When we signed up Sierra for a dance class during daycare hours, we didn’t realize the recital would be such a big deal. While I am still not convinced on all the stuff that goes along with this recital, including getting dressed up in full costume to take photography pictures on a Saturday morning a month before the recital, Sierra looked pretty darn cute in her Little Mermaid costume. And I don’t know where she learned it, but she sure knows how to pose!
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We had a great time celebrating Kaiya’s birthday at Little Gym! She chose a Nemo/fish theme for the cake and decorations, the balance beam and bars were the favorite activities.
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In honor of her birthday today, Kaiya wanted to wear the cupcake shirt that she wore to Sierra’s party. True to form, she proceeded to pair it with different colored leggings and her rain boots. This is a typical outfit for her, we’re just happy that she gets herself dressed. Sierra also tends to pick whichever leggings she first finds in her drawer, ignoring offers to help her find a pair that matches. So these pictures represent pretty normal mis-matched outfits!
Kaiya was excited to share cupcakes with her friends at school, and to then come home to find presents and balloons waiting for her. She had some trouble blowing out her candles, but eventually figured it out. She and Sierra then ran off to play with her new dollhouse dolls….note where they placed the Daddy!
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Lucy had given Sierra a “butterfly garden” for her birthday, a fantastic gift that let her watch tiny live caterpillars grow bigger, turn into chrysalises, and then emerge as Painted Lady butterflies. As they were coming out of their chrysalises, Sierra named them “Sierra, Kaiya, Lucy, Sara, and Lily”. They each emerged over a period of several days, it was pretty funny hearing her say that “Sierra, Kaiya, and Lucy all came out of their chrysalis but Sara and Lily are lazy and are still in their chrysalises”.
After enjoying our butterflies for about a week, we agreed to set them free last Sunday afternoon. Kaiya quickly lost interest in both the butterflies and being photographed (see pouty face) and opted to ride her “new” bike instead (hand me down from Sierra, as Sierra moved up to the next size) but Sierra stayed quite focused until they’d all flown away. One butterfly took a long rest on the lawn before it flew away, which thrilled her. The rest of the afternoon included a quick visit from Grandpa Jonathan and Grandma Carol and time to play in the backyard.
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Today we met Allie & Lucy, and Kristin, Farhang, Sara (dress) & Lily (blue shirt) at a local farm called Hidden Villa. The highlights of the visit were the baby pigs and the chickens that are tame enough to pet. Lily was the only child who managed to get close enough to touch a chicken on her own, until Chicken-Whisperer John caught one. We ended our visit with a lovely picnic lunch near a stream.
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