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.

4th of July fun, gymnastics camp and beach time.

We had a great 4th of July.  We helped out with the Jack and Jill Preschool float for the Richland Parade. Later, we had friends over for dinner and fireworks. The girls enjoyed the sparklers and fireworks.

This was Sophie's first year for sparklers and she was mesmerized by them.

This last week, Lillie had a gymnastics camp and Sophie took a gymnastics class.  They both had a great time.

Yesterday, it was 90 degrees, so we went to the beach at Eagle lake to relax and cool off. Sophie loved playing in the sand and Lillie loved playing in the water.

Summer Gymnastics

This week Lillie and Sophie took a Summer Gymnastics class.  This was Sophie's first class. It was a parent participation clas, so I was a part of the class too.  The first day, Sophie was introduced to the gym.  Her favorite thing was picking foam cubes out of the pit, without getting into the pit. 

She also enjoyed bouncing on the trampoline. 

On the second day of gymnastics, she actually got in the pit, walked on a balance beam, and did forward rolls on the beam.

Lillie also enjoyed her gymnastics class, especially since it was in the big gym where all of the advanced gymnasts practiced.  On the first day, they worked on the bar. 

On the second day, She walked on a balance beam that was higher than what she was used to walking on.

Flips and naps

Lillie's favorite thing to do at gymnastics is to practice back flips.  In the picture below, Lillie is on the cylindar mat to practice the back flips.

This week, We signed Lillie up for a day camp this summer.  When I was filling out the paperwork, I asked her what she wanted the camp conselors to know about her.  Her response, "That my name is Lillie and I am very smart." 
She came down with a cold this week and learned how to blow her nose.

Sophie started taking naps in Lillie's bed this week and she falls asleep in just a few minutes. 

Sophie is learning new words everyday and she learning to count.

Me: 1, 2
Sophie: 3
Me: 4
Sophie: 5
Me: 6, 7
Sophie: 8
Me: 9
Sophie: 10

Sophie is starting to say short sentences such as: "I want Dad." "I don't want to." "no, Purple," "Where's Sissy?" "I got it" and  "Kick it"