no strings attached...

no strings attached: my class performed their musical, "pinocchio-no strings attached" this morning. It was quite the day! We performed right away in the morning, went to lunch, had a little bit of reading, and closed early. We were suppose to perform for the families this evening, but now it has been postponed until Monday evening. Oh well...at least it will be a memorable day in so many ways!

beary special...

baby bear, mama bear, and papa bear

beary special: livi and i made a recipe out of her "high five" magazine today. It was making bears from bread dough. We had a great time making the bears and then watching them rise. Here are the pictures from start to finish. We will have to remember raisins next time for eyes :)

ready to eat!

ready to bake...

ready to rise...

happy love day...

happy love day: we received these lovely valentines in the mail yesterday. Thank you, Sederholm Family.
Both girls enjoyed their mail...who doesn't?

Happy Valentine's Day to all our loved ones (near or far)!

moa...

moa: the withers family visited the mall of america today. We rode some rides at Nickelodeon Universe and then ate at Famous Dave's for lunch. Liv was great at the mall...I only wish I could say it continued later that day...parenting is exhausting!meeting louie the shrimp - local moa celebrity :)
daddy, daughter, and dora

mom and liv on the diego bus

daddy and liv on blue's skidoo ride

liv on the wonder pets jumper (look at her face!)

weekend fun...

weekend fun...

last christmas...

last christmas: we celebrated our last christmas today with the johnson and urbanski family. It was a nice day with delicious food and great conversation. Here is a photo of all the grandkids: brayden (almost 5), cailyn (8 mo), avery (7 ), sophia (9 mo), and livia (3 1/2). What a cute bunch! :)