Friday, January 30, 2009

DQ's First Tooth Lost!


Tonight, DQ lost her first tooth. It was hanging there, so BD and I decided to pull it out. It came out easily and she is so excited and proud! I am happy and sad. I am so proud of her, as she was very brave (it didn't hurt at all, that's how bad it needed to come out). But, I am also sad because she is growing up. (that and PM hasn't lost a single one yet)

Here she is!

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

DQ turned 6

Her birthday was a few weeks ago, but we just had her party this past weekend. It was an "Almost Sleepover". The girls were invited to wear pajamas and bring their sleeping bags. We ended up with a total of 15 girls!!

As the girls arrived, they all went upstairs and played in DQ's room and the playroom. We then brought 8 of the girls downstairs to do their craft. We had them make pink poodle purses. After a bit, we let them go back upstairs to play and brought down the remaining 7. I had some games planned, but never had time to do them, as by this time, it was time for pizza. All the girls were very, very well behaved and ate very well. They drank either pink lemonade or water out of plastic champagne glasses.
After that, it was time for cake!!
DQ was so happy! (yes, I made the cake myself!) After that, it was time to watch the movie. They had so much fun dancing and singing with Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus.
Then, at 8:30, they all packed up and went home!

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Basketball 2009

Only just a tad over a week of basketball left. DQ plays tonight. They play each other on Saturday. After that, one plays next Tuesday, one plays next Thursday and then the last game is next Saturday.

Unfortunately, my good lens, is not good for indoor sports. The f-stop is not low enough. Outdoor sports and shots, it's great for. But this, crap. Here are just a few of the shots that are ok. Not great.

Here's PM trying not to smile after making another basket:
Here's DQ dribbling down the court:Here's DQ trying to block PM:A friend is renting a nice fixed length canon lens f/1.8. We are going to share it for the week. Hopefully, I'll get some better shots in this last week.

Friday, January 02, 2009

New Year

I know, I know, I know... Everyone is posting their annual New Years post reflecting on the last year and looking forward to the new one. So, I won't bore you with that.

New Years Day, I decided to cook something for dinner that I had never done before. Growing up, my parents would make Cabbage Rolls. When I was little, I only ate the insides. As I got older, I actually liked the cabbage too. My friend B also loved them. Whenever my dad would make them, he would either suggest we invite her over, or save some for her. So, I made them.

It was a long process, lots of dirty pans, but they turned out excellent! I thought they were perfect. Of course, I was the only one. BD ate one, just to be polite. The kids tried two bites of the inside of them, but decided to switch to their leftovers from O'Charley's instead. I was disappointed, but I guess I'll have lunches for a while. I saved them individually in containers in the fridge and freezer. I don't have the recipe here, but will post soon!