Happy birthday, Lisa, we had fun picking strawberries with you!
Friday Photos
Anna
Gymnastics
Both girls wanted to try gymnastics, which started today! I don’t think they’re ready to give up dance, but they seemed to both really enjoy their classes.
Friday Photos
True Glee
Step 1: Get out a sprinkler.
Step 2: Turn it on just as the bus is coming down the street.
Step 3: Get the camera ready.
(Turns out both girls wanted to run through the sprinkler in swim suits, so we paused for a quick change. But seriously, the giggling…it was out of control!)
Dance Recital, 2012
Carolyn’s 4th, Anna’s 1st. It was crazy and fun and wonderful!
Carolyn danced to:
* In The Navy (tap)
* Poison Ivy (jazz)
* Make Your Own Kind of Music (ballet)
Anna danced to:
* All You Need is Love (ballet)
* Peanut Butter Sandwich (tap)
Highlights of the show:
Watching Carolyn show a huge leap in skills from last year. Not just a new dance style (jazz), but new techniques in both ballet and tap.
Watching Anna’s first time up on stage. She did really, amazingly well at entertaining the audience. (Mostly by playing with feathers she’d found on the stage that fell off of someone’s costume instead of dancing, but it was very, very entertaining.)
Minions
I wonder if I should be concerned that the little game Anna has made up with some Hello Kitty squinkies involves the liberal (and correct) usage of the word “minions”?
Though I must say there’s nothing more hilarious than hearing “minions” in a squeaky little three-year-old voice!
Memorial Day Parade
Carolyn got to march in the Memorial Day Parade today with her Brownie troop. It looked like it was going to rain hard – and it did sprinkle for a while right before the parade – but it turned out to be perfect!
And then the sun came out, and there was a little carnival. And where there are carnivals, there are face painters…
We did lots of walking, and it was hot, but we had a great day!
And then after dinner, we went to the local ice cream parlor. (Along with most of the rest of the town!) Because, with ice cream painted on your cheek, what else would you have for dessert?!?
Chilly Pool
We tried out the pool today. It was a tad bit chilly. OK, maybe more than a tad bit. But the girls had fun!
Strong Museum
Our school district appeared to be the only local one with all of today off – most everyone else had a half day – so we took a chance and went to Strong Museum.
I’m still trying to work with my new 28mm lens, and since this was one of the places it was hard to use the 50mm lens – I honestly get nervous backing away enough from my kids at Strong Museum – I figured it was a good test. I’m still not blown away, but I did get some decent photos. (I know, I know…whining about a camera lens is kind of pathetic.)
Last Day of Preschool
It’s hard to believe that the preschool year is coming to an end…but today was the end-of-year celebration. What a big girl Anna has become over the past year!
