Posing in front of our house before Jill and Seth's New Year Party. She doesnt take ballet but talks about ballet all the time. She loves the Angelina Ballerina book and i'm going to have to break down and add dance lessons to our weekly activities.

Nothing like a good belly laugh

The girls decided to play "take a trip" in the jeep here. First they went on safari and then to the beach, I believe.

The kids (and some of us moms too) painted fans and Chinese lanterns. such a great activity for messy little painters! :) I hung Amelia's lantern from the light fixture over the kitchen table. The next morning at breakfast, she noticed it hanging there and said in a voice full of awe....
"ooooh mom, dats bootiful up der!"
so of course, it still hangs there today and probably will for a while....:)