More recitals, camps and the 4th of July

In June, Lillie had a Piano Recital and a Gymnastics recital. At her piano recital she played "French Children's Song" and "Let it go." Both of these songs were very hard and we are proud of her.

She was really excited when she received her gymnastics medal.

A week after school was out, Lillie and Sophie started their Soccer and Tennis camps.

Sophie was really excited when the coach helped her balance the ball on the back of her neck.

Lillie enjoyed hitting the tennis ball over the net.

 

 We continued our 4th of July tradition by riding in the Richland Parade.

 Later that evening, we went to a friend's house for swimming, hot dogs and fireworks.

Mother's Day Tea, Field Trip, Excel Expo and Dance Recital

In May, Sophie and I went to her Mother's Day Tea. They sang songs and we had yummy sandwiches and fruit. We also made these great looking hats.

 We went to the Delano Homestead for Sophie's class field trip. We saw lots of farm animals. Afterwards, we were able to visit the Kalamazoo Nature Center building and look at all of the animals found in Michigan. Sophie is in an indoor tree house with preschool friends: Lauren, Addy, Zac and Wendell.  

This year, Lillie did a research project for Excel on Dolphins. She made a Triorama with a clay model of a dolphin. She also made a menu with the types of food dolphins eat and packet of information about her animal.

 On Saturday, Lillie and Sophie had their dance recital. They had a lot of fun and they did a great job. Afterwards, we went to Plainwell ice cream to celebrate.

Happy Easter!

Happy Birthday Lillie

I can't believe that this smart, funny girl is 7. On Saturday, she had a "super seventies" party including tie-dying, making pet rocks and clay jewelry. The inside of her cake was 5 different colors to look like a tie-dye cake. She had a great time with 5 of her friends that were able to come celebrate her birthday.

Questions for Lillie

Brian and Lillie went to the Father-Daughter dance last Saturday and they had a lot of fun.  Lillie enjoyed eating at Applebee's before the dance and dancing with one of her best friend at the event. The dance was a fundraising event for the Gull Lake Community Volunteers.
Favorite color: pink and light blue
Favorite thing to eat: cheese ravioli, mashed potatoes and pineapple
Favorite thing to do: read
Favorite place to go: Air Zoo
Where do you want to go someday:
Favorite toy: Kindle Fire
What do you want to be when you grow up: a singer
Who is your best friend: Charlotte, Mara and Emily
Favorite stuffed animal: big unicorn
Favorite animal: flamingo
Favorite song: "Let it go" from the movie "Frozen"
Favorite thing to wear: tie-dyed shirt
Favorite book: Matilda
Favorite movie or show to watch: Matilda
Favorite thing to do with Daddy: play chess
Favorite thing to do with Mommy: bake cookies

Lillie's Winter Piano Recital

Lillie had her winter piano recital on Sunday. She did a great job playing Cuckoo, Lightly Row, French Children's Song and Yankee Doodle.

Happy Birthday Sophie!

Tuesday, we celebrated Sophie's birthday after preschool with her friends. The party was at McDonald's play place and the kids loved playing on the indoor playground. Her cupcake cake was decorated with the characters from the movie "Frozen." She had a great birthday party and she is still talking about it several days later.

Questions for Sophie

Sophie is going to be 4 years old on Tuesday, but I asked her these questions today. This picture is from last weekend when we at Olive Garden. She was the star child at school and she got to take Clifford home for the weekend.

Favorite color: purple
Favorite thing to eat: peas
Favorite thing to do: paint
Favorite place to go: Chicago (because of the train ride)
Where do you want to go someday: my birthday party
Favorite toy: kitchen set
What do you want to be when you grow up: fire fighter
Who is your best friend: Lauren, Jared and Isabella
Favorite stuffed animal: Clifford
Favorite animal: a dog
Favorite song: Old McDonald
Favorite thing to wear: Sofia outfit
Favorite book: Sofia the First
Favorite show to watch: Sofia the First
Favorite thing to do with Daddy: play airplane and dive bommer
Favorite thing to do with Mommy: cuddle time

Snow Tunnel

On Sunday, it was finally warm enough to go outside and play in the snow. We went sledding down our hill and Brian and I dug a tunnel for the girls to crawl through. They loved it.

Cold and Snow Days

On Sunday, We got a snow storm and it dumped 14" of snow on us. We already had 8" on the ground, so the snow is piled up to the mailbox.

Before the cold arctic air came in, we went outside to enjoy the snow by sledding down the hill. It was almost too deep to go sledding.

We made ice cream out of snow. It was really yummy and easy to make.

We had a snow day on Monday, because of the snow and we had a snow day today, because the windchill was too cold. We got another call tonight and we will have a third snow day tomorrow for the cold windchill.