Grandma and Grandpa Frome arrived late last night. Clara and Emma were greeted by Grandpa Frome when they woke up and were excited to wake Grandma up too. After showing off their ballet skills and having a sleepover party, the ladies headed to school. Here is a note from their teachers:
"Dear Parents,
The twos have been very busy this week preparing for Purim. We made noisy groggers to shake and beautiful crowns to wear. And since we have already been doing triangle art (please notice our "triangle travel" in the hallway), we talked about how Haman's hat was also the shape of a triangle. We're looking forward to eating the special triangle cookies during Purim called hamantachen. We have been singing Purim songs and making our own Purim parades. We even visited Queen Esther's Palace (conveniently located adjacent to our classroom!) where we admired the decorative chandelier, crowns, and jewels, and sang with our groggers.
We'll send photos in separate emails - enjoy them!
Your Twos' Team,
Laurie and Helene "
The twos have been very busy this week preparing for Purim. We made noisy groggers to shake and beautiful crowns to wear. And since we have already been doing triangle art (please notice our "triangle travel" in the hallway), we talked about how Haman's hat was also the shape of a triangle. We're looking forward to eating the special triangle cookies during Purim called hamantachen. We have been singing Purim songs and making our own Purim parades. We even visited Queen Esther's Palace (conveniently located adjacent to our classroom!) where we admired the decorative chandelier, crowns, and jewels, and sang with our groggers.
We'll send photos in separate emails - enjoy them!
Your Twos' Team,
Laurie and Helene "
The weather was interesting today. It started with heavy rain that turned to snow and quickly accumulated, but then went back to rain. The roads were slushy on the way to school, but mostly fine. Grandpa and Mommy did a last run to the grocery store and came out to find snow again and this time, piling up. The roads weren't great getting back to the house and the car slid a few times, so Mommy decided to get the kids out early. It took almost a half hour to do a 7 minute drive. Clara and Emma weren't thrilled to leave early, but they only missed the indoor play.
Clara and Emma had their 2 1/2 year appointment scheduled for tomorrow, and Mommy was going to do Clara's pre-op appointment (she is having her 2nd set of tubes on Tuesday). But, Mommy moved it to this morning for Clara and will take Emma next week. Mommy enjoyed having some one on one time with Clara and she was great! She weighs 26 lbs and is 26 inches- she gained 2 lbs and grew 2 inches!! And, is in the 25%!! Aside from the fluid in her ears, she is healthy!
Once home, Clara had a small choking incident and Grandma Frome got to do the heimlich - but other than Clara saying "I coughed," she was fine. Not sure we'll do too many string cheese for the near future.
After their nap, the girls made cupcakes for the first time. They also showed Grandma and Grandpa their new play dough tools. Daddy came home early and took a cab home (Grandpa drove him to the station this morning), but the car couldn't get up the hill- many were stuck, but did manage to ride up with a neighbor.
It was time to shovel, and the girls broke in their new yellow shovels. They also got to see the neighbors outside and hear the stories of the hill - cars stuck everywhere!
Clara and Emma watched a new potty dvd, which features "Hannah" from one of their books. They loved it and watched it twice and then watched an episode of Max and Ruby from a new dvd Mommy got from a friend.
The kids loved dinner- meatballs and spaghetti and mastered the slurping of the noodles quickly.
The snow is beautiful.
