Piano Recital

Last night, Lillie had her second piano recital. She played 3 Blind Mice and Lightly Row.

We listened to a lot of great songs and we had a reception afterwards. Lillie was the youngest of the 14 performers. Mrs. Lawrence and the students are pictured below.

Lillie Field Trip and Excel Expo

Two weeks ago, Lillie and I went on her class field trip to the zoo.  I got to ride the bus with her and I didn't get sick.

This picture is of her class when they got off the bus. They were very tired after a long day at the zoo.

Lillie has been in excel this school year. Excel is a special accelerated class that meets for an hour each week. This past Wednesday, all of the Excel students showed off their projects at an open house.  The 1st graders did a animal research project. (They don't have Excel for Kindergarteners, so they put her in the 1st grade group.) Lillie displayed her triarama of a polar bear habitat. She also completed a research packet, made a pub menu of a polar bear's diet and a polar bear out of modeling clay.

Trip to Chicago

On Monday, we took the train to Chicago.

This was Sophie's first train ride and the highlight of the trip for her. Five days later, she says that it was her favorite part of the trip.

When we got off the train we walked across the street to see the bean.

We had lunch at the American Girl Cafe.
Lillie took both of her dolls, so that Sophie could sit by one at lunch.  Sophie helped Julie with her tea.

We did some shopping at the American Girl, Lego and Disney Stores.

Sophie got a bitty baby doll and she named her Mary.

Kids Fun Run

On Friday, Lillie and Sophie participated in the Borgess Kids Fun Run.  It was a 1 mile run for Kids. There was no fee for the kids to participate and they got a free t-shirt. Prior to the run we went to the kids expo for lots of free stuff, including a marathon horn. After the race they got a ribbon, apple, granola bar and yogurt.

Brian and Lillie took off ahead of Sophie and I. Brian is in the blue striped shirt and Lillie is in the pink outfit. Lillie and Brian finished the mile in 18 minutes.

Sophie and I ran together.  She walked, ran and jumped the entire mile.  I did not have to carry her. Sophie and I finished the mile in 23 minutes.

Here is a picture of us after the race at the finish line. Over 2,000 kids participated in the run and we hope to do it again next year.

Swim Lessons

Tonight, was Sophie's first swim lesson without us being in the pool with her.  She was excited about going to swim lessons all day. She did a great job of listening to the instructor and sitting on the wall.

She smiled almost the entire time she was in the pool. She even waved and smiled at us while she was in the pool.

 Lillie also had swim lessons tonight and she did a great job at swimming. Brian took this photo while she was swimming to the steps.

Questions for Lillie

Favorite color: Pink and Blue
Favorite thing to eat: Ice Cream
Favorite thing to do: Make crafts
Favorite place to go: Olive Garden
Where do you want to go someday: Australia 
Favorite toy: My Karaoke Machine
What do you want to be when you grow up: Police Officer
Who is your best friend: Mara, Emily, and Charlotte
Favorite stuffed animal: Rainbow Beary (Unicorn Dream Light)
Favorite animal: Koalas
Favorite song: Best of Both Worlds, Hanna Montana
Favorite thing to wear: Dresses
What part of school do you like the best: Recess
Favorite book: Rainbow Magic Fairy Series
Favorite show to watch: I haven't watched TV in so long, I don't remember.
Favorite thing to do with Daddy: Play Chess
Favorite thing to do with Mommy: Bake cakes

Happy Birthday Lillie

Lillie celebrated her birthday on Saturday.  The night before we covered her doorway with plastic and put balloons between the door and plastic.  When she opened the door in the morning...she was showered with balloons.

She opened presents from her family.

Then Lillie had her birthday party at where she takes Gymnastics. She invited her friends and Sophie to the party.  Sophie had a great time participating with the kids too.

One of Lillie's favorite parts was the Pinata. Friends below: Lillie, Mara, Charlotte, Katie, Sophie behind pinata, Grace, Madi, Natalie, Gavin, Libby, Natalie and Grace's sister, and CiCi.

Lillie blowing out candles. She said that it was one of her best days. Happy Birthday Lillie!