What did we do?

As always these days I am late doing everything. Just a few highlights of the girls year in 2013. They change by the day and it is so amazing to watch them grow. Z at her 5th grade Civil War program.

M's team won the championship so she and some of her team mates got to play in the All Star game.

End of 3rd grade.

5th grade promotion.

Summer at the shack in Winnipeg.

Road trip  - I like my girl's faces better!

M and her best friend from China. Her family lives in OK and we try to see them every summer.

1st day of Middle school.

1st day 4th grade.

M B-day with Z and grandma. 

Helping cook the Thanksgiving day meal.

Decorating the charlie brown tree 2013.

Kati & Kali, Spring 2013. RIP Kati 4-29-13. Yin & Yang

Z was Napolean in her 4th grade music program. She got to sing a few lines all by herself and did a wonderful job. Hated her hat that her Dad & I made but wore it anyway!

M dressed for her Chinese New Year Celebration and music program at her school. A true beauty lives!

Z & A on celebrating the day they joined our families together. A's family lives near us so we try to celebrate together.

M with all her tude' at a school field trip. What fun to visit the watershed and learn how long it takes "poop" to make it to the plant!

Z and I on Muffin Mother's day at her school. 

Z & M at dinner on Z's "family day" dinner. They are actually not yelling at each other.

M keeping Boris who joined our family this year entertained. He is the brother of our late kitty Lola.

M, Z & Grandma on M's "family day". We went and painted ceramics for the afternoon. We were leaving for Yellowstone the next day so had a quiet day.

Z & A at Z's pool birthday party. They share the same birthday too! 

The beauties at the bottom of the falls in Yellowstone. What an amazing place it is. They enjoyed seeing all the animals and funky water features.

All Mine!

The beauty of an Airstream. Pull over and have lunch in the prettiest spots.

M is 9 - where have the years gone?

Z & A at the hot springs. We have lots of hot springs around here. They say there is lithium in the pools, maybe hat is why Z is so relaxed !

My corpse bride. This is a real wedding dress, how creepy is that?

Snow Leopard, thanks to Grandma and her sewing talents.

Thanksgiving - this year we have much to be grateful for especially the work friends who provided the yummy meal.

Came with a coloring tablecloth too - my mess clean-up.

She loved setting the table with all the new utensils and plates.

Our tree this year. They surprised me with a tree one night and the girls did all the decorating.

Yum, yum - thanksgiving treats.

Z & M giving Mom a haircut. It came out so good too, wish it had lasted.

Gingerbread day at school. Love that smile!

Painted by Z!

Christmas activities. Painting decorations in our jammies.

They do like each other sometimes when forced by Mom.

My cousin Chari came and celebrated Christmas and my birthday. Here we all are at the B-day dinner!

Fun, fun, fun

M at her summer camp. Days of fun with lots of kids.

All of us and my Dad rafting on Z' birthday. It was so amazing, the girls loved it and after my dad realized he wasn't going over he had fun.


Halloween cuties and fall time activity beauties.

Z is now a high yellow belt soon to be green. She is very good at Taekwondo and will scare the boys some day.

M time,,,, now she's 8

M at her bicycle birthday party. It was great fun and adventure getting down the bike path to the park.

M and A in Colorado, see the moose?

M & Z riding a horses in Colorado, I was freaked out, they were not.

Outside Steamboat Springs on our way to Winter Park.