the brindisi bunch

Monday, December 10, 2012

A new chapter

It finally happened! After 6 years and 1074 posts, I've run out of space on the blog. You can go to:

http://seattlesix.wordpress.com/

to keep up with the Brindisi babes!!! :)

Saturday, November 3, 2012

Layla went to a birthday party today for a friend from school. It was at an equestrian center! She was very excited! They got to ride horses (for a quite a while actually) and they came home with cowgirl hats, bandannas, and all sorts of goodies! It was a wonderful afternoon spent with my little lady! :)

wow! I just love her! :)

getting ready for her ride!

she was trying to copy the silhouettes

Layla and Jordan (the birthday girl)

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Halloween Fun

Last weekend we spent a day carving pumpkins with friends.

Ella and her friend, Rian.

I LOVE Ella's expression!

Very proud of their dirty hands!

Tonight before trick-or-treating. Tinkerbell was asleep before we even got out the door!

A aitch, a snow princess, and Minne Mouse walk into a bar . . . :)

Minnie Mouse for the 2nd year in a row!

Having a wonderful time our a church Trunk-n-Treat

I know she doesn't look happy, but she LOVED her first year of trick-or-treating! She walked up to everyone and opened her bag very proudly. I even got her to say "trick treat" and "thank you".

I LOVE the look shared between Ella & Maren :)

Monday, October 22, 2012

The babes!

I'm always amazed at how much time has gone by since I last updated their blog! I can't say that we have anything exciting happening - just everyday life with 6 people :)

Maren seems to be growing and talking more and more everday! She'll be 2 in about 3 months and you can tell! She uses 2-3 word sentences and seems to understand everything we tell her. She still thinks her sisters are the best and Norah's teaching her all about having an attitude :)

Norah is doing very well! She wants to read and write like her older sisters so we try to practice often. She's very good at telling you the story through pictures in the book and it's fun watching her try to write! She's working on perfecting her name! The potty training seems to be a back and forth, love-hate relationship, but I'm sure (or atleast hoping) she'll have it down by the time she's 4 :)

Layla is doing great! I had her teacher conference today and everything is going very well. She listens really well (thank goodness) and seems to be right where she needs to be! She doesn't love getting up in the mornings to go to school but loves it once she arrives. She loves P.E. and lunch and recess :) She's not too much into the academics at this point but I'm just glad she does her work and is not disruptive :) She knows all the numbers, letters, letter sounds, so now we are working on our site words! She has begun reading phonics books at this point and she's picking it up more and more! She has many friends and seems to get along with anyone and everyone! She has told me she has a few "school boys" that she likes :)

Ella is also doing very well in school! She just loves 1st grade and her teacher, Mrs. Bader. She's in the top reading group in her class (reading at a "J" level which is where she needs to be to leave 1st grade) and is going on to start reading some easy 2nd grade books. We have read many chapter books here at home - mainly the Junie B Jones series - very cute! She's so stinkin good in math - I still attribute that to Danny and God :) She seems to pick up on concepts very quickly and easily - again, thank you God! They are just now beginning their science units so I'll be interested to see what she thinks of that. She has yet to find something in school she does not love! Her teacher informed me today that many times she will find Ella with a group of children and she is reading to them. She apparently loves to help in the classroom whenever possible! Her teacher was sure to tell me how kind she is!

As a mom, you are always bias towards your children, so it's always wonderful to hear an outsider tell you how well they are doing! I can only hope and pray they stay on this path - I'd like to think Danny and I are doing something right in raising these little people :)

Pumpkin Patch

We used to go to the pumpkin patch in our cute clothes and get these wonderfully cute pictures taken. And now, well, I'm just lucky everyone keeps their clothes on and isn't screaming at me :) So we get what we get! This year was Maren's first experience and she loved running around through the patch! We didn't stay too long this year due to a pretty good storm that move in but we were able to pick out our pumkpin in just the right time!

Found it! Where's Maren?

Oh, there she is!

They all looked and smiled - i LOVE it!!

Our big strong man!

Layla and Gabby with her pumpkin! Always better when you share it with a friend!

Halloween dinner with friends

Over the weekend we went to the pumpkin patch with friends and than had a halloween dinner at their home! All the kids were in costumes and the girls had a great time! Gabby is Layla's "bff" from class :)

maren was tinkerbell. she's hanging out with her hero, Elijah, aka Spiderman!

Cassie is on our school's PTA board with me so it's worked out that the girls have become friends as well :)

they got to go trick or treating around the house and get loads of candy!

soooo cute!!! dancing queens!

norah norah norah

we only live a mile from school and one day we ventured to walk to pick up her sisters! she rode the scooter for a litle while but ended up like this . .