Gymnastics

More gymnastics updates and videos...

Fi and her buddy Adam mugging for the camera.

Fiona and Nora like to watch their big sisters together.

Lily has never been able to climb the rope at gymnastics and suddenly, a few weeks ago, she just did it.

 Fiona and Adam helping coach Tyla with her homework before class.

Putting the trash cans out for trash day. Fiona is sporting her gymnastics leotard and some puddle stompers.

Performances!

Fiona had her first performance at Claremont on a Friday in December. She sang jingle bells with her kitten class.

Then she danced with her dance class, which includes her best bud Maya. It was super cute and she was sooo proud.

Here she is with her flowers and her candy cane from Santa.

 Mommy and the little dancer!

 Fi and Maya with their flowers after the dance.

 Even Lily and Emma got in on the candy cane action with Santa. Fun to see them along with 4 other girls from their class who were there to watch their siblings. 

Then on Sunday, Lily had her performance in the Nutcracker ballet. Her class had two parts. First they were boys at the party.

 Here they are standing at the party.

 They ran after Fritz when he grabbed the doll too.

Then later they were the maidens to the Sugar Plum Fairy.

 Fiona did a great job with the 2 hour performance. Unfortunately, Lily's second part was at the very end and she was tired of sitting by then. She watched the last parts from the side.

 Time to take a bow.

They posed for photos with their class after the show.

My beautiful dancer.

December stuff

A busy December began with our yearly trip to the Swedish Christmas Fair to see Emma sing in the Santa Lucia performance.

Later that day we went to the Rapoza's to help celebrate Lynn's birthday. Fiona decided to go with the rock star look!

Here she is again with her version of dessert, just some whipped cream.

We also spent time picking our tree on Sunday. Fiona liked to look at all the trees.

Lily is a little less excited, but enjoyed picking none the less.

Fiona wanted to wear Daddy's gloves.

Traditional riding the tree photo with Fiona this year.

Later the girls gave Daddy a foot rub.

The elf visited again the year. One thing she left for the girls to do was to plant peppermint kisses in some flour with some magic elf dust. The next morning they were candy canes.

Another tradition is decorating gingerbread houses. Fiona really got into it this year.

The mommies enjoyed mimosas while the girls made their houses.

Later there was a little reading time with Grammy.

 A little sisterly love :)

Lily had a little winter potluck at school. We brought lemon bars.

 Fiona had fun at my holiday party playing with the newest baby born to one of my fellow teachers.

 And then she enjoyed some train time with her friend Adam at ballet.

Fiona went on a little shopping trip with me to get supplies for our crab feed party.

 But then she was so worn out she fell asleep on the rocking chair right before party time. 

Mugging for the camera.