Showing posts with label Greta. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Greta. Show all posts

Monday, March 28, 2016

Fun in Fayetteville

 In February I went to help Kyle with his little people when Kimberly went to Europe to spend a much deserved vacation with her sister...remember she was sole caretaker of these little creatures while Kyle was deployed for 6 months last year. 
 Kyle was suppose to spend the days studying for his upcoming boards, but...
While I was there their upstairs bathroom was gutted and in the process of being remodeled...so a couple of handymen were there  from 9am to 7 pm everyday, except Sunday. The bathroom wasn't quite finished when I left so I didn't to see it totally finished...but it was looking VERY NICE!

I was there over Valentines Day.
Fiona helping Greta get her Valentine cards done.

Charlie had several basketball games and practices.
 The typical Tobler Breakfast of Champions.

Margot also had her 2nd Birthday.
 Georgie helped me with the party prep.
 Margot hasn't too happy about turning two.
 But she was happy about getting presents.
 Georgie didn't get any presents...
just a cupcake...that she had to frost herself.

 Greta's piano teacher arranged for her students to learn about playing the organ at a beautiful old church that had two pipe organs.  And Greta got a chance to play a piece on one of the organs.
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I helped both Charlie and Greta with their piano practicing.  
Lots of counting time and sweet rewards for lines and measures played perfectly.  I was amazed at the difficulty of their pieces and how well they are doing!
Puzzle time

 Fiona only drinks out of the faucet. 

Spring pruning.

We also moved Charlie into his own bedroom and moved Margot's crib into the playroom off the girl's bedroom...so there was a lot cleaning, sorting and organizing.
It was a busy but fun 10 days.
Unfortunately I didn't ever see Kimberly.   Kyle dropped her off at the airport just as I flew in.  Then he dropped me off at the airport just as Kimberly was arriving...and the timing was such that we never saw each other.

Sunday, February 8, 2015

Celebrating the Birthday Girl

Even though Greta's birthday wasn't for another week
 we wanted to have a birthday party for her before we left.
 First we had to make cupcakes
 
  
Our favorite part...licking the beaters.


  Let the festivities begin.
 Now Steph can orchestrate  a party like none other
and it was a blast.
 There was face painting
 
 
 
 
 Face painting was so fun they decided to do some arm painting. 
 Then they did the Magic Cupcake.
 Making the magic work.
 A few magic words and taps with the wands
 and we have a ...magic cupcake.
 I don't remember what the kids were watching
but it must have been exciting.
Then Steph twisted some balloons.  Hello Kitty, a puppy
and swords for everyone.
 It felt like we were in a battle  between Captain Hook, Peter Pan 
 and  the children.
En garde!

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Our little Ballerina

...getting ready for her debut.
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My own dance career was cut short at the tender age of 4 or 5 when my  teacher told my mom that I had no sense of rhythm and that she was wasting her money.
Hopefully Greta's dance career will last longer than her Gramma Jan's.