Carolyn started summer soccer tonight. Well, we signed up for summer soccer, anyway. The coach jokingly welcomed us to fall soccer, because it was 54° and misting! But the girls had fun and it looks like it will be a great season.
Carolyn
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.)
Dance Photos
Here’s a sneak preview of the girls’ dance costumes – today is picture day!
Friday Photos
Happy Mother’s Day!
How could you not smile at this chalk message?
I love my two cute monkeys!
Friday Photos
Dance Observation
The girls had dance observation last night. I’m really getting excited for the recital, the dances are so cute!
I am very impressed with how much Carolyn has learned in this next level of dance. Her class changes formations a lot more – no more standing in two lines and just doing different dance steps from there. Anna is in the very littlest class, so their strongest asset is cuteness!
Little House Shawls
One of my favorite things to knit are small shawls – they hug your shoulders and provide a little extra bit of warmth, show off a beautiful single skein of yarn, and there are so many wonderful patterns you would never need to knit the same one twice! Unless, of course, you have two girls, and you stumble across a pattern called “Little House Shawl”.
These were fun (and super easy) to knit. More details about these projects can be found here and here.