Farewell Ladies

Linda and Erika fly back to Germany today.

We will all miss them (especially Sherman).

She got Spunk

Keira has started asking for an allowance, although I don't think that she quite understands exactly what that means just yet.

She has always been a great cleaner, although apparently quite a pricey one.

Good for her :)

Happy Birthday, Katharine!

We are 16X more proud of our wonderful daughter as her birthday comes around again- and it just happens to be her Sweet 16 :)

Katharine facts:

Favorite subject in school: geography/human geography

Loves drawing, going to theater rehearsal, going to dance, and hanging out with family and friends

Currently playing: Smash Bros and Diablo and Overwatch

Favorite school subject this past year: civics

Least favorite: math

Currently listening to: musical soundtracks and 80's music

Favorite video game characters: DVA and Lucina

Favorite food: pizza

Favorite desert: cake

What she wants to be when he grows up; animator and/or theater performer

Least favorite thing about being a teenager: hormones and constantly being unsure about everything

Dream college: Cal Arts

Dream vacation: Europe trip

Favorite movie this past year: Spiderverse

Who she thinks will die in the next Avengers movie: Iron man and Captain America and maybe Thor

Favorite superhero: Spiderman

Favorite youtuber/streamer: CellSpex

Favorite performance from last year: Cabaret

Currently reading: Lots of fan fiction and Homer's Odyssey

Closest friends: Trinity / Paige / Barbara / Abbey

Favorite drink: water

Favorite number: 21

Birthday presents: a gold amethyst and diamond heirloom ring (Grandma), and money from relatives and ipad stuff

Birthday meal: Glorias

Favorite thing to do with Kassidy: being a big sister

Favorite thing to do with Keira: watching She'ra

Favorite thing to do with Lennon: playing video games

Favorite thing to do with Lukas: playing video games

Favorite thing to do with Mom: hanging out

Favorite thing to do with Dad: showing me her art

Broadway Cafe 2019

Here are a few pictures from Broadway Cafe this year. It was Lennon's first time participating in this youth choir fundraiser.

Pancake Art

Full house at the Martels this morning. 

All of their moving boxes arrived yesterday (they are returning to Dallas to live year round), and they have a bunch of friends and frousins visiting their children before they head back to Wisconsin tonight.

As always- food mixes and mingles with art in.

Super Blood Wolf Moon

We all got some fun science in last night, watching the eclipse.

And I have yet to take a decent picture of the moon with my iphone- just imagine it looking a lot bigger and spectacular.

Blankets

This is always Kassidy's pit stop on the way to breakfast after she gets up in the morning.

Sewing Circle

Everybody was busy working on their various sewing and knitting projects when I came home tonight.

Patchwork Pillow Production

Keira is currently sewing 11 pillows.

The best thing is- the more she makes, the more comfortable it is for her to sit and work!

Happy New Years!