While Jeana and Simon were gallivanting in the mountains of Colorado, I was home trying to get work done while the girls took care of themselves. Audrey and Kate were amazing. They played and played and played making it possible for me to work as much as I needed to while Jeana was gone.
I took them to my new office which has no decorations on the wall and commissioned them to create a mural for me to enjoy. I also took a stack of recent pictures they had drawn for me and tacked them up on another wall above my desk. Audrey told me, “Thanks for hanging up these pictures dad.”
My sister, Michelle, sent a book to the girls of how to draw. Audrey has been practicing with that book, and you can see in the images above teddy bears, a snake, a wizard, and a cauldron. Audrey is also really good at drawing snails. Kate focused on butterflies and flowers. I asked Kate to draw Jeana in the mountains – which she did.
Kate has been practicing her cartwheels so she can go to Capital Gymnastics this fall. I think in her mind she has to be able to do them before she can go, a prerequisite if you will. The girls took it to the next level and started doing cartwheels without their hands.
Jeana was gone the weekend of the World Cup finals. The girls and I decided we’d have a World Cup party. They were insistent on streamers and balloons, and I wanted to make a dutch oven cake. I ended up burning the bottom of the cake, but luckily we had ice cream to try to drown out the burned taste.
Chris and I ended up watching the Germany vs. Uruguay match – well I did while Chris napped – and the girls played. Every time a goal was scored I’d get their attention and have them watch the replays.
I used to fix the girls’ hair all the time when they were younger. I’m not sure when that stopped, but I was ill-prepared for fixing their hair on Sunday morning while Jeana was gone. They ended up with the same back-pony as I call it and coated in spray gel.
Each day while Jeana was away, Audrey and Kate did a fantastic job of keeping their room clean. They were amazed every day when the Room Fairy left them a treat and note saying, “Congratulations! Keep up the good work.” One day Audrey left a thank you gift on her bed in hopes that the Room Fairy would come and find it. Well, the Room Fairy did come that day, and the Room Fairy accepted the gift. When Audrey discovered that she came running to me to tell me, “The Room Fairy took the sea shell I left her!”