Thursday, May 23, 2019

Mia's preschool graduation


Oh Mia. I love you. You wouldn't wear your hat today. You wouldn't stand and sing for any of the songs. You wouldn't even sing them. Though I'm sure you knew them all. In fact you didn't even smile for a picture. Not one. But you did crack a smile when Zaden almost sat on you during the Monster song. I absolutely adore you! You have no idea how fun it is to watch you. It was the same way at your dance recital earlier this month. And we've heard that you are why people go to those recitals ;)

You've learned so much this year! You loved Ms Bren and your class. The snacks were one of the highlights. So were your friends. Faith and Josh especially. I loved hearing about what you were learning and show and tell for each letter of the alphabet was one of my favorites with you because we'd always come up with something even for the really tricky letters! You loved bringing Marshall (Paw Patrols) for the letter M. We talked about bringing Naomi for the letter N but thought she might not like hiding in your backpack during the rest of class. And I loved doing puzzles with you before school after your sisters had gone for the day. You are so much fun! And you have the best imagination ever! My favorite thing lately (since the villain Ayer Layer and Mr Nobody) all your invisible real babies. I always have an invisible puppy hanging onto my shoulder. Or a bird or alligator. I think you even gave me a shark once! You are so sweet to share them with all of us and you take such great care of them. You're sweet to share gummy with Dad when you don't sleep through the night, but since he's real and since you earned him I sure like it when you get to keep him at night. You're amazing! I could go on and on. But I'll just say that I love how much you're learning and growing and I'm excited for your new adventures in preschool next year!

Sunday, May 12, 2019

Crazy May

May is always a little bit crazy as of late. And this year it started a little bit early. The girls music recital was at the end of April. They'd worked really hard all year in Miss Chrissy's class and had a lot to show for it! This year they were turtle shells and yellow arrows. They moved on from the bells (which was the focus of last year's classes) to keyboards and have been practicing the piano at home. Lydia picked up part of the My Little Pony theme song by ear and taught it to Sophie and they both love making up their own songs! I got to go to class with them the first Monday of each month while Mia and Naenae went to Sister Sorensens. A win for all of us! And I loved it. So fun to be in the middle of it all and knowing where to focus with the girls at home. Looking forward to next year already!

Lydia and Soph were amazing!


The girls had so much fun at Felicity Dance this year! And it was especially wonderful dropping them off in our backyard neighbors' studio. Sophie literally climbed the fence for a few of her lessons. And they adore Miss Alana! The recital was so much fun.
Lydia. Grinning from ear to ear and clearly enjoying herself. Loved her shoulder pops!
Sophie. Totally into it. Dancing in circles and so flexible! Biggest smile ever! Such confidence!
Mia. Totally the star of the show! Didn't do a dang thing. Just stood there. No potty dance this time though! Festival of Trees was one for the books this year! But she was so dang cute!