Bruce and Rachel Sommerfeldt

Saturday, April 4, 2015

Our first Word Games

This one's for you, Dad, because we used to play word games.

Tonight was the very first time my girls and I played games with words. Not a board game or card game, but the kind of game where you say something clever, or try to stump the other person with big words, or rearrange word parts to make something new.
Whereas Hailey's only 5 years old, it was a rudimentary game, but in their voices and their eyes I heard and saw the undeniable joy that comes with the manipulation of words. We we eating dinner when I used a word with the suffix -less. Hailey questioned it, so I explained that -less means without and gave a few examples including homeless. She then said, "What if you were homemore." :) So I explained that it's a different sort of "less" and about compound words. Then she made some jokes by adding -less to other words. McKayla joing in, of course. And Emily laughed like she had joined in. :)

Good times.

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Clogging Class and Recital

Aunt Jen graciously offered to teach the girls how to clog while she was here visiting from January to March. The girls LOVED it. It was often the highlight of their week. Here's the video of the concert, complete with matching outfits, bows, props, and trophies.

Sunday, February 15, 2015

Cookie Bizzy

Hailey wanted to earn some money, so we talked about business ideas with her and she settled on "Cookie Bizzy." A cookie business where she sells Valentine Day cookies. She and McKayla knocked on several neighbor's door and committed several neighbors, made the cookies and delivered them near Valentines Day.

Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Christmas in the South

We enjoyed our second Christmas in Katy, TX. We spent time as a family and with the extended family who live in Katy. We participated in some of the traditional Christmas events including a visit with Santa, choosing and decorating the tree, make and deliver Christmas treats, and parties.

The girls visited Santa at the ward Christmas party. Hailey was tenative but climbed up without coaxing.

McKayla decided sitting on Santa's lap was not an important part of the visit, particularly since she still got the candy cane. :) Emily didn't want anything to do with him, bu would sit on my lap,,,, so long as she had her fingers to keep her comfortable.

One day while the older girls were at preschool, Emily and I went to Home Depot. Emily found a shiny tree that was just her size. She loved it!

Christmas day brought many gifts The girls enjoyed using many of them, including the do-a-dot markers and glitter pens from Grandmas and Grandpa Waite.

Emily's favorite part of the day, beside ripping paper off presents, was ice cream in homemade waffle cones.

A friend in our ward introduced us to homemade waffle cones when he invited us for waffle cones at his house. We loved them and asked for a waffle cone iron. Scott and Lisa gave us one, so we enjoyed warm cones and cold ice cream. Perfect for our 75 degree Texan Christmas.

The whole family enjoyed ice cream!

We went to the green speace near our house to try out some of the new toys. Bruce flew his quad copter and the girls drove their remote control cars.

Because there is especially plesant weather around Christmas, when my littler entrupanuers asked if they could have a lemonade stand, I agreed. With further discussion, they decieded to do a hot chocolate stand (keep the Christmas mood). They sold several cups to neighbors and passerbys.