New Blog

Evidently, there is a limit on how many photos you can upload to the "blogger" for free (how absurd). In that case, please see http://weknowdrama2.blogspot.com for more up to date photos. :) In other words...to be continued...

BMW Baking With Mom

Brittany and mom baked Muffins Sunday morning. Aiyana stayed Saturday night at Olivia's house for her birthday celebration so...we decided it was baking day for us! We made blueberry bread and blueberry muffins. The mini muffins are Brittany's favorite!

Fruit Parfait Breakfast!

We made Fruit Parfait w/ Cottage Cheese and fruit! Mmmmm....

SHOES SHOES SHOES

A few visits to the Dentist!

Brittany went for her regular check up on MONDAY and on TUESDAY she was back in the dentist chair for a few modifications. Turns out she has a small jaw and not quite enough room for her teeth...so they had to make some room for the grown up tooth already coming in behind her baby teeth because her grown up teeth are as big as TWO of her baby teeth (they basically made two of her baby teeth half the size they were for the time being...you can see the space on the bottom). She was SO brave at the dentist office that she got to pick ANYTHING she wanted at WalMart so she has a new video game called DOGZ. :) She laid there, still, as requested and silently protested with alligator tears down her cheeks. It was so hard...but she was AMAZING.

St. Patty's Day Sleepover

We had a "sisterhood" sleepover on St. Patrick's Day! We made GREEN DRINKS with lime juice, lemon/lime soda, pineapple juice and lime sherbet! They were DELICIOUS!

Dad's Birthday

For Dad's birthday we made him a present and Brittany baked him cupcakes. Aiyana played "Happy Birthday" on the piano.

Letter Boxing!

Today we went hiking at Rainbow Falls Park with Tina and Billie in search of FOUR letter boxes! We hiked up one trail...until it ended. No letter box. Then another...and another... and FINALLY we found a letterbox! The letterboxes contain a notebook and a stamp and we each brought our own notebook and stamp. When we found the letterbox, we stamped our book with the stamp in the letterbox and then we stamped the notebook in the letterbox with each of our stamps. Tina has a porcupine stamp, Billie has a bumble bee stamp, Chandra has a moon stamp, Aiyana has a cowgirl boot stamp, and Brittany has a cat face stamp! We had lots of fun even though we only found ONE letterbox! Next time...

A Night at the Opera

A NIGHT AT THE OPERA....

Carmen; Tacoma, WA

Onalaska Middle School: 7th & 8th Graders

Transportation: BUS

Chaperone: Mom

The bus ride:

Dinner at the Panda Express:


In our seats, waiting for the production:


Scene 1, the Cigarette girls. The gypsy, Carmen, is interested in the soldier who shows no interest in her because he's in love with a country girl.

Scene 1: There is a fight in the cigarette factory. The soldier has to take Carmen to prison for injuring another girl. She seduces him and he helps her escape. He is sent to prison for his part in her escape.

Scene 2: Carmen is at her favorite tavern. She dances for the men with her gypsy friends, but she waits for her soldier.

Scene 2: The toreador falls in love with Carmen, but she is in love with her soldier, who has returned for his gypsy. The toreador promises to return for Carmen. The soldier tries to leave to return to his battalion and Carmen says he must run away with her or he doesn't love her.

Scene 3: The gypsy hideout. The soldier goes to the gypsy hideout with Carmen and the other gypsies. He is a bandit now. They are stealing goods. The toreador returns for Carmen, saying Carmen's love never lasts more than six months so she must be done with the soldier. The soldier and the toreador have a swordfight and end in a draw; promising to continue at a later time. The toreador leaves and says, "anyone who loves me will be at my next bullfight." Carmen and the soldier fight about her feelings for the toreador and they are interrupted by the soldier's country girl who has come to tell him his mother is dying. His mother wants to tell him she forgives him before she dies. The soldier leaves with the country girl to go see his dying mother.

Scene 4: The bullfight. Carmen meets the toreador at the bullfight. He tells her she will be proud of him. And they embrace. The soldier is in the crowd. Carmen's friends tell her not to see him alone. She knows it is her time and stays behind the crowd to confront the soldier. The soldier tries to force Carmen to come with him, but she refuses; professing her love for the toreador. She tells the soldier to kill her or let her pass. There is a struggle and the soldier stabs Carmen and turns himself in to the authorities.

TAKE A BOW:

Landscape Photos (Lake Sacajawea)

Chuck E Cheese

Dad took us to CHUCK E CHEESE for lunch - and mom met us there! We had a great time. And the girls used the tickets they won playing games to buy each other gifts. :) Bubbles, candy and jewelry!