Hoppy

Catalina brought "Hoppy" home again from school. It's the kindergarten mascot. She gets to have Hoppy and his accessories for 3 days . She has to write about Hoppy and what she did with him. She adds pictures to her page and all the pages get put in an album.

Catalina took Hoppy to gymnastics. This is one of her coaches, Victoria.

Hoppy on the bars.

Ava loves to play with Hoppy too!

Oh my goodness, this girl can read! She is reading everything. She knows her first 300 sight words and and she can spell the first 100. Unstoppable!

Just a side note, yesterday Catalina took a back handspring clinic at the gym. After 90 minutes, she can do a back handspring if someone spots her. She just loves gymnastics!

Catalina's Haircut

Catalina wanted to get her hair cut short again. I tried to talk her out of it...you won't be able to put it in a pony, it will take a long time to grow out, you can't change your mind once it is cut....blah, blah, blah. She did it and look at the results. She is adorable!

And she is so happy!! Ava does not want her hair cut...ever.

Christmas 2009

We had such a great Christmas this year! The girls were a perfect age. They woke up Christmas morning, ripped open their Santa gifts, and played with their babies all day. I had to beg, plead and bribe them to open the rest of their gifts! Unbelievable! For those of you who are wondering...yes, daddy had to meet Santa outside again this year to bring in the presents.

Ava got her baby with a blue blanket, a bottle and a pacifier.

Even Daddy was a good boy this year and got a new bike!

Catalina got a Baby Alive. Just what we need, another mouth to feed (she also pees and poops!).

The Merrill's on Christmas day at the Tolars.