Summer is just around the corner and that means lots of fun at school! On Monday Natalie's class went to a little zoo her in town. Julia got to tag along and she was so excited to be a part of the group.
The kids listening to the tour guide.
Getting a close look at the tiger.
Checking out the monkeys on the island.
I just love the way Natalie takes care of Julia when she thinks I am not watching.
Some of Natalie's class.
Sisters in the bird feeding part.
The kids with Mrs. Kraft.
Petting the kangaroos that had little babies in their pouches. So sweet.
Enjoying the rabbits.
Feeding the Lama's.
Natalie feeding the baby guinea pig.
Feeding the lemurs.
Feeding the giraffes.
Natalie with a couple of friends and a giraffe.
Jeff had to go out of town and Julia wanted to make him a card for when he returned.
Somehow the barn is expanding.
Max is so cute, but the grass gets a little long for him the day before mowing!
There was a dead snake on the sidewalk the other night when we were walking to feed the fish. On the way back Natalie asked if she could step on it. When I asked her why she said she wanted to make it deader. Good girl.
Mrs. Kraft sent home Natalie's progress report and I was so thrilled!
Natalie's last day of preschool. It is such a sad day as this time next year she will be in kindergarten! Where did my baby go?
Yep, I see this grumpy face A LOT!!
Natalie with Mrs. Kraft.
Natalie did let me take a video of her doing the hula and I think it is just adorable!
Natalie has been the Dance Academy at the YMCA this year with her friends Abbie, Emily and Izzy. They have been working on a recital dance almost all year. It is finally time to perform it!
The girls at their last night at dance class showing off their routine.
Here they are in their costumes.
They had a dress rehearsal before the real gig. Here are Natalie and Abbie.
And here are all the girls.
And here the girls are performing at the dress rehearsal.
And here is Natalie the day of the recital! She was so excited and nervous! We were not allowed to video the performance, but it was great!
Natalie and Abbie.
Natalie and Ma Ma.
And they made it on stage! The photo's aren't great as we were not allowed to use flash photograhy.
Natalie with all her flowers. She was so excited.
Natalie and Aunt Suzanne.
Michele, Jared and Natalie.
Natalie with Mi Mi and Pa Pa.
My sweet family.
Along with the recital,we have been busy doing many other things!
Abbie spent the night with us and the girls had so much fun! Julia loved putting make up on her.
The girls had fun playing games with Jeff while I made breakfast!
I love how kids always eat better at someone else's house, Abbie cleaned her plate!
Max is fitting right in. He is so cute and healing from a double ear infection.
I had a wonderful Mother's Day with my family. I got to do exactly what I wanted....nothing!! Natalie's school did have a Mother's Day celebration with a Hawaii theme and it was a lot of fun!
Natalie made this for me and I thought it was just adorable! I guess this is a picture of me with a rock on a plate. I just love my huge ears. I do like that I am smiling though.
I am so flattered by the way Natalie answered these questions about me! I would say that the girl knows me!
For some reason Julia's peanut allergy has been rearing it's ugly head. Here is the poor girl with hives after playing on a shared play thing at the doctors office of all places! Thankfully they were gone in two days and and she didn't seem that miserable.
The girls wanted donuts and to make sure we didn't have anymore breakouts, I made them some homemade donuts. Sprinkles and all.
I think we are going to have to find a new place for our canned food and dry goods as the barn is taking over!
Natalie's school photo. Love her hair her, she is just so cute!
I still love a photo with the girls in hoodie towels!
Julia loves to color and do art. I love how serious she is.
Of course we appreciate our teachers! We made this for Mrs. Kraft.
There are lots of new places to check out around our new home. Two of our favorite places are the ponds at the entry. There are fish, frogs and turtles!
One night we were walking and Julia became startled by a frog that jumped into the water in front of her. We tried to get her to retell the story, but you know how that goes.
Jeff and I each took the girls to dinner one night to get to spend some one-on-one time with them. Here is Julia on her date with me.
Natalie has shown a love for music. Here she is in the piano room. She has told me that she would like to take piano lessons, we shall see how that goes!
