New Preschool

When they moved to Portland, Kristin found a fabulous new preschool for the twins that is 5 min from the new home. PORTLAND SCHOOL OF EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION. It is a brand new school that just started last Nov. The kids are thriving and having such a great time learning and experiencing new things. The teachers are real good about sending photos to Kristin's cell phone through out the day.

Here Carson is making crackers. Check out that concentration in the second photo. And I thought only Ruby concentrated with her tongue!

Ruby was having fun lining up cars and counting them all. I don't know exactly what this white stuff is, but Kristin said it is like snow, but not. It was cold, but not as cold as snow. Ruby was having a blast. Ruby is also making crackers. I love the little scissors they use to cut the crackers before baking. Kristin snapped this picture of Ruby on her way to school. This school is called an all-weather-school, which means the kids go outside everyday. They have all the gear they need right there at school so they can bundle up in wet and cold weather. Here is their website if you want to check it out. http://www.pdxedschool.org/

Sentimental Story

Ruby brought tears to my eyes recently. No, she didn't accidentally head-butt me, which has happened before! She said "you smell like Grandma Julee!" When I was a little girl I spent a great deal of time with my Grandma Katy. She babysat me since mom worked full time, sewed most of my clothes, including my wedding dress and took me to church. Grandma Katy was my prayer warrior who took me (and all 14 of her grandchildren) to the "throne of grace" each day. Needless to say, she was very special and dear to me. Grandma Katy always smelled good -- usually some light scented perfume from Avon. When she died I was given some of her jewelry and for several years I could still smell "Grandma Katy" on her jewelry. I made the decision when the twins were born to wear the same perfume when I was with them so they would come to know that scent as mine. It was silly, but I consciously did it. So when Ruby was hugging me and said "You smell like Grandma Julee", I felt tears forming in my eyes!

Random Pix From Kristin

This red and white gingham jacket was Kristin's at age 3. I love that Ruby is wearing it -- the hat I don't know????

Carson and Ruby attended Malia's 4th birthday party at JJJump. http://www.jjjump.com/

They had so much fun, even the adults. Kristin said she may have their next birthday at this place since it provided a great deal of fun for all. Just as quickly as Carson went down a slide, he was bounding back up the stairs to go again. You can see him doing that in the photo below. Ru was actually at the top getting ready to fly down. Ruby-red slippers (or TOMS) for Miss Ruby. She LOVES them!

MOVING DAY

Over New Years Kristin and Casey moved from Vancouver to Portland. I was there for 10 days, but was so busy I didn't get many pictures. These were taken the first day we had the U-Haul. The kids thought it was a bunch of fun! We had to work at keeping them out of the way so they didn't get tripped over!

Here they are entertaining themselves in the mud! Such fun.......

The last night the king size mattress was moved downstairs, so the kids took advantage of it while they watched a show. (also, it was the only thing in the living room at that point!)

I-phone

Kristin usually recharges her I-phone on the floor in her bedroom. The twins now know how to operate it -- as seen below! I think they know more about it than I do. Ruby knows how to get a game on it to play.