Carolyn – Sarah's Journal

Friday Photos

Sarah Anna, Carolyn, Photography, Summer Fun June 29, 2012July 17, 2012

20120629_strawberry_picking1 — Hold on to your hats, it's windy on the wagon!

20120629_strawberry_picking2 — A berry popsicle for a glamorous girl.

20120629_strawberry_picking3 — When else can you get this messy?!?

Happy birthday, Lisa, we had fun picking strawberries with you!

Gymnastics

Sarah Anna, Carolyn, Firsts, Firsts June 26, 2012July 17, 2012

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

Sarah Anna, Carolyn, Family, Photography June 22, 2012July 17, 2012

20120617_cousins — I hope they always remember these little golden moments of play together...

Last Day of Second Grade

Sarah Carolyn, School Days June 21, 2012July 17, 2012

I put her on the bus as a second grader…

20120621_last_day — Headed off to her last day!

…and a third grader came home!

20120621_last_day2 — The bus driver loaded them up with popsicles!

Hooray for summer vacation!

First Soccer Game!

Sarah Carolyn, Firsts June 18, 2012July 17, 2012Soccer

Carolyn had her very first soccer game tonight! She’s on the orange team:

20120618_first_game — Future soccer star?

Treasures of the Rainforest

Sarah Carolyn, School Days June 14, 2012July 17, 2012

Carolyn’s class did a presentation called “Treasures of the Rainforest” tonight. She studied the Golden Lion Tamarin, and was able to create a mask and a report on this adorable endangered animal.Ignoring the bit where I had to run all over creation today looking for a yellow shirt (and I tried for yellow shorts but the best I could come up with was an orange skirt) because she told me just this morning that she needed one, it was an excellent presentation!

Stilts

Sarah Carolyn, Summer Fun June 13, 2012July 17, 2012

I saved these until after the dance recital, just to avoid any last minute crutches!

20120613_stilts — Giving her a preview of the view when she grows about six more inches...

True Glee

Sarah Anna, Carolyn, Summer Fun June 11, 2012June 25, 2012

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!)

20120611_sprinkler1 — Hooray for the sprinkler!

20120611_sprinkler2 — Running through super cold water!

20120611_sprinkler4 — Wet, drippy hair on a hot summer day.

Dance Recital, 2012

Sarah Anna, Carolyn June 10, 2012June 25, 2012Dance

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.)