Carey, Barclay, Lily, Addison, and Miriam: May 2011

Zoo Field trip

Just a few words about this - 1) the kids had fun; 2) I somehow managed to not loose a kid.

Neely, Maeve, Hannah, Addy, Lily

Lily's spring program

We attended our first ever spring program at Holy Cross a couple of weeks ago. It was great - about 1/2 hour long and full of funny kid antics. It was an American theme complete with songs like Yankee Doodle Dandy and God Bless America.

Addy and Maeve

Addy's best friend in the whole world is Maeve. They have grown up together at day care and Lily is best friend's with Maeve's older sister. So they are together A LOT. Here is a post devoted to their love (that day they happened to spend a lot of time telling one another how much they love eachother). They are so cute - and their personalities are so different than Lily and Neely. Addy and Maeve aren't as interested in the princesses and dressing up. They far prefer the more outdoorsy type activities, and share a love of animals.

She Rides!

Lily can officially ride a bike WITHOUT training wheels. It's kind of a big deal....

I'm more excited than I was when she learned to walk. Addy's kind of upset by the whole thing.

Lily was struggling to learn on the little 12 inch bike that she's had for a couple of years. We thought it would be easier b/c it's closer to the ground and she can just put her feet down when she wants to stop or thinks she may fall. Mom disagreed and thought it would be easier for her to ride on a big bike. I wasn't convinced enough to go buy a big 20 inch bike, so mom picked up a cheapy from Goodwill. As it turns out, the old lady was RIGHT! Lily picked it right up on the bigger bike - and getting off isn't that bad either. Barclay practiced with her last night and after work today. No prob Bob. AND, to top it off, she thinks the Goodwill bike is cool. So we'll stick with that for a while and then maybe she'll get a new one for her birthday :)