Sledding

Hoping to have more snowy day pictures up next week, but here is everyone piled on the sled at the top of the sledding hill.

Does It Float?

Jump for Heart

Abby's school participating in a jump roping fundraiser for the American Heart Association last week. Here are all the first grade girls trying to jump the rope at once. They have been practicing in gym for over a month, and Abby has become quite the jump rope expert. Next time you see her, ask her to show you her "Backwards 180"

Taking A Picture

100th Day, 2nd Grade Style

One More Valentine Photo

Abby, with the valentine she made for her classmates.

Dress-up with Friends

Guess he likes to wear girlie stuff at school, too....

We Love Trees!

More from the fall.

Farm Trip

Forgot to post these in the fall. Benji's class took a trip to a mushroom farm and are not experts.

Jammy Face

Haircut

Not too short, but she was ready.

Benji and Friends

Abby's Valentines

We found this neat valentine idea in a magazine and decided to make them for our girl scout valentine exchange:


Here is Abby with all of the rings stacked up:

They were a huge hit. Most of the girls were wearing them by the end of the meeting, and Abby got lots of compliments. :)

Happy Valentine's Day!

Block city

With friend Asif:

Shabbat Friends

The Kohavim kids have their Havdallah (end of Shabbat) ceremony with spices and a braided candle.


Afterwards, they were caught pretending to say the blessing over the bread (no teachers in sight):

Special Snack

From Benji's explorers meeting.

Blue Water

Greenbrier Girls

They were pretending that they were in a living billboard.

U-V-A Go Hoos Go!

At the woman's basketball game.

First Sewing Project

Abby has been very interested in learning to sew, and she received a kit full of sewing projects for Christmas. We decided to tackle this one first, and she did great:

Puddle Jumping

New Coat