Getting her hair done before the performance.  It is quite the ordeal!

Our beautiful little dancer!

Cheesin' it up for the camera, waiting for the song to begin

Abby and her dance group.  They are all so adorable!

...DONUTS

Today we learned D is for donuts.  So we made pretend donuts, sprinkles and all.  I found this recipe for homemade puffy paint using shaving cream and glue.  We added a little paint for the frosting.  Finished off with some sprinkles, and Ta Da, some yummy looking paper plate donuts.  The girls had fun squishing the paint with their hands.

After all that, we had worked up such an appetite for donuts, well we went and got some.  YUMMY!!Apparently Abby was very excited about the donuts.

We were hoping for some sunny weather this week, so we could walk to the nature park and feed the "ducks" again.  But unfortunately we have been stuck inside due to cold and rainy weather. (What's new...really?)  Maybe one of the next couple of days will be nice.  Here's to hoping!