Beans with crayons!

Check out the little artists! :o)

Beaner update

Aww, so cute! Check out the newest update from my sister and her husband. Avery has a new funny face that she likes to entertain her people with, and the girls got their first pigtails over the weekend so Emily modelled them for us here on the blog. Enjoy!

Heart explosion!

CUTE FANCY BEANS ALERT!!! What a fancy photo shoot with bubbles and roses and everything!

Birthday beans!

Check it out - the ladies are ONE!!! So exciting! They had a wonderful birthday party last weekend with family from PA, St. Walburg, Cold Lake, and Edmonton. Everyone came out to celebrate their birthdays and Thanksgiving... and we have SO much to be thankful for!

So here, in no particular order, are some photos from the "beanday" party on Saturday. Love them! :o)

Cozy ladies in their jogging stroller

Emily having fun with mommy

Avery opening presents with Carson (my cousin's son) in the background

Individual baby birthday cakes made for lots of funny photos afterwards!

Avery, post-Thanksgiving dinner, holding her helium balloon

Going for a walk down the road with big cousins Belle and Jackson, and my cousin's kids Marielle and Carson (check out Avery's grin - she loves being outside!)

Super important birthday girl in her classy birthday throne!

Emily discovers that ice cream is cold

Happy birthday beaners!

September practice charts due this week

Just a reminder for all band students that your practice charts are due this week. Some of you have already handed yours in - thank you. Please be sure that yours comes in before Friday - do not leave it until the end and then panic when you forget it on the last day. Save yourself some stress and hand it in early! :o)

In other news..... HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY TO AVERY AND EMILY!!!! So exciting! Most of you know that I call them the "beans" (my sister and her husband waited until their birth to find out the gender, so I called them 'beans' while she was pregnant and the name stuck). This morning I texted my sister to wish the ladies a "Happy Beanday!" They will be having their "beanday" party on Saturday and I will be sure to take lots of photos to share with you!

Happy Tuesday! :o)

Happy Easter!

I have a soft and cuddly announcement...

Happy Easter from Emily and Avery!!! I may be biased, but I think my nieces make the cutest little Easter bunnies ever! :o)

Beans in Arizona

Ah yes, it's a tough life. :o)

Avery and Emily (just over 4 months old now) sporting their new sunglasses on their vacation to Phoenix, AZ

Avery relaxing on her slightly oversized lounge chair

An update on my (sister's) little beaners! And boys singing like cats!

I usually use this blog for homework related topics, but every once in a while it calls for an unrelated post. Today it is for an update on my favourite little beans!

Voila, here's Miss Avery! Around 8 pounds and 8 weeks old. What a little lady!

And her adorable twin sister, Miss Emily! Around the same weight, and only 25 minutes younger than her sister:

And for your random musical entertainment for the day, here is a duet entitled "Duetto Buffo di Due Gatti (2 Cats)" by Giacomi Puccini. It is ridiculous (and yet, sung SO well!). Enjoy!

Introducing......

.... my beautiful little fraternal twin nieces, Avery and Emily!!!! I love them so much and love to share they joy (aka show them off) whenever I can! I am a giant puddle of mush when I think about them, and I can hardly wait for the long weekend so I can go visit and hold them again!

PS - Just a reminder that your band practice charts are due by tomorrow - don't be late!