Girl Stuff and Boy Stuff

Girl Stuff...

Our daughter is growing up in a house full

of stinky BOYS!

She plays with 

Monster Trucks

(pink ones)

She was addicted to the 

SpiderMan cartoon

(thanks to her daddy for fueling it!)

for a bit.

But we are trying to even out

all the testosterone in this house

with a little extra dose

of estrogen.

Her latest obsession

is 

Hello Kitty 

(I think I have discussed this previously).

She was inundated with

Hello Kitty items

for Christmas.

So we have finally decided to start her in 

dance classes.

Luckily the studio nearby

has allowed us to try 

out their two classes for

her age to see what she likes.

She did the ballet/tap/jazz class 2 weeks ago.

Then yesterday we took her to the other class at this studio:

Hip - Hop/Cheer/Tumble.

This one was WAY more energetic for our little

"wild thing".

But it was WAY more crowded.

Didn't get any pics of that one - it was a bit chaotic with

all those little girls in there and 

parents in the waiting area.

Then I captured this gem at

Jackson's basketball practice 

a few weeks ago...

I really have no words for this picture.

Now on to the 

Boy Stuff

The boys got a set of Kinects for 

Christmas a few years ago from their 

godparents.

They hadn't played with them too much

til we moved out here

and started this whole 

"homeschooling thing".

So they got a 

Roller Coaster 

set for Christmas too.

They have been 

BEGGING to 

build it.

Daddy and I have been resisting because it says it is 

for 9+ years

and just knew that it was going to require

adult assistance.

I finally gave in and R worked DILIGENTLY 

at it for a couple of hours in one afternoon.

Then when R was at football practice, 

J decided to try his hand at it...

Yep - 

this is my 5 year old

constructing a roller coaster

said to be for 9+ years!!

I had to help a *tiny* bit with the track.  But

unfortunately with the help of 2 younger

siblings,

we lost the last piece of track, so we

were never able to actually see it in action.

(And I haven't taken the time to scour the

laundry room and playroom for it.)

And since then, it has been slowly dismantled 

by said younger siblings.

We will try it again in a few weeks and hopefully locate that last piece.