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  • HSM3 tryouts

    HSM3 tryouts

    The play they are doing at school this time is High School Musical 3 . At the tryouts the drama teacher encouraged everyone to try out for every role. He was able to get a better idea of what role he would give each of the kids. Dahlia finally decided she would try doing one of the plays. Monti, for some reason, decided to act like she was terrified to talk in front of people. Seeing Monti act this way completely worked against Dahlia getting up there. After a little threatening conversation from mom, Monti went up and started saying some lines.  I literally had to walk Dahlia up to the stage and stand next to her while she did her audition. Dahlia was thrilled to find out she was cast as one of the Wild Cat cheerleaders. Monti congratulated her with ,”I’m happy for you that you got a better part than I did.” Oh… the drama of having 2 girls so close in age.

  • The golden egg hunt

    The golden egg hunt

    After an extensive scavenger hunt through the house the girls and I packed up to go to a friend’s house for Easter. Chelle had several families over for brunch and an Easter egg hunt. Among all the hidden plastic colored eggs there was a golden egg with a special prize in it. Monti had seen all the plastic eggs earlier and the week and she was very curious about a certain large green egg that had a good rattle when you shook it. Unfortunately for Monti it was the egg the dads decided to cover in gold foil. She was so determined to find this one egg that she didn’t get many eggs in general. When she and another boy spotted the golden egg it was too high for her to get. The bigger boy rushed in and retrieved her egg; Monti was crushed. She came in the house in tears sobbing about how she hated being small. Later that day I found her standing outside in the rain without a coat. I tried to get her to come inside but she said she was punishing herself for being so single focused during the egg hunt. 

  • Last minute egg coloring

    Last minute egg coloring

    We were so busy spring break going from one play date to another that we never had time to color eggs. Saturday evening 20 minutes before bedtime we quickly colored a dozen eggs for the Easter Bunny to hide. 

  • Gilman Village egg hunt?

    Gilman Village egg hunt?

    In the downtown shopping area of Issaquah they hold an Easter egg hunt for kids and adults. For the adults they add coupons and free samples to their eggs. This year we decided to go. I believe calling it an egg hunt is mislabeling the event. Kids stood in line at store doors to collect their eggs. It was more like trick-or-treating for Easter eggs but the kids had fun loading up their baskets.

  • Obsessed with the planets

    Obsessed with the planets

    Monti has been obsessed with learning about space. She drew pictures of all the planets and taped them to the patio door. We went to the library so she could check out a book of every planet. At the park she had one of her friends play the sun while Dahlia was Saturn and she
    was Uranus. Dahlia was thrilled because she got a chance to demonstrate her ability to walk (orbit) around while hula hooping. Monti explained that she would spin her hula hoop on her arm because Uranus is tilted so it’s rings look different than Saturn’s which is convenient because Monti still can’t hula around her waist.

  • Monti’s new smile

    Monti’s new smile

    Two front teeth gone

  • finally a nice day

    finally a nice day

  • Trying to recreate a album cover idea

    Trying to recreate a album cover idea

    I had found this image when I did a search on the term “sole man”. I wanted to see how feasible it would be for me to try and shoot students from IVE in the same way. I couldn’t think of where I would get the glass for people to walk on. I pulled into the driveway and it hit me… I could use the Prius sloped glass to try and shoot the kids from underneath. Monti and Dahlia were as usual excellent participants in one of their mom’s many crazy ideas.

  • Monti singing Dites Moi

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  • Monti at the variety show – Lunchbox

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