What we have been up to

I apologize for the lack of posting lately. We have been camped out in sicky land for the past week.
This can give you an idea of what our house has looked like. This is Emma all hunkered down on the couch. This was her spot for a solid 5-6 days.

 Arabel decided to join in on the sicky fun.

 Poor feverish Bellie.

I promise to update just as soon as I finish disinfecting the house.

A year in review

2010 in review:
Emma got her ears pierced

 We went out to dinner

 Arabel turned 2!

 We went to Minneapolis via Chicago. Emma wore a fantastic hat.

 We had a picnic complete with s'mores

 We went swimming

 Emma started kindergarten

 I met Stevie Wonder

 The girls went trick or treating

 We took a family picture

 and another one

 Emma turned 6!

 We had a very merry christmas.

This year was filled to the brim with excitement, sadness, joy and every emotion packed in between. We had a fire, moved and kept on plugging.

I can't wait for what 2011 will bring, though I am hoping it isn't nearly as eventful. :)

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas from all of us!!

She is 6!!

Emma is now six!

Here she is just born: 12/17/04 12:02am 8 pounds 7 ounces

First birthday

2nd birthday

3rd birthday

4th birthday

5th birthday

the big 6!!

I am incredibly lucky to call this wonderful little girl mine.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope that your bellies are all full of delicious food and you have many blessings to be thankful for. :)

Love,
Kimm, Rob, Emma and Arabel

long needed update

Rob and I went to Emma's conferences. She is a delight to have in class. :) Zero problems with behavior (which we figured, she is a pretty darn good kid.) She is incredibly kind and sensitive to other children's feelings. So, pretty much we are kicking ass at raising a good kid. Pat on the back for us!! Academically, she is making progress. Since this is her first school experience, she started behind other kids. She does demonstrate a major motivation to learn and master concepts, and she is making progress at a great rate. She could identify 20/26 letter sounds in mid October. As of earlier this week she is only getting confused with the letter "e" so I would definitely say that she is soaking everything up like a sponge. She has started VERY basic reading and writing so we are being blown away daily about how much she improves on a daily basis.

We are incredibly proud of how she is doing. Emma told me that her favorite part of the day is phonics. :) Hooray!

Arabel is still hysterical and talking more and more. She knows the entire alphabet and can count to at least 20. Emma is teaching her the letter sounds, so she is picking up on that as well. Her drawings are now looking like more than just lines and circles, so it fun to guess what she is making now.

new job??

I interviewed for a new job on Friday. Please keep your fingers crossed for me. I should know something by Friday. I would love to post with news of a new job. :)