Update from International Day!
Friday, April 27, 2012
International Day
The girls have international day at school today. C7's class is doing India, and Q6's class is doing the US. Cool!
C7 wanted to go to the Sari Palace to buy a sari, but after looking and seeing that they might be $50 I thought no, not just for one day. So we improvised so C7 wouldn't have to wear her uniform.
M43 had given me a great scarf last year after her trip to India, and brought back necklaces for the girls. And recently she gave C7 a sparkly shirt that K8 didn't like. I'll tell you why she doesn't like it ... it itches in the underarms. But I got C7 to wear a camisole and put it on, because a sparkly shirt was just the thing. And she put on shorts, and we wrapped the scarf [that I ironed, I might add] around her like a sari and BOOM. Her outfit. Yes, everything came from M43! I think she looks great.
Since Q6's class was doing the US we thought C7's colonial girl outfit from Halloween would work for her. She's wearing her cumberbund a bit low, but heh, that's fine. We found the mob cap. By we I mean me. Because I sent both Q6 and C7 down to look for it where I knew it was and neither of them could find it. Right where it said it was in the dress up clothes. It is kharmic revenge for all the times I did the same thing to my parents, I'm sure.
They both look great, and I'm sure international day will be fun.
C7 wanted to go to the Sari Palace to buy a sari, but after looking and seeing that they might be $50 I thought no, not just for one day. So we improvised so C7 wouldn't have to wear her uniform.
M43 had given me a great scarf last year after her trip to India, and brought back necklaces for the girls. And recently she gave C7 a sparkly shirt that K8 didn't like. I'll tell you why she doesn't like it ... it itches in the underarms. But I got C7 to wear a camisole and put it on, because a sparkly shirt was just the thing. And she put on shorts, and we wrapped the scarf [that I ironed, I might add] around her like a sari and BOOM. Her outfit. Yes, everything came from M43! I think she looks great.
Since Q6's class was doing the US we thought C7's colonial girl outfit from Halloween would work for her. She's wearing her cumberbund a bit low, but heh, that's fine. We found the mob cap. By we I mean me. Because I sent both Q6 and C7 down to look for it where I knew it was and neither of them could find it. Right where it said it was in the dress up clothes. It is kharmic revenge for all the times I did the same thing to my parents, I'm sure.
They both look great, and I'm sure international day will be fun.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Track meet
Q6 signed up for track this year. It is kind of late, actually, so we've missed all the Thursday night practices, and one meet. In fact, we've gone to exactly one track practice and one meet.
Both times Q6 was rather nervous, and wasn't sure she wanted to go. Well, she was sure she wanted to go until she saw the big track and then ... oh. But the track practice was fine, she ended up loving it and saying "that was an hour? It felt like a minute!" and she loved running the hills workout and the "robot" exercise. In fact she does the robot at random times in our house just for fun.
The track meet last night was a moment for excitement -- until we got there. Before we got there she was running around in her uniform, doing exercises, the robot, etc. and basically excited to go. C7 was excited to go and cheer her on, too. But then when we go there -- wow. I was intimidated. Two busloads of kids, and tons of cars and people. The track was gorgeous and huge.
Q6 and I did the lap around the track warm up together, and then she was happy to let me go.
She signed up for her first race. The 100, the 400, and the 200 (although she skipped the 200).
Here is a video of the 100. The coach asked me to take this so we could see her running. Even though she had a rough start (oh, the starting gun? Yeah, OK, I've got to go!) she runs it through to the end, which is great.
Q6 got a 3rd place ribbon for this, so she should be proud (even though in her heat she was with older kids and came in last, which kind of upset her).
Then a break, then the 400. That is a lap around the whole track. To an adult, it might not be much, but to a 6 year old ... she looked really small from far away.
You can see she is nervous. She the little girl on the inside. Biting her hair.
Again, she came in dead last on this one, but she made it all the way around without stopping, and she again ran it through at the end instead of just drooping off at the end, and that is hard to do. She got a 6th place ribbon, though, and it upset her to come in last and way after the other girls.
She was hungry and tired so instead of staying for the 200 we decided to go, but she was still upset. So upset, in fact, that she threw her ribbons out when she got home, and said she wanted to do practice but not meets. She sounds just like I always felt.
Both times Q6 was rather nervous, and wasn't sure she wanted to go. Well, she was sure she wanted to go until she saw the big track and then ... oh. But the track practice was fine, she ended up loving it and saying "that was an hour? It felt like a minute!" and she loved running the hills workout and the "robot" exercise. In fact she does the robot at random times in our house just for fun.
The track meet last night was a moment for excitement -- until we got there. Before we got there she was running around in her uniform, doing exercises, the robot, etc. and basically excited to go. C7 was excited to go and cheer her on, too. But then when we go there -- wow. I was intimidated. Two busloads of kids, and tons of cars and people. The track was gorgeous and huge.
Q6 and I did the lap around the track warm up together, and then she was happy to let me go.
She signed up for her first race. The 100, the 400, and the 200 (although she skipped the 200).
Here is a video of the 100. The coach asked me to take this so we could see her running. Even though she had a rough start (oh, the starting gun? Yeah, OK, I've got to go!) she runs it through to the end, which is great.
Q6 got a 3rd place ribbon for this, so she should be proud (even though in her heat she was with older kids and came in last, which kind of upset her).
Then a break, then the 400. That is a lap around the whole track. To an adult, it might not be much, but to a 6 year old ... she looked really small from far away.
You can see she is nervous. She the little girl on the inside. Biting her hair.
Again, she came in dead last on this one, but she made it all the way around without stopping, and she again ran it through at the end instead of just drooping off at the end, and that is hard to do. She got a 6th place ribbon, though, and it upset her to come in last and way after the other girls.
She was hungry and tired so instead of staying for the 200 we decided to go, but she was still upset. So upset, in fact, that she threw her ribbons out when she got home, and said she wanted to do practice but not meets. She sounds just like I always felt.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Blue clothes
While waiting for our turn yesterday at the HairCuttery Q6 and I looked through a magazine ... and saw a number of blue clothing items.
So when we got home she changed into her new blue clothes and did a little modeling.
So when we got home she changed into her new blue clothes and did a little modeling.
Friday, April 20, 2012
new haircuts
New haircuts today. The girls' hair was getting much too long. Initially neither girl wanted a haircut, but last night I said "Tomorrow we'll go to HairCuttery and then YogiCastle" and the objections on lips faded a bit. C7 said we could cut up to the birthmark on her neck (that's short!) Q6 was nervous, still, but waiting in the waiting room at the HairCuttery she saw some hair color products in People Magazine (pink! purple! blue!) and I told her we could buy some after her haircut. So she willingly went to get her hair cut.
The hairdressers were great and made both girls feel great. And it was so sweet, both girls kept telling each other how cute the new haircuts looked.
The bangs look super cute on C7! My suggestion, but her choice. Actually, she wanted them over her eyes so she'd look like a sheepdog.
Q6's hair is slightly shorter than her shoulders, but it is difficult to tell in this photo. I think it should have gone a tiny bit shorter so Q6 couldn't chew it.
H6 visited after haircuts, so I included her in the picture.
The hairdressers were great and made both girls feel great. And it was so sweet, both girls kept telling each other how cute the new haircuts looked.
The bangs look super cute on C7! My suggestion, but her choice. Actually, she wanted them over her eyes so she'd look like a sheepdog.
Q6's hair is slightly shorter than her shoulders, but it is difficult to tell in this photo. I think it should have gone a tiny bit shorter so Q6 couldn't chew it.
H6 visited after haircuts, so I included her in the picture.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Making candles
C7 got a candle-making kit for Christmas, and Q6 just got one for her birthday, so they decided to make candles. This is the greatest kit ever, because it took virtually no work on my part. The girls did it on their own and came out with cute candles ... and both of them brought candles into their teachers.
C7 of course has food on her face.
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