Festival of Books Awards (sort of) ...

Look at what we have here ... Emery's art piece made it onto a poster for the Tucson Festival of Books!!! Too bad COVID scaled back the events, but she still got some great recognition and a gift certificate!!!

Emery super excited about her art piece on an official poster!!!

 

 

 And even in the official art Book!!!! 

Great job, Emery!!!

Band and Dancing Performances!!!

 

 Chinese Festival Time!!!! 

Can you see me under the Dragon's butt????

Here I am dancing in the Go'Go' ...

... I love getting the flag super high ...

  ... so much fun!!!

And here is Avery getting ready to play "Furiouso" at her 

Winter/Spring band concert

Rodeo Days!!!

 

"I love Rodeo Days at school!!!

"Dancing all around with my BFF Josie"

"Spinning and spinning all around, so wild-like!!!"

Check me out in these cool 3 videos below!!!!

Now it's professional Rodeo Days with our BFF Hannah

"Whoo-hoo, the college marching band!!!"

"Hey, even celebrities like Smokey The Bear are here!!!"

"And even tons and tons of ... "

... horses!!!"

"I love the colorful dancers!!!!"

Art Show!!!

 Time again for another art show, but what "works of art" to submit?!!??

 Emery is going with "Dragon on the Hill" and "Self Portrait" ... 

guess which is which???

 

 Avery just can't decide which two of her recent works to submit ...

ok it will be "Pax" and "Librium" ... guess which is named which???

This is the one called "Pax" ... 

note that it's one art piece overlay onto another art piece, 

so it's an art "two-for"!!!

National Arts Program 

 ART SHOW DAY!!!

Emery and her big sister/"art teacher" Avery!!!

Emery and her ""Dragon on the Hill" piece at the art show!!!

Avery and her "Pax" piece, with an Honorable Mention!!!!

 

Avery's "Pax" piece was liked so much that this lady wanted to buy it ...

Whoo hoo, Avery's piece will be hanging on someone wall!!!! 

 Avery and her "Librium" piece, with another Honorable Mention!!!!

 

What a great time at the National Arts Program art show!!!

Science Fair!!!

"What to do for the science fair?!?!?!?" says Emery...

Maybe somethings with robots?!?!?

Or maybe something about the science of friendships?!!??

Or maybe something neat about plants, 

like what kind of liquid makes them grow the best?!?!? 

YEAH!!!

Whoo hoo, got it all done with lots of great data too!!!

Ta-da!!! Showtime!!!

 

Next year's experiment is "How NOT to get lice!!!!" Don't ask us why we know this, we just painfully do!!!

Lice on "someone's head" ... ewww!!!

Let's go see a Circus!!!

 

At the famous Zoppe European Family Circus with our BFFs!!!

Avery watching the circus with Chiara ...

... and fashionista Emery hanging with Sora!!!

Super duper crazy feats on the trapezes!!!

And fantastic tricks on fancy horses too!!!

Even shooting arrows with feet?!?!?!? 

Such as great fun time!!!

Daddy's Largest Number Birthday To Date!!!

 Hooray, it's Daddy's Big Birthday!!! Let's start off the celebration with a long mountain hike ...

"No sweat with cool waters to walk through like these!"

"Look how high we are! So much fun!!!"

Next was getting Oreo to do a "Rodeo Horse Parade" for Daddy's special day!!!

Then Mommy wanted to make Daddy laugh, so she went outside and made this funny video:

 

Happy Birthday Daddy!!! We love you!!!

And at least your numbers are not switched around the other way, to be 74 instead!!!

Bummer ...

Last Day at Our Public Neighborhood Library for awhile since it is being closed for six month to do some remodeling. But at least we still have out Little Free Library that will remain open for business!!!

Last day checking of books at the library a few blocks away ...

... where our Little Free Library will be open for business in the meantime!!!

Back to School Already?!?!?!

Here is just a taste of the super fun stuff 

we did over the holiday break (excluding holiday stuff) ... 

and yes, of course Oreo was definitely in the mix!!!

But getting strep-throat was not suppose to be part of the plan!!!!

There was sleepover fun with Hannah ...

... too bad I'm still sick??!?!?!

And reading down at our Little Free Library ...

... and yeah, I forget what I was exactly doing here ...

but I'm sure it was super fun!!!!

And here was Stella freaking out in her kennel 

(pulling everything inside with her), thus telling us it's time to 

STOP LOCKING HER UP!!!!
{So no more Stella kennel}