Well, I just saw it has been over 2 months since I posted anything. Today was Torrie's Thanksgiving Feast at school. It was great -- we were entertained by the kids singing several songs. Torrie had an awesome lunch of turkey, stuffing, corn, yams and the canned cranberry sauce!!! She will eat her fruit for snack later. The kids were all Pilgrims ... so Torrie is following in Bryanna's steps. In 1st grade, Bryanna was a Pilgrim in the school play and Torrie has her hat home to wear later.
Bryanna is going to the premier of "Twilight - New Moon" at midnight tonight. She and friends are going and then they will be having a sleepover till Saturday. What are we to do with the QUIET?????? Don't worry, Torrie will make up for it!
All is well with us ... we have had some cool weather but are hoping for a lot more! We hope you enjoy Thanksgiving and are as thankful as we are for God's great blessings!
Love, Doreen
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Monday, September 7, 2009
School and more
Well, the girls have been in school for 2 weeks now and they both love school.
Bryanna has had homework almost nightly since she started (she is using the A-beka program at Faith Baptist). She is delving into new territory - her science is on "matter," her history is American History, and she is in pre-algebra. She has joined drama again; they have just gotten the Christmas program and parts will be decided shortly. She loves being in school - yes, she is very much the social butterfly! Bry is not doing volleyball but will do basketball when the season starts in a few months.
Torrie has been enjoying her class with new friends also. Her day is packed with many different activities and she does have "free" time where she can decide what center she will go to. Torrie also has a small playground that she has been on and she enjoys the water and sand boxes. Her teacher is a blessing with helping her by handing her materials for Torrie to see up close and also remind Torrie "thumb up" when using Dora, her cane.
Both girls are doing well in their schools. Torrie celebrated her birthday there, and this year, Bry will be celebrating with a goodie (there are 2 other girls who share her birthday).
This coming weekend (Sept 11-13), Bry will be going to Rock the Universe at Universal Studios. She is going for the 3 days with one of the moms from the nursery. Bryanna cannot wait to go and enjoy the parks and the concerts! I would love to go, but at this point, it's not going to happen. Maybe next year!
Bryanna has had homework almost nightly since she started (she is using the A-beka program at Faith Baptist). She is delving into new territory - her science is on "matter," her history is American History, and she is in pre-algebra. She has joined drama again; they have just gotten the Christmas program and parts will be decided shortly. She loves being in school - yes, she is very much the social butterfly! Bry is not doing volleyball but will do basketball when the season starts in a few months.
Torrie has been enjoying her class with new friends also. Her day is packed with many different activities and she does have "free" time where she can decide what center she will go to. Torrie also has a small playground that she has been on and she enjoys the water and sand boxes. Her teacher is a blessing with helping her by handing her materials for Torrie to see up close and also remind Torrie "thumb up" when using Dora, her cane.
Both girls are doing well in their schools. Torrie celebrated her birthday there, and this year, Bry will be celebrating with a goodie (there are 2 other girls who share her birthday).
This coming weekend (Sept 11-13), Bry will be going to Rock the Universe at Universal Studios. She is going for the 3 days with one of the moms from the nursery. Bryanna cannot wait to go and enjoy the parks and the concerts! I would love to go, but at this point, it's not going to happen. Maybe next year!
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Torrie's 5th Birthday!!!!
Enjoy Torrie's 5th Birthday! (click passed the 2 promos and turn off music at the bottom far left).
Torrie enjoyed donut holes at school with her friends. She then had Grampa & Auntie for cake and presents! Then goodies from the Leons! She made out very well with a doll, magna-doodle, t-shirts, night gowns, Ariel the mermaid and a Princess backpack (she hasn't taken it off yet)! It is hard to believe she has been home 3 years on August 25th!
Torrie enjoyed donut holes at school with her friends. She then had Grampa & Auntie for cake and presents! Then goodies from the Leons! She made out very well with a doll, magna-doodle, t-shirts, night gowns, Ariel the mermaid and a Princess backpack (she hasn't taken it off yet)! It is hard to believe she has been home 3 years on August 25th!
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Monday, July 20, 2009
Photos of Christmas in July
Please enjoy the album. You will need to turn off the music from the blog (far left bottom corner). You will also have to click thru 2 promos to view the album. Enjoy it! Just think, we are only 5 months from Christmas!
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Christmas in July
On Saturday, July 18, families from our parent division of National Federation of the Blind drove to Christmas, FL. We toured Fort Christmas, which was founded while trying to find the Seminole Indian chief, Osceola.
There were several old homes which have been recreated. It was interesting to turn back time to the early 1900's with these log cabins ranging from very simple to larger, more modernly-equipped homes. The Fort had many old trees all hanging with Spanish moss, giving us a needed breeze.
After seeing these homes, we shared the lunch which everyone brought. Of course, all the calories were taken out! The lunch was great, sharing a quiet time with each other.
Florida Santa came to give out presents to all ... the kids enjoyed sitting by Santa as well as the adults. Everyone had a great time. Santa lost a few pounds with his "light" outfit. While giving out presents, we watched the thunderstorm, which cooled things off a bit.
It was an awesome time - and we will be doing it again next year! All of us really enjoyed the time with friends.
We are also going to be doing a "corn maze" in October with the parents (no, we don't have them here). We will be going north of Orlando and will enjoy the day trying to find our way out of a corn field that has been shaped into a special maze. I am looking forward to it, hopefully with cooler weather!
There were several old homes which have been recreated. It was interesting to turn back time to the early 1900's with these log cabins ranging from very simple to larger, more modernly-equipped homes. The Fort had many old trees all hanging with Spanish moss, giving us a needed breeze.
After seeing these homes, we shared the lunch which everyone brought. Of course, all the calories were taken out! The lunch was great, sharing a quiet time with each other.
Florida Santa came to give out presents to all ... the kids enjoyed sitting by Santa as well as the adults. Everyone had a great time. Santa lost a few pounds with his "light" outfit. While giving out presents, we watched the thunderstorm, which cooled things off a bit.
It was an awesome time - and we will be doing it again next year! All of us really enjoyed the time with friends.
We are also going to be doing a "corn maze" in October with the parents (no, we don't have them here). We will be going north of Orlando and will enjoy the day trying to find our way out of a corn field that has been shaped into a special maze. I am looking forward to it, hopefully with cooler weather!
Sunday, July 12, 2009
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