~This, That, and the Choir ~

A Happy (International) Lady's day to all of you LADIES! :-) 
Isn't it fun being a lady?!  I love being a feminine, frilly, lacy, keeper of my home, decorator, cook/baker, wife, and Mommy.  Wow!  What a privilege!  :-)
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DID I MENTION THAT OUR BABY ABIGAIL GOT her bottom 2 teeth at the SAME TIME right before she turned 4 months?!!!
NOW...last week (at 6 months) SHE GOT HER 4 TOP TEETH IN AT THE VERY SAME TIME!!! :-)
I have NEVER heard of a baby getting 4 teeth AT ONE TIME!!
AND Abigail IS SAYING, "MA-MA-MA" NOW!!!!  :-)
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~At Christmas time we were surprised to get these nice cards from the children's Sunday School at the church in Sunbury, PA. It was so sweet of them to think of our family this way. :-)~

~Food Surprises are quite familiar around our house.  Mommy (and she often has helpers) likes to sneak to the kitchen to make a surprise for the fam...whether for breakfast or just an afternoon "Pick me up snack," or a surprise dessert for lunch or supper.
Here, it was iced coffee with ice cream in it to help our studious students study in the long afternoon, served with Argentina cookies called, "Alfajores!" :-) ~

~One morning Noah and Kimberly surprised us with delicious lattes for breakfast.~

~It's not often that my older girls match anymore. :-(
#gettingtobigforthismommy!:-(
But the other day, Kimberly had gotten dressed downstairs and Sarah upstairs and they both came out wearing their fun blouses that we got at Rue 21 for $2.99 each. :-)
So, they were "twinkies" for the day!~

~When we studied the letter "B" in kindergarten, Elijah, Mary, and I made brownies.~

~They wanted to add M&M's to them, so I added nuts to the other half.~

~And here are the brownies bathed in some ice cream and peanut butter, with some yummy coffee. :-)

~Daddy and his Sarah heading out on a little date.
P.S. #PHOTOBOMB!!!!
NOTICE THE ORNERY LITTLE GIRL (Mary :-) STICKING HER HEAD OUT FROM BEHIND THE ROCKING CHAIR TO SARAH'S LEFT! (Mary takes after her GG, Gram, and Mommy! =)~

~And on Valentine's day Noah, Elijah, and Mary helped Mommy make "Surprise Jam muffins" for breakfast.  ~

~And here are Abigail and ....~

~Elijah laughing at one another.~

~The kids at the Chinese church Sunday school getting a special food treat, ice cream and Chinese empanadas.~

~Sarah and her friend Paola and Mary at the Chinese church.~

~Some of Sarah's friends at church.  (Valentina wasn't back from Taiwan yet.)
L to R: Sarah, Paola, Mary, Diana, and Jenny.~

~Phillip in the Sunday school group at the Chinese Church.~

~Noah practicing his guitar...with a lil' helper.~

~Unfortunately we left our little American flags in the USA.
So, in wondering what I could use for us to pledge each morning in our kindergarten class...Elijah came up with the solution!
ELIJAH MADE US AN AMERICAN FLAG! 
Gotta love that little energetic boy who LOVES to help!
(Kimberly said that it was the STARS STRIPES AND STRIPES FOREVER!  :-) ~

~Baby Abigail enjoying her first bites of cereal with bananas.~

~I made "Granny Agan's" chocolate pie the other day.  Delish!~

~Sunday, March 1st, Kimberly sang in the Chinese choir and I played the piano.  (to the right of the choir.)
I was very nervous about a couple parts of the accompaniment, but Jesus really helped me!  :-)~

I trust that y'all have a good Monday tomorrow in Jesus! :-)
~Heather~