Spring Activities and Events

We had a busy spring! Finn joined a TBall league for the first time. He was rather nervous at the idea of trying something new, but was happy to have his buddy, Ace with him on the team. Colin and I were pleased that his buddy's Dad was the coach. This made Finn's first attempt at any sport much easier! He mostly had fun, but at times found the game (not easy to understand for the very first time) a little boring...but the dirt, bugs and airplanes that he could spot in the sky seemed to make up for the boring parts! The best part of this entire experience is that he only remembers the fun parts and has committed to the soccer league in the fall! Maybe he will ask for something other than Lego for his next birthday (fingers crossed!)

Practice time. Trying to figure out what is going on!

Anxiously waiting for his turn to bat!

Finn with his friend Ace

Lilly has been taking tap dance and ballet for several months. Her recital was in early June and I think she found the entire experience fun and exciting. All winter long, she would tell me the best part of her week was going to dance class, and then when she finally got her costumes it was evident that her expectations were clearly surpassed. When it came to the day of her recital, she had a few nerves (who wouldn't...the performance was at a fairly large theatre completely sold out!) but once she realized that her hair and make up would be done to fully transform her into a ballerina, her fears quickly melted away. We have her signed up for dance again next year, as she informed me after her recital, that she wanted to dance until she was in her 90's. To balance this activity, she will also be playing soccer in the fall.

Lilly in her ballet costume striking poses

Lilly with her friend Ansley

This was her tap costume. 

I think her face says it all...Best Day Ever!!!

Below are videos of the dances that Lilly performed. These videos were taken in the dance studio on the day Lilly picked up her costumes. I only got the dances from the back.  I didn't take any video on the day of the performance...the day was hectic enough!

Ballet- Lilly third from the far end in the back row.

Tap- Lilly the closest one to the back

Colin loves to garden and he spends much of his free time outside in the yard. We didn't plant a vegetable garden this year, but the kids did bring home a few seeds they planted at school, so Colin found a place to grow some pumpkins, tomatoes and cucumbers among our herb garden.

Lilly inspecting her pumpkins

Colin was away working for his Birthday and Father's Day, so we decided to celebrate early by taking the kids to the Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia. It was a fun day...the zoo is fairly small, so the kids enjoyed seeing almost everything, plus they have a lovely botanical garden that includes a water park. So as you can imagine it was a very full day, almost worthy of celebrating two holidays in one!