Brookie's Art Class

 A local museum just started a free toddler art class. I was so excited to take my Brookie bug. It just happened to be right during Aubrey's preschool, so it got to be a special class just for Brooke.

Playing blocks as we waited for the other kids to arrive.

 They talked about Hot & Cold. Here's Brooke holding a piece of ice. She held it for a looooong time. She has no problem with hot and cold which is so strange to me since Aubrey is very sensitive to hot, cold or pain in any degree. I'm glad to see that Brooke has more of my pain tolerance!

Here she is looking around the gallery for a painting that looks cold.

Feeling the hot packet.

After the gallery portion we went to the craft room to make some art. They got to make a hot sun by gluing yellow and orange tissue paper on a plate.

They got to experiment with cold by painting with an ice cube. (I think this is something we are going to do on the sidewalk come summer time!)

Here she is with her two art projects!

It was a darling class and Brooke really enjoyed it. I loved getting to focus all of my attention on Brooke. We had so much fun we are already signed up for next months class!

Aubrey Dance

 Dance class started up again last week. The girls were soooo excited. I was helping with registration during Aubrey's class, but I did sneak over and take a couple of pictures.

She was just a jumping and a leaping. I love how she even has her arms in a dance pose as she's jumping.

 My cute little skipper!

Showing me second position.

I thought these little ballerinas looked so cute at the bar!

Such fun! I'm glad my girls love to dance and get to have an opportunity to do so! I'm looking forward to lots more fun watching my little dancers!

Purple Baby Continued

 I forgot we had taken these pictures or I would have put them on the last post about Purple Baby.

So the night Jeff showed Brooke her fixed purple baby, the glue was still drying and so she couldn't sleep with her. All the next day Brooke asked, "Is Purple Babies glue dried?" I told her to ask Daddy at bedtime. That she did and he brought her Purple Baby to sleep with.

First she noticed the scar across her head. She was very concerned about that. We explained that she got hurt when the car drove over her and that it left a scar. She rubbed the scar so gently . . .

 . . . And then gave her hurty some kisses.

A few days later she gave the scar some kisses again and then said to me, "She's not all better." I explained that the kisses just make her feel better. Then she asked, "But it will heal?" I had to explain that the scar will be there forever.

Here's Daddy showing her that she still talks and still can suck her pacifier. Thanks for fixing Purple Baby Daddy!

Goodbye Carliles

 My sister Summer and her family moved to Japan last week. Her husband, Steve, got a job opportunity there for a couple years, so off they went. We went out for a goodbye dinner a couple days before they left.

Saying Goodbye to Beckham. I can't believe he'll be Brooke's age when they move back! 

 

 

Lots of love for Beckham buddy!

Aubrey havin' some fun with Isla too!

Brookie hugs and kisses for Beckham!

The Buell's and the Carlile's

Aubrey kisses for Beckham.

I hope they have a good experience there. We sure will miss them here. Come back soon Carlile clan!

Odds and Ends

 One day during quiet time Aubrey made this dress and hat for her baby. I thought it was really cute!

The girls playing beauty shop with their new Christmas makeup.

What a little beauty!

  

Aubrey likes putting on the lotion and perfume that Grandma gave her.

Aubrey wrote her own Christmas Cards to her Primary teachers this year. I thought it was so cute.

 I've never offered to the girls to eat their gingerbread houses after Christmas. I think it's kinda gross eating old candy that's been collecting dust all month long. However a few of Aubrey's friends told her that they got to eat theirs, so Aubrey asked if she and Brooke could eat their houses. So I armed them with butter knives and let them have at it.

The weather has been really nice around here lately and we've had lots of fun times playing outside and at the park. This day was sooo warm the girls even took off their shoes and sweaters!

The girls had a ball acting out "Little Bunny Foo Foo" several times the other afternoon and evening. It was too cute seeing them do it together.

Later that evening we all got into the act. Here is Aubrey and Daddy's goon face.

The next day Brooke wanted to act out Snow White. She said "Where should the forest be. I know Aubrey's room." Then she put some stuffed animals in Aubrey's room. Then she said, "Mommy you're the Queen, Daddy's the Huntsman, I'm Snow White and Aubrey's the Prince. But who can be the dwarfs." I suggested her baby dolls. Later I went into her room and saw a bunch of dolls laid out to be the dwarfs. Then after dinner we acted out the play. Since I was in it I didn't get any pics, but it was so cute how she set the whole thing up!

The next day she wanted to do her Snow White play again and this time I got pics. Aubrey didn't want her room messed up so the forest and the dwarfs cottage were both in Brooke's room this time.

Here's Snow White running through the forest of woodland critters and finding the dwarfs cottage.

The wicked queen giving Snow White a bite of her apple.

Snow White falls to the ground in a deep sleep.

I love to see my girls playing pretend! Too cute!

Here are some other cute things the girls have said over the last month:

While singing bedtime songs Brooke whispered, "Mommy I have to tell you something?" I asked her what it was and she said, "I love my sister."

Just about every prayer Brooke uttered the last couple weeks of December she has thanked Heavenly Father for Mary, Joseph & baby Jesus. (of course Santa & his reindeer have also made it into many of her prayers as well.)

Aubrey and I were singing "Families Can Be Together Forever". After we finished Aubrey said, "I cried tears of Joy while we were singing."

This is what Brooke said to me several times the other day as we were running errands, "I want to be Cindy Lou Who cause I'm not more than 2."

Aubrey reminded us the other day: "You can't see Heavenly Father and Jesus, but they are always there. But, you can hear them with a still small voice."

While I was doing Aubrey's hair for church she asked me about God's power. We talked about Him being all powerful and our potential as His children. Then she said, "I know a power I already have - the power of Love."

I just love those little cutie pies!