Sunday, July 7, 2013

Trying...



We have been so busy, it is hard to keep this up. I am still trying,though, as it is a good record for the girls!!

Since my last post...

Leah had her very busy weekend. She did well in everything of course. She had her Dance Recital on Saturday, May 18. She was in 3 dances- tap, jazz and ballet. It was not hard to determine that her favorite dance was jazz and her least favorite was tap! We loved watching her. Amber did yell out “Hi sissy” and “Leah” a few times from the audience!! Next up was her gymnastics show also on Saturday, May 18. She always has a smile on when she does gymnastics. She just loves it. She is always doing gymnastics! Then, on Sunday May 19, Leah had her First Communion. She was so beautiful and looked so grown up. Hard to believe that she is already 8! Vicky, Jim, Steve, Linda traveled down to help her celebrate her day along with Grandma Mary, Nonna, Grandpa Jim, Dan, Tiffanie, Thea and Delila. It was a lovely day.

The girls both got to go up to the cabin and enjoy Memorial Weekend. Joe and I stayed home as I had to work and we had lots of yard work to do. I was bummed not to go, but glad the girls got to go and that they just had a blast!

Amber had her daycare Spring Program on Saturday June 3. She got up on stage and sang her little heart out!! She was a rock star. She is very outgoing and it is fun to watch her grow.

Leah helped her good friend Kaylee celebrate her 9th birthday at Sky Zone (a trampoline park). I love how they are still great friends even though they live an hour from each other and don’t get to see each other as often as they would like!

Leah had her last day of 2nd grade on Friday June 7. She had a make up day added to the end of the year due to snow days! Boo. She didn’t seem to mind. She did so well in 2nd grade. She loved her teacher and classmates. She was very excited for summer to start!

Both girls finished a session of swimming at Foss Swim School. This was Amber’s first session and she came a long way from start to finish. I am amazed at the strength Leah is showing in the pool. She was in a class of all boys and kept up with them!!

On June 9, Nonna, Renate, Tiffanie, Jamie, Thea, Delila, Leah and I went to Chanhassen Dinner Theater to see “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” It was excellent. The girls really enjoyed it.

The girls and I went to the Mall of America on Tuesday June 11 with Nonna, Tiffanie, Thea and Delila for lunch at the American Girl Store. They just love going to lunch and taking their dolls! It is chaotic, but they love it! Of course, since we were there, the girls all got to go on some rides as well. Nonna just spoils them so!!:)

We celebrated Father’s Day weekend with a trip up to the cabin. The first trip for Joe and I this year. Crazy that it was already in the middle of June!! Even though it was a bit cold, all the girls got in the water. Love that they don’t care, but dang it was cold!!

On Tuesday June 25, I took the girls to Como Zoo. What a fun and hot day! They enjoyed time watching the animals (including the Sparky the sea lion show), then time at Como Town on the rides and at the splash zone to cool off!

We spent 4th of July weekend up at the cabin. We watched fireworks from the pontoon, had a couple of sunny days and a couple of rainy days. It didn’t matter to the girls, they still went swimming in the rain!! Joe and I took Leah and Amber to see Despicable Me 2 on Friday. It was Amber’s first movie. She sat and ate popcorn for about 20 min, but then she couldn’t sit still for the rest of the movie and wanted to keep talking. I guess she just is not ready yet! Leah loved the movie though. Now Joe and I are back, but the girls get to stay up one more night and come back with my folks tomorrow. Work really gets in the way of summer fun!

Summer (as far as weather) started really late this year, we are now enjoying some good MN summer days.

All about Leah:
She is always doing gymnastics – in the house, in the yard, wherever! She did manage to break the glass of the entertainment center with a knee while doing gymnastics (luckily no cuts)
She is lovely and helpful at times and difficult at times (sounds like she is entering the tween stage)
She loves being in the water

All about Amber:
She plays air guitar and says “I’m a rock starrrr”
She is working on writing her name
She counts to 20
She doesn’t like to sit still
She is stubborn
She is so animated in facial expression and how she talks
She loves gymnastics and swimming just like her big sister
She is 3 – sometimes it is terrific 3s, sometimes it is terrible 3s!



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