Jim and I went to a Carolina Railhawks soccer game. It rained most of the game which was actually kind of cool, especially since we had ponchos (it wasn't a cold rain and still warm out). The poncho only went to my knees though and my shoes and lower pants were soaked!
This week we had Dancing Darlings dance camp taught by an experienced dancer in our ward with a daughter Nicole's age. She taught the girls a whole routine in a week with real moves aka lots of French :) . After she left each day, we'd eat lunch and then do a little dance party.
In their starting positions for the mini-recital.
Nicole with her flowers after her recital. It was a sweet and fun experience by an experienced teacher, such a blessing and a great time for the girls.
Mike turned FIVE yesterday! He and Jim went to the Duke Lemur Center together to celebrate. They didn't get to touch any lemurs but had fun looking at all of the different breeds. I asked Mike to take pics and got over 50!
At one point Mike saw a frog in a river, but since the place is only viewed as a "tour" you can't leave your group and poor Mike had to leave the tantalizing frog behind...
Then he found a butterfly but had to leave that behind too. They didn't last the whole tour since poor Mike just wanted to play with the animals not look at them, but they still have a great time together.
Mike with his bday present bought with money from Grandma Kathryn. An armored stegosaurus... very cool. We also had a barbecue with the friends he wanted to invite: his two teenage babysitters, and two neighborhood girls a year or two older than him. They all came with their families and we ate hot dogs, played baseball and had a great last hurrah before school starts.
School starts tomorrow! We had "meet the teacher" and Nicole felt comfortable talking to her teacher Mrs. Lamb and told her that she was nervous for school, but I was glad she felt okay talking to her teacher and sharing her feelings. If she can be comfortable enough to do that, she'll be fine. We got her fruits and veggies for the week all ready today since she makes her lunch and it takes a while to do the prep if you do it each day.
And I'm making bread- she has a lot of fun and tends to eat better if her sandwiches are in the shape of a heart, flower, or star. I feel like this is our New Years instead of January 1st since all the change is happening now. Next week the boys will start a 2 day preschool and for a few hours each week it will be just me and D chilling together. I'm looking forward to all of the learning and growing in store. Oh and I start teaching Mike piano lessons tomorrow... cross your fingers on that one!!
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