Summer 2011

Summer is finally here and the girls are ready!! They have already been swimming, running through the sprinklers, and sleeping in. Today they went to the public library summer kick off. They had lots of fun with all the activities, got their face painted and checked out some summer reading material.

The whole idea that my girls will soon be starting 2nd grade and 4th grade completely blows my mind. It amazes me how quick this time goes and I honestly believe they are changing right in front of us! How quick their personalities change and they all of a sudden don't do the "little" things and now they are doing things I can't believe they are old enough to do. Regardless - I love my girls with all my heart and hope they enjoy every minute!!

What I Want to Be...

Kaitlin still says she wants to be a Vet when she grows up. I think she just loves to be outside. She has such a caring nature so who knows maybe she will still want to work with animals when she gets older. In this picture she was excited to help me water the garden - for a little while anyway!

Macie jumps around a little with what she wants to do when she grows up. But one thing that is always consistent is something to do with art. So as you can see in her picture - today her career is to be an Author/Illustrator. What an ambitious idea!

No matter what the girls choose to be I will be proud of them. It is just interesting to hear what they are thinking at such a young age. Oh and Kaitlin is very supportive of Macie - she just wants Macie to be FAMOUS!

Recital Video

I wanted to share Kaitlin's recital video. Please excuse the middle when I "zoomed" in way to close - I was too busy paying attention to her! Kaitlin is the 2nd one in front from the left side of the stage. (Remember to turn off music toward the bottom right side)

Easter Egg Masterpiece

I didn't know if the girls would want to color Easter eggs this year but when it was brought up I was surprised at their excitement. So we got the supplies and the girls became quite the artists. I think they had more fun creating little homes for them after they were made than the actual coloring itself.

A Glimpse

I keep saying my girls are growing so fast these pictures show how much my babies are growing up... Cooking Supper - gotta love it!!!

UPDATE

I am finally updating my blog. I have to be honest I didn't know if anyone really checked my blog a lot and so I wasn't sure if I should continue updating. But my sister in law asked me to update and I know how much we all appreciate seeing pictures of their family and getting updates so I will try to do a better job for those who do "check my blog".

So the latest with the girls...

Macie had state assessments for the first year in Reading and Math. We are so proud of how hard she worked. I was a bit concerned because she was so nervous and wanted to do soooo well that it became almost too stressful for her. However, in the end she "exceeded standards" in Reading and made "exemplary" in Math. We couldn't be more proud of her. She has improved so much this year and I can't believe how fast she is growing up. On July 9th my first baby is going to be 9 years old. Where has the time gone? She is looking forward to all the summer events - swimming lessons, basketball camps, and softball. It will be here before we know it.

Kaitlin just finished her 3rd dance recital. I never in a million years believed she would like dance this much. Macie decided she didn't like the tights so much that she decided not to finish dance this year. We let her "be done" at Christmas - before they started recital practice. Kaitlin was so excited for the recital - as you can see in her pictures. Her only complaint is that she only got to perform one dance this year. She is excited for summer dance camp, basketball camps, swimming lessons, and softball. She will be one busy girl this summer!! (I think I will be busy getting them to everything)

"I Don't Speak Cow"

Out of the mouths of babes...

We went out to the farm today because there were 4 new calves and the girls wanted to see them. It was so fun watching the girls and how they react to the "farm life". Of course they thought the cows were sooooo cute. Believe it or not they are dying to actually see one born. So as we are all standing there and the girls are trying to see how close they can get to one little calf (all while the mom is on the other side of the barbed wire fence) I told Macie to tell the "mom" that it would be ok they just wanted to pet her baby. And of course without thinking Macie turned around and said without pausing "but I don't speak cow". We both rolled. Where do they come up with these things so quickly.

Anyway there should be about 25 more calves born in the next 2 weeks so hopefully they will get to see one being born. I watch them out there and sometimes I think they would make great farm kids. Then I watch them walk through the field and try to miss all the steaming piles and really wonder how long they would make it. HA