Fresh Coat of Paint

Winry got her nails painted for the first time this past week!  She was very excited about it, and, most importantly, was willing to sit still and let her nails dry!  I got home somewhere around halfway through the process and Winry was VERY excited to show me her pretty nails!  She even kept blowing on them to make sure they were dry.  Don't worry, she blew on them for the rest of the day, you know, just in case.  She also picked the color for each nail separately, and she got one of every color she could choose!  It's starting to come off now, and she's a little dismayed about that.

In Halloween closeout, the girls happened to find this flamingo costume for 90% off!  Will it fit and will someone want to be a flamingo next year?  Who knows, but they loved it!

We even let Winry have a turn, though it was a little large for her. Obviously she loved it too!

On Tuesday Brooke had her first gymnastics class.  She has been wanting to do one for quite a while, we saw classes going when we'd leave swim lessons, and finally got to start hers.  It was supposed to start last week, but got delayed a week because of all of the snow.  They set up a course throughout the gym and then the kids can walk through and try all of the various things.  I'll be honest, I didn't go, so I don't know the exact structure.  Obviously they also did the most essential of gymnastics, ribbon dancing!!

They also had a bouncy "balance" beam and the kids got to lay on it while it inflated.  Brooke was a little worried as it filled around her, but in the end enjoyed it and is now ready for next time.

While Brooke and Monica were at gymnasitcs, Winry and I finished up my run, and then went to pay homage to the turkey again.

After Winry finished her dinner she decided to share.  She found Cookie Monster and put him in her seat and fed him some of the rest of her dinner!  We were pretty careful not to let Brooke see as she was really tired after gymnastics and we were pretty sure she'd cry.  I think she'd laugh now though.  Winry also showed off her impressive vocals and sang "Away in a Manger" to me!

The next morning there was TERRIBLE news!! Violet was sick.  Fortunately Brooke and Winry knew exactly how to take care of her.  Winry even rocked her and sang "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"  Winry is starting to learn the songs we sing to her and sing them a whole lot!  It's really fun and cute.

Jelly came by after dinner one night and sat down to join us after Brooke finished eating.  I almost helped her get a bite... almost Jelly, almost.

Monica also showed Brooke how to hang a spoon from her nose!  Brooke has a book where one of the characters can do that, and after we read it she wanted to try, and since this is one of Monica's hidden talents, she taught her how.

Winry continues to be more independent every day.  This past week she wanted to open markers on her own.  Monica said the face she was making at first was better, but of course she stopped doing that once the camera came out.

On Friday, at dance class, Monica said it looked like the kids were starting to work on something for their Winter Showcase!!  I forgot they had one until she said that, and I'm so excited to go again!!  It's basically a dance lesson where families are invited to come and watch, and during the class they'll do some dances that they prepared to show you.  I'm excited!

And lastly, we've got Jelly again.  This morning she was getting a drink out of the sink, and decided that the easiest way to do that was to go over the top of the faucet!  Never seen that before, so I grabbed a picture.

And I think that's everything from our neck of the woods!  Have a wonderful week!