A Week In Review

We had another week around here with nothing out of the ordinary happening. Kenzie and Karli went to ballet class on Monday. Tuesday was Student Council for Kayla and Girl Scouts for Kylie. On Wednesday, we had an Early Childhood meeting for Kacee and all of the kids had AWANA. Thursday was dance club for Kylie, Hational Honor Sociey meeting for Kayla, and a writing workshop for Keaton. On Friday Kylie had clarinet lessons after school and a sleepover. Keaton had Boy Scouts. Karli got an adorable hair cut.  On Friday evening, the family (minus Kylie) went out to eat at the Red Robin. Saturday we went as a family (again minus Kylie) to The Forbidden Gardens and China Town. The Forbidden Gardens has The Tomb of Qin Shi Huang-di, the First Emperor, replicated in 1/3rd scale. It also has a 1/20th scale replica of the Forbidden City. Kenzie and Karli really enjoyed both the Forbidden Gardens and China Town. Kenzie especially like "going to China." Another exciting news that happened this week is that our home study was finally completed and mailed to our agency. It should be sent to the USCIS some time this week, so we wait again.
Tabitha

Go on over to my friend Tiffany's blog and see her cute Chinese New Year's crafts.

A Week in Review

My friend Tiffany does "A Week in Review" post almost every week, and enjoy reading about her family. She is challenging her readers to do a weekly update on our blogs. So...here goes my first "Week in Review."
Tabitha

Last week was an exciting week at our house. We got new furniture and a new XBox 360 Kinnect. We have not had new furniture since October 2000. I wanted to try and wait until the little girls were a little older, but the spring that started to poke me in the back on the love seat had other plans. The kids have all enjoyed played the XBox and it's funny watching them move their bodies to move their character on screen. Hutson started working at a new law firm, and we are church shopping for a new church right now. Kayla and Kylie are still enjoying school. Kayla is involved in the Student Council and UIL. This past week, she tried out for a part in the UIL Once Act Play. Kayla did so well in school last semester that she is invited to apply for the National Honor Society. Kylie is also in Student Council. She did so well last semester that she has been moved to honors classes. She is taking Clarinet lessons and wants to try out for Honors band for next year. Keaton is still home schooling, but will probably go to school next year. He loves to play Yugioh with his friends. I have saved the best news for last - we are now a diaper free house. Yes, you read that right. Kacee has decided that she wants to use the big potty and has done great. We started last Monday (1/17/11) and she has had no accidents since the second day.

Here is a picture of our new furniture.  We now have enough seating for our whole family.

Kacee dressed in her big girl panties - no pull ups for us, thank you very much!

Christmas Fun

We've had a busy few weeks. We had a church hayride to look at Christmas lights, family gatherings, and, of course, Christmas. Enjoy these pictures of everyone.

Karli and Kenzie in our church's Christmas production

Kylie's first band peformance

Kylie (middle) plays the clarinet

Karli, Kenzie, and Kacee on our church's annual Christmas hayride

All of the kids with their great-grandma Poole

Kacee opening her first gift ever.  She really did not know what to do.  By the end of the Christmas season, she was a pro at unwrapping presents.

Annual Christmas Eve photo.