Almost Wordless Wednesday

My awesome friend Robert at Sterling Photography took these for me!

Kelsey

Keegan

Caitlyn



Go ahead.  Call him.  You know you want to.

Final Ball Game

Basketball was such a fun experience for Kelsey!  We were sorry to see it end, but glad to have gotten to participate.

Kelsey had a great coach and a great team of girls who welcomed her even though she was new and inexperienced.

And from having never dribbled a ball before she progresed to this - making a steal!

Bringing in the ball

Ready to make a pass

Where Kelsey really grew was on defense - she was small, but a real obstacle!  The girl Kelse is guarding is trying pass the ball into the other half of the court.

Kelsey did not make it easy!

A super season and an all around great experience!

Kelsey Quote

"You know, 'Carnival' [the last show she was in] is full of songs that are so sweet until you hear that one part."

This is SO true about this musical!!!!

Practical Kelsey Quote

Caitlyn, before Kelsey's basketball game, after Kelsey got a hair cut, "Kelsey, you may want to pin your bangs back because although you are used to having bangs, you haven't had them cut like that and they might get in your face and irritate you."
Kelsey, "Probably I will just sweat and that will stick them down."

Euwwww.  But hahaha, too!  That's my girl!

Kelsey Quotes

While practicing her handstands....,
"If my shirt falls up just remember I'm not in public."
and
"Never laugh when you are upside down."
Can't argue with either of those :)!

Caitlyn's way with words

I asked Caitlyn to tell me about the world history she had been reading and I loved how she phrased it.  Two examples were these observations-
"There was a lot of fighting among the European nobility," and
"Then along came the Netherlands to create more trouble."

:)

Kelsey Quote

Me, wanting to show what Caitlyn had been doing in math that day, "Bill, do you know how to balance equations?"
Bill, "No."
Kelsey, having heard this type of thing before, "Daddy, did you ever go to school and did you ever listen to the teacher?"

TMI

Keegan read in her zoology book all about worms - how you can get them, what they do inside your body, etc. - ugh!  I am so glad she likes her book, but, yuck, there is just some information I don't need to have :p.

Kelsey Quote

Kelsey, wanting someone to carry her, "But, I'm feeble!"

Baby Brooklin!

Recently we were thrilled to get to spend the day with our niece/cousin Brooklin!

She is almost two and completely adorable.  We all love getting to spend time with her.

She LOVES going up and down the steps and the girls were very patient walking her up and down,

 and up and down, and up and down....

...enough that she had to give it up and take a nap despite her best intentions ;)

Then she woke up with this bed head.  Ha, ha!

How cute is that?!?!

 Here, the cat was surprisingly pleased when Brooklin offered her the dustpan :)

 What a sweet smile - so precious!

 Brooklin and (a little bit of) Kelsey, giggling about something

Still smiling at the end of the day -

 We love this little girl!!!!!

Kelsey Quote

Listing to herself as she picked up socks, a piece of plastic, a sharpie, and a basketball, "My room, trash, kitchen drawer, PLAY!"

:)

Contorted Caitlyn

Caitlyn has a habit which is either horrid or wise, depending on your perspective.  While we read or chat before she goes to bed, she stretches.  I am glad she is a committed dancer, but am pretty horrified to see some of the positions she gets herself into!

She always claims, "It doesn't hurt," but I am sure she must be mistaken :)!