Lillie's last day of 3's Preschool and Sophie is 15 months old

Tuesday, was Lillie's Preschool field trip to the barn at the Kalamazoo Nature Center. Here is a picture of Lillie with her friends and Preschool teacher, Mrs. Hoard. They learned where items from the grocery store came from. Milk, eggs, corn chips, etc. They also got to see and pet a horse, sheep, goats, calf, and baby chicks. After seeing the animals, they went on a wagon ride through the farm area.
Thursday, was Lillie's last day of 3's Preschool. I was fine until Mrs. Hoard started to cry. She was a great teacher and we couldn't have asked for a better teacher or first year of preschool for Lillie. We can't wait until she can go back in the fall. Many of her friends in this year's class will also be in her class next year.
Today, we went to the grocery store and Brian took Lillie and Sophie to the horse ride, while I checked out the groceries. Brian asked Lillie "how many times have you riden this horse." (At least once a week. It is only a penny to ride.) Lillie responded, "enough to get to Florida."

Sophie turned 15 months last week. Every birthday month, I take her picture with a little lamb to show how much she has grown each time. This time it was very hard to get her to sit still. It eventually turned into a game of us throwing the lamb back and forth. It snapped the picture below, right before she was going to throw it at me.
Sophie found her belly button yesterday. It was cute to see her look down at her belly inquisitively. She isn't walking, but she is taking a 2-3 steps, if we trick her.
She could walk, if she just had a little more confidence. She has been slower with walking, because her acid reflux causes her to arch her back and she has been sick for the past 8 months with colds, ear infections and strep throat.
Last week, when I was getting Sophie ready for church, she picked out a purple dress that she wore for her 1 year old photos. After picking it out, she pointed to the pictures of her in the dress with the bunny on her bedroom wall. She knew that it was the dress that she wore when she had her pictures taken with the bunny.
Sophie can say about 5 words. Today, I heard her say "fishy" when we were getting groceries today at Meijer's. (They have fish in their pet department.) I wasn't planning on stopping to look at the fish, but since this was the first time that she said "fishy," we stopped to look. She can also sign about 5 words.

bunny dress

Tea Party and Lillie Reads a Book!

Today, Lillie went to a birthday "Tea" party. The birthday girl, CiCi (in the middle), is in Lillie's dance class. The girl next to Lillie and across from Lillie are also in her dance class. The girls dressed up, had little sandwiches and apple juice for tea. The girls had a great time and so did the moms.

This weekend, Lillie picked out a book at bedtime to read to Brian. She did a great job reading it and only needed help with a couple of words. I have not read "Sleepy Dog" to her in over a year, so I know that she did not memorize it. She read it. Here is a link to the video of her reading it.

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Happy Mother's Day

Sophie was sick for Mother's day, but she is starting to feel better and eat more.

Today, Lillie had a Mother's Day tea at school. Her teacher, Mrs. Hoard told the kids, "to bring a special lady." Lillie told me that she didn't have a "Special Lady." I guess that Moms aren't "ladies."
Our schedule is getting busier with playdates and activities. She only has 3 weeks of preschool and 4 weeks of dance left this school year. But our summer is going to be busy. Lillie is really interested in Soccer, so we signed her up for soccer this summer and fall. She is also looking forward to a gymnastics class/camp in June.