Orchard Heights Talent Show

On March 16th, Olivia & her friend Marlowe performed a jump rope routine for their school.  I can't get the video clip to upload for the blog.  So if you want to see their performance in action, go to my facebook wall.  They did a great job & had a BLAST!

This picture was taken in the bathroom where they got dressed.  Ugly paint job, if I may say so myself.

Ahhhh, much better background wouldn't you say?

Marlowe biffed it the day before & cleaned the skin right off of her lip & chin.  She also lost a tooth in the fall.  At least she got a new DVD & a visit from the tooth fairy for it!

They are announcing themselves to the audience:  "Hi!  I'm Marlowe.  I'm Olivia.  We're the Jump Rope Girls and we're gonna MOVE IT!"

And boy, did they move it!  Great job Jump Rope Girls!

First Grade Presentation

In February, Livvy's 1st grade class invited all the parents to come to class with them.  The teacher they had at the beginning of the school year became too sick and had to retire in December.  Their new teacher, Mrs. Sunny Willson, will be there for the remainder of the school year.  She is wonderful!  She's organized, firm-yet-loving, and she pushes the kids just enough to allow them to progress with self confidence.

Each day the class sings various songs about nature or our country.  They do actions along with the songs.

I got to listen to Olivia read.  She's so silly:)  

Olivia & her friend read out loud together for the whole class.  I don't remember what they said though.

Olivia made me flowers!  Thanks Livvy!

Yep.  Good 'ol thumbs up!  Thanks for inviting me to your classroom!

Animals & Lady Bug

This year I wanted to make each of the Squirrels an stuffed animal to put in their Spring Baskets.  Here's what I came up with:

I made this Rainbow Bear for Emma. It's made with the same yarn as the blanket I made for her last birthday. Emma loves the color orange, so that's what I crocheted the ears, paws, & feet. I found cute peace sign ribbon at the store that had splashes of color that matched the yarn. Perfect. The bear is 10.5" tall from head to toe.

I made this Lady Bug for Olivia. The pattern was for a finished size of 2". But I increased each step to make it much larger. Finished size is 5.5"x9". There are 8 spots that I made & sewed on separately. I also added antennae. I used Simply Soft Caron Yarn, colors Autumn and Black. Even the legs are slightly stuffed.

I made this Sock Monkey for Brynn. She loves monkeys! And when I saw this pattern I just couldn't pass it up. I love the tail. It curls around at the end & is just as long as his arms & legs. This project was the funnest to put together. But the other ones were fun in their own ways.

Finished size is 23" from head to toe. I glued on wiggly eyes and added more hair. I also added brown ribbon with blue & lighter brown squares. The blue was perfect because that's Brynn's favorite color.

I made this Rainbow Bear for Kara. It's made with the same yarn as the blanket I made for her last birthday. Kara loves the color blue, so that's what I crocheted the ears, paws, & feet. The bear is 10.5" tall from head to toe. Same as Emma's. It was fun to sit the bear on top of the Lady Bug as if it were getting a ride.

Emma wanted both hers & Kara's bears in a picture together. I thought it fitting that the bears are the same pattern, yet different in color placements and the shape of their noses. The same-yet different.