Sorry for not posting in a while, but here is a video of Kimmy's performance at her Christmas Piano Recital yesterday.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Kimmy's Recital
Kimmy had her spring piano recital today. Her first song was a duet with her friend Makenna (Penguin Parade). Her second song was Fur Elise (hope I spelled that right). The video from her recital is below. Enjoy.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Spring Activities
Well, I haven't posted anything in quite some time so here are some pictures of our recent spring activities.
Everyone dressed up for church on Easter Sunday.
Softball season began. Kimmy tried her hand at catcher (aka the girl who gets hit a lot by the pitcher and doesn't really catch anything).
Leah preffered to catch some rays next to the field:
Kimmy and her friend Makena getting ready for the big day:
Kimmy also decided she was going to try a kids triathalon (75 yard swim, 1 mile bike ride and half mile swim). They wore timnig chips and everything so it was very serious. Kimmy was quite nervous. Here she is before the start at the pool. I think all 7-10 year olds have the same nervous finger biting habit before a big event.
She made it out of the pool and is getting on her bike. Still looking pretty good.
Rounding the final corner from the run. She was getting pretty tired at this point but she ran all the way through the finish and did a good job. We'll be in Hawaii next year for the ironman I'm sure.
Everyone dressed up for church on Easter Sunday.
Good stuff from the Easter Bunny:
Grandma Brooks came to visit. She made bunny cake with the girls which is always a much anticipated Easter activity. She seemed not too frazzled with 7 girls around so we figure we'll see how she can handle 10 next time.
Softball season began. Kimmy tried her hand at catcher (aka the girl who gets hit a lot by the pitcher and doesn't really catch anything).
Leah preffered to catch some rays next to the field:
Kimmy and her friend Makena getting ready for the big day:
Kimmy also decided she was going to try a kids triathalon (75 yard swim, 1 mile bike ride and half mile swim). They wore timnig chips and everything so it was very serious. Kimmy was quite nervous. Here she is before the start at the pool. I think all 7-10 year olds have the same nervous finger biting habit before a big event.
She made it out of the pool and is getting on her bike. Still looking pretty good.
Rounding the final corner from the run. She was getting pretty tired at this point but she ran all the way through the finish and did a good job. We'll be in Hawaii next year for the ironman I'm sure.
One last funny picture. Kimmy felt the need to try curlers. Of course this lasted only until she put her head on the pillow and realized that it might not be entirely comfortable to sleep in.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
New room and new ears
Kimmy has been upgrading her style lately. We just finished redecorating her room. She chose a two tone color pattern with a fancy horse border in the middle. It looks quite nice and is probably the best decorated room in the house at this point. We also went to the mall this weekend and she got her ears pierced, which was very exciting. She looks good with her new ears (little difficult to see in the pics below).
Monday, December 22, 2008
Christmas Preparations
We're getting in the Christmas spirit and are getting ready for our big trip to Kentucky to visit family and friends. We just hope Santa can find us back in the hills of Kentucky.
The girls after decorating the tree.
Baking sugar cookies to give to teachers and friends.
The girls after decorating the tree.
Baking sugar cookies to give to teachers and friends.
Decorating the sugar cookies (I think more icing ended up in their bellies than on the cookies...oh well!)
A sugar cookie Masterpiece! The wine helped the whole process go much more smoothly (for Mom and Dad of course).
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
The Thanksgiving Cruise
We had quite an adventure over Thanksgiving. Grandma and Grandpa Stansberry treated our family and Brian's to an awesome 4 night Disney Cruise. We all had a great time. There were too many fun things to mention and provide pictures for all, but here are some:
Oh my gosh, this is a really big boat!
The whole crew waiting to board on Wed. afternoon.
Meeting captain mickey at the cruise terminal before boarding.
Having a blast at the going away party at the top of the ship.
Carrie successfully navigating the giant Mickey slide at the ship kids pool.
Grandparents and the grandkids all dressed up for formal night.
The desserts are really good on the Disney cruise.
Look, we found Mommy roaming the halls in a blue dress. No.... It's just Cinderella.
Leah won the golf chipping contest in the lobby of the ship. She beat 20 other golfers including Grandpa Stansberry and won a keychain flashlight which she was very proud of.
At the pirates in the caribbean night. The teeth make the outfit.
I don't care how much fun he is on a cruise, we are not having another!
My biggest princess doing the limbo at dinner.
With goofy on Castaway Cay (Disney's private island).
Building sandcastles on the beach with Cousin Katy.
Kimmy with Captain Jack Sparrow.
Chillin in our room before dinner after a big day of adventures on the high seas.
The only rough part of the trip was getting home because of big weather delays. This is the girls at the Philly airport at midnight. I think after staying up late every night to see the great shows, the fireworks, and dancing that the girls need a vacation to rest from their vacation. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for a great trip!
Oh my gosh, this is a really big boat!
The whole crew waiting to board on Wed. afternoon.
Meeting captain mickey at the cruise terminal before boarding.
Having a blast at the going away party at the top of the ship.
Carrie successfully navigating the giant Mickey slide at the ship kids pool.
Grandparents and the grandkids all dressed up for formal night.
The desserts are really good on the Disney cruise.
Look, we found Mommy roaming the halls in a blue dress. No.... It's just Cinderella.
Leah won the golf chipping contest in the lobby of the ship. She beat 20 other golfers including Grandpa Stansberry and won a keychain flashlight which she was very proud of.
At the pirates in the caribbean night. The teeth make the outfit.
I don't care how much fun he is on a cruise, we are not having another!
My biggest princess doing the limbo at dinner.
With goofy on Castaway Cay (Disney's private island).
Building sandcastles on the beach with Cousin Katy.
Kimmy with Captain Jack Sparrow.
Chillin in our room before dinner after a big day of adventures on the high seas.
The only rough part of the trip was getting home because of big weather delays. This is the girls at the Philly airport at midnight. I think after staying up late every night to see the great shows, the fireworks, and dancing that the girls need a vacation to rest from their vacation. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for a great trip!
Thursday, October 30, 2008
October was a busy month
OK. So I haven't posted in a month, but we've been busy. Early in October we took a long weekend and drove to Kentucky to visit Grandma and Grandpa Brooks. We had a great time playing around on the farm. We went up to the far hill for both a breakfast and a lunch which is always a favorite activity. Kimmy took a turn driving the ATV. We were all holding on too tight to take a picture! Grandma also decided to experiment with the orange hair spray. We also had the pleasure of celebrating Uncle Eric's Birthday with him and Aunt Twila.
Then we drove home and spent the night with Uncle Brian, Aunt Emily, Katy, and David. The girls always love seeing them. The visit was short, but we're all looking forward to our Disney cruise together in a few weeks.
Then we came home and Grandma Stansberry arrived the next weekend for a visit. She got to see all the girls' schools and went to Leah and Carrie's dance class with us. We also all went to the Freddy Hill Farm Fall Festival where we took a hayride, picked pumpkins, did a corn maze, a slide, watched pig races, and ate ice cream. Lots of fun. We also managed to squeeze some babysitting out of Grandma so Kelly and I could go out.
Our final big adventure was a Dad-Daughter camp that Kim and I went to. We went with Hannah and Andy Gotwals (friends from church). It was really a lot of fun. There were 40 couples there and the weekend was packed full of great activities. All of the girls (and the Dads) were completely exhausted by Sunday afternoon. Putting 16 girls age 7-11 in a one room cabin is apparently a ton of fun, but does not lend itself well to sleeping. 16 snoring dads in a room together also does not result in a restful nights sleep.
Kimmy was an ace on the rifelry range as shown below.
We also had a candlelight dinner date on Saturday night that was a lot of fun. Kimmy's counselor braided her hair special for the evening.
The big event Sunday afternoon was the "Giant Swing". They basically strap you into a rapelling harness and attach you to a cable that is hanging from an elaborate cable system 60 feet up in the forest. Then they use a rope and pully to left you up into the trees, you pull a release, and then go flying through the forest. It's quite a rush.
This is Kimmy haning upside down as she swings.
Andy did the swing so I of course could not be outdone so they hauled me up into the trees.
And I also flew through the forest upside down. Can't wait till next year when we can try the zip-line. Next up is Halloween tomorrow. I'm sure there will be lots of good tales from that.
Then we drove home and spent the night with Uncle Brian, Aunt Emily, Katy, and David. The girls always love seeing them. The visit was short, but we're all looking forward to our Disney cruise together in a few weeks.
Then we came home and Grandma Stansberry arrived the next weekend for a visit. She got to see all the girls' schools and went to Leah and Carrie's dance class with us. We also all went to the Freddy Hill Farm Fall Festival where we took a hayride, picked pumpkins, did a corn maze, a slide, watched pig races, and ate ice cream. Lots of fun. We also managed to squeeze some babysitting out of Grandma so Kelly and I could go out.
Our final big adventure was a Dad-Daughter camp that Kim and I went to. We went with Hannah and Andy Gotwals (friends from church). It was really a lot of fun. There were 40 couples there and the weekend was packed full of great activities. All of the girls (and the Dads) were completely exhausted by Sunday afternoon. Putting 16 girls age 7-11 in a one room cabin is apparently a ton of fun, but does not lend itself well to sleeping. 16 snoring dads in a room together also does not result in a restful nights sleep.
Kimmy was an ace on the rifelry range as shown below.
We also had a candlelight dinner date on Saturday night that was a lot of fun. Kimmy's counselor braided her hair special for the evening.
The big event Sunday afternoon was the "Giant Swing". They basically strap you into a rapelling harness and attach you to a cable that is hanging from an elaborate cable system 60 feet up in the forest. Then they use a rope and pully to left you up into the trees, you pull a release, and then go flying through the forest. It's quite a rush.
This is Kimmy haning upside down as she swings.
Andy did the swing so I of course could not be outdone so they hauled me up into the trees.
And I also flew through the forest upside down. Can't wait till next year when we can try the zip-line. Next up is Halloween tomorrow. I'm sure there will be lots of good tales from that.
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