http://www.tawbubby.com The Amelia and Daphne Blog Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:47:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Amelia's class is learning about famous Americans this week. She came home sick yesterday afternoon and missed George Washington. I reminded her that she knows who is on the $1 bill, and that he is the father of our country, the first President.  ('Like Barack Obama?') Today, this art ... http://www.tawbubby.com/2008/11/18/amelia-learning-about-louis-braille/ Bubble Bath!  That is what Daphne is exclaiming below, in her bubble suit. Amelia is taking a nap on her bubble pillow. The girls learned that tub jets are fun while we were at the beach in October.  Now, it is their favorite bath.  The best part is Daphne's laugh when the ... http://www.tawbubby.com/2008/11/16/a-little-bubbles-go-a-long-way/ http://www.tawbubby.com/2008/11/16/static-hair/ Funny girls were doing this while I adjusted the carseats and cleaned the car windows yesterday. The wind was blowing lots of leaves out of the trees. http://www.tawbubby.com/2008/11/16/its-snowing-leaves/ A walk in the woods (Or, three troublemakers!) We went for a walk with our friends Melissa and Catriona- in an area near our houses that has four bridges over a creek. Here they are throwing stuff into the creek...classic childhood pastime.   I don't think the girls enjoyed the walk ... http://www.tawbubby.com/2008/11/09/561/ Hooray Grandma for beating Dave at Scrabble, 351-324!!! http://www.tawbubby.com/2008/11/03/tawbubby-shout-out-to-grandma/ Daphne was Laa-laa for Halloween, her favorite Teletubby. Here she is at her school parade, trying to take the hat off, "All done Laa-laa".  This shot is really because I just love her pretty eyelashes. I actually thought she wouldn't wear the outfit for trick-or-treating. But when she saw the whole ... http://www.tawbubby.com/2008/11/01/laa-laa-and-the-disco-pirate-bunny/ We went back to Nags Head with Fafa for a windy, cool October week.  We visited the aquarium and Amelia got to ask some questions to a diver in the shark tank.  "How big is the tank?", "What is the smallest fish?", and "What is the black and white stick?" ... http://www.tawbubby.com/2008/10/26/at-the-beach-again/ Daphne picking apples this weekend: She munched on a lot too. Amelia said "That wiggle worm has a headband!" http://www.tawbubby.com/2008/10/14/apples/ They're sharing a room now. Amelia slept on an air mattress in Daphne's room while Aunt Melissa visited for Amelia's birthday. They really enjoyed sleeping together and didn't want to be separated back to their own rooms when the guests left. So she's been on the air mattress for the past ... http://www.tawbubby.com/2008/10/14/sisters-2/