"Madagascar on the brain!"

Naomi has "Madagascar on the brain!"

(quote from Melman, the giraffe, in the movie)

Here she is performing all the favorite parts:

Moto Moto, Alex and the theme song

(I like to move it)!

...and yes, she's singing the lines of Moto Moto's hippo song which says "I like 'em big, I like 'em chunky!"

Lil Sis or Lil Doll?

A Dolly and her bunny!

Just hangin' out.

Olivia Claire

May 22, 2009

Olivia looks so sweet in her "Little Sister" outfit sent by Aunt Elaine and Uncle John. Thanks so much for the fun gift!

Getting sleepy...

Love my fist!

Whoo-Haaa

Naomi's favorite movie for the past few weeks has been Madagascar 2. She will watch it anytime and will even ask to see it twice, if we'd let her!

Her favorite part is when Alex the Lion does his little routine of waving his paw above his head saying "Whooo" and then lowering his paw below his chin saying "Haaaaa." It's part of a dance and drama act he does for the people at the zoo. He changes his face expression while waving his paws up and down. Naomi loves this part so much that she actually refers to the movie itself as the "Whoo-Haaa Movie!" 

Here is her rendition of Alex's act:

Whooo...

Haaaa...

Her other favorite part is the large hippo, MotoMoto, and his "serenade" to Gloria. I'll post a video of her singing it later in her deep hippo voice!

First Bath - 15 Days Old

Livi's cord stub finally fell off at exactly 2 weeks! The next day we gave her a first real bath!

 We had too many helpers for such a short bath time because everyone wanted to have a turn with the washcloth.

 Luckily, she'll be needing a lot more baths over the next year so that all my helpers will be able to get enough turns with the washcloth!

Olivia is so blessed to have such wonderful, loving sisters to take care of her!

Tori On Stage

Tori had her first debut in a hip-hop performance to the Cheetah-Girls at her performance last week with the local dance studio. She did so awesome, especially considering it to be her first experience with any kind of dance lessons and she joined the class late in the season!

She loved dressing up in her bright orange top with sequins and matching silver stretch pants. Of course, the glittery belt and silver armbands just made the outfit complete! She really felt like a "diva" and gladly posed for the camera and for passing cars and for her sisters and for anyone else who she thought might be watching. 

I'm just thankful that she hasn't asked to wear the outfit out but instead has agreed to use it as dress-up, unlike some of her fellow dance-classmates. I overheard a few other moms at the dance studio talking about how they have allowed their daughters to wear the outfit (or parts of it) to school. I can not believe that people would agree to a first-grader's request to use this outfit as their school attire! 

One mom told her daughter that the problem with wearing it to school was that the orange top is sleeveless and "the school likes to have the kids wear shirts with sleeves. But you can wear it with a shirt underneath, if you want." And that is her only issue with the outfit being used asher daughter's regular clothes?! Then the other mom said, "But not with the dance shoes right?" When the first mom responded with, "Oh, no. Definitely not with the dance shoes; they're not appropriate. She'll have to wear her sandals or something else."

Olivia's First Movie

May 18, 2009

Eight is GREAT!

Tori had so much fun making her own birthday cake. Eight means independence and new discovery for Tori. She wanted to make her own cake this year. It had to be cupcakes, not a cake. She also insisted that they be arranged into the shape of something. After thinking for a moment about what shape she could possibly create, she came up with a logical choice: a cupcake. Yes, it's a big cupcake made of, well, cupcakes! What else?! She helped bake them, ice them, did the decorating plans and most of the sprinkling too. 

 She let her sisters help a little too. They were all so proud of the finished product although the icing seems to be the favorite part for all of them.

Afterward, the girls enjoyed playing with the huge swappable polly pocket collection Tori got from all of us. They are the coolest Pollies yet! You can pop off their heads and swap them with different upper bodies and leg combinations. The best part is that no parents are required to play, unlike the older ones. With the old set, even adults could not adequately cram Polly into her fashionable yet puny plaid pants and matching tiny tops!