Lily is 2!

Happy Birthday to Lily! We can't believe she is already 2! She got up this morning and we sang Happy Birthday to her in her bed - she loved it! Then she woke up Micah and Emmalee and we all gathered in the family room for Lily to open her presents. Her expressions as she opened them were priceless! She got some candy, ponytail holders ("pretty ponies" she calls them), an outfit, and a baby high chair from Steve and I , and a cool sand and water toy from Micah and Em. Then we had donuts for breakfast, which we put 2 candles in, and sang Happy Birthday to her again. She blew out her candles, then wanted to doit again!

She has been feeding her baby all morning!

Tomorrow we are having her friend party here. The weather is supposed to be great, which is good since I can't fit 30 people (friends plus their families!) in the house!

Summer Summer Summertime!

Hard to believe the summer is already half over! We have been keeping real busy, going to the pool, going to the beach, spending time outside in the yard, and hanging out with friends!

Emmalee is doing theater camp again this summer - they are doing the musical "Pinocchio", and a revue of songs from "Suessical" and "Annie". She goes to camp every morning from 8-10. They will put on the performance at the end of the month!

Last week Micah did an arts/crafts/music day camp - I won a free week at the Relay for Life! He was the only boy there, but he really enjoyed it!

I have hired a helper to come to the town pool with us a couple of afternoons a week. Her name is Heather and she is a college student home for the summer. She is a great help - I couldn't go with all 3 kids by myself, since there are 4 pools and each kid wants to be in a different pool!

We spent all day yesterday at Misquamicut Beach - good times! The traffic getting there was horrible, but we had a great time once we arrived! We celebrated Lily's birthday down there with the Goodwins - she was SO excited when we all sang Happy Birthday to her!

Lily's real birthday is this Friday. Saturday morning I am having a friend party here for her. One of my friends let me borrow her inflatable bounce house. There will be 3 2-year-olds here, and some of Micah's friends, and even a couple of Emmalee's friends will be here! Should be a good time!

Our Little Sunshine Girl

Emmalee had her dance recital this past Saturday. Dad came over to watch Micah and Lily so Steve and I could go watch the 3+ hour performance (thank you!). Of which Emmalee danced for about 5.5 minutes. But it was SO worth it. Her ballet class performed "Here Comes The Sun", wearing bright yellow and orange tutus. They all did SUCH a great job - it was amazing seeing how far the girls have come since the beginning of the year, and how Emmalee has progressed as a dancer these last 6 years. This year was her 5th year with The Dance Connection studio, and at the end of the recital, she received special recognition on-stage, and a trophy. She was so excited and proud! And, without trying to be biased at all, Steve and I think she is one of the best dancers in the class. She is very graceful and really learns her steps and all. She has decided that she will go ahead and stick with ballet for next year too. It really is her "thing"!