By lindsay on 5/13/2014
This is the third year Amelia has danced with the Brentwood Dance School. It’s a great program, taught by the same woman for 35 years at the elementary schools. The girls dance every Monday evening throughout the school year and the recital on Mother’s Day weekend is the grand finale. Thanks for the great pictures Jessica!
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Good friends, Avery, Amelia, and Haven
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By lindsay on 5/13/2014
As usual, the kids have said several things I’ve meant to write down. Here’s what I can recall right now:
Amelia had her dance recital this past weekend. I had to get her “suntan tights” to wear with her costumes. She was all dressed and buckled into the car looking at her legs. She said “Mom, these tights look just like my skin without all the scrapes and bug bites.” She was very pleased and somewhat surprised.
Here is a conversation I walked in on between Will and Amelia. (Picture Amelia standing on a chair using hand motions while speaking.)
Amelia: “No, one comes out and then the other. They can’t both come out at the exact same time!”
Will: “Yes they can!”
Lindsay: “What are you talking about?” (Knowing very well it was twin child birth by the way Amelia was standing and moving her hands around.)
Amelia: “Who was born first, Luke or Leia.”
For Mother’s Day we tackled some yard work. In order to keep Will involved Dave suggested he become a soil conditioner and use the hoe to get the garden ready to plant. (An actual soil conditioner is pulled by a tractor). I walked by and asked how the soil conditioning was going and Will said “I need a tractor with more power.”
Maggie’s first sentence was “Watch this dada!”. We were outside on Saturday morning and she was showing him how high she could jump.
Maggie and I have a sweet game. When I say “Margaret” randomly, and in a sweet voice, she will say “I wove you”, and just keep going about her business. Often there isn’t even eye contact. She has no idea how much I love this game.
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By lindsay on 5/13/2014
3 cups flour, plus more for counter
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
16 T unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk the flour, cocoa, salt, and baking powder together in a bowl, and set aside. Beat butter and sugar with electric mixer until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, scraping down bowl. Mix in vanilla. Gradually mix in the dry ingredients. Wrap in plastic, and chill for at least 1 hour.
Roll out the cookie dough on a floured counter. Cut into desired shapes, brushing extra deposits of flour off the top. Bake on a parchment-lined baking sheet for 8-11 minutes (the former for 1/8-inch cookies, the latter for 1/4-inch cookies), until the edges are firm and the centers are slightly soft and puffed. Cool on a wire rack.
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By lindsay on 4/18/2014
Mom: “Will, please put your clothes away.”
Will: “Ugh, can’t you just give me a day off?”
Mom: “Are you kidding me?!!!!”
Will: Currently putting his clothes away.
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