I have two daughters and try to keep up with their rapidly changing interests. Thankfully, a few things remain constant: music, dance, and art. They love to create things. They love to make movies of themselves on our computer, to take pictures of themselves, and to paint and draw themselves.
They love playing with Barbies and Barbie online (despite some of my reservations about Mattel)
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| The Fab Girl Barbie Anna is so GLAM!!! |
My oldest daughter loves to draw and make things out of clay.
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| Dad and daughter on a sunny day in clay: Father's day gift 2011 and an assortment of gifts for me. |
My youngest loves to paint and loves Rihanna.
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| Smiling in the Rain w/Purple Umbrella-ella-ella |
And here they are with one of their many vlogs (video logs). They sing, they dance, and they show you a lot of their personality. (Look out Fanshen, Heidi and Jennifer--they could be your future replacements on MixedChicksChat!)
I sometimes worry a lot about whether or not they are growing up to be confident young women. Then I see things like this and I stop worrying (at least for a little while....I'm a mom--it's my job to worry!)
i love me my duncan donuts :)
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful girls! Looks like you are doing a wonderful job. I loved the pics and video! It's so nice to get a glimpse into your personal life (yeh, i'm a little nosey..LOL) I loved the artwork and the girls singing and dancing! Great post!
ReplyDeleteTOO CUTE!!! And it sure doesn't look to me like confidence is an issue with these ladies. Good job, Mom!
ReplyDeletePS, my girls love them some BTR, also.
Aww...that was so cute and Lily loved watching your girls! She ran over to the computer and said, "Mom, who's those girls?" lol.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Rhonda! We all love you too :-)
ReplyDeleteLOL Tara :-p It is ok for you to be nosey. I am a little stingy with the personal facts here and always writing about my worries. I decided to share some of my happy stuff this weekend. Glad you liked it!
ReplyDeleteSo cool to hear that Lily watched, Chantilly! That's awesome! Maybe I'll post more of these later on...they have TONS of these vlogs. Thanks to you and Lily for watching :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Laila! Do your girls love Wizards and Selena, too? Seems like they absorb the words to all of her songs by osmosis! It's a fun age, very fun!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet surprise. Your girls are so adorable. ;)
ReplyDeleteLove your girls, Jen! They're not only beautiful, but confident. Big hugs to you, my friend. *smiles*
ReplyDeleteYou are doing your job MOM! I worry about the same. I want my kids to know where they come from and be proud and i feel i can never do enough to educate them about their cultures.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Letty.
ReplyDeleteHugs back at you, Ezzy. Thanks for watching their beautiful silliness :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ruby! It's so hard not to worry, isn't it? I don't know where I was when they were making this video, but it sure helped to make me feel better when I finally saw it. You're doing a great job, too, Ruby! Exposing your kids to so many cultural things--you are amazing. Maybe we need to quit worrying and watch them keep learning and having fun.
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty amazing! Any tips for those of us with younger girls on how to raise girls this awesome? I live in Japan which sends some very disturbing messages about the role of women (and, let's face it, girls) and I am very concerned about raising a daughter here.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment, Jen! You can't battle Japanese history and culture, but you can encourage and support your daughter. I believe that co-sleeping and extended nursing gave my daughters confidence at a young age. When they were toddlers they begged to take dance classes. We couldn't really afford it at the time, but we found a way to make it happen. Listening to them, honoring their wish, and working hard to make it happen helped them to become more confident. Dance was their activity of choice, but we also made them take the Japanese martial art of Aikido with their brother when they were little (maybe you can find a class?) At home though, the big thing is listening to them, allowing them to lead the way by choosing activities for the family (no matter how crazy the idea!) and giving them some responsibility around the house.
ReplyDeleteIt also doesn't hurt to have girls spend time around awesome women! Do you have women friends in Japan that can be good role models? One of my college roommates lives in Japan now and she is a world-traveling woman of awesomeness! If you can find them, I'm sure there are women around you who would be great role models for your daughter; but the best role model will always be you. Be confident in front of her and she will want to be just like you :-)