I love seeing the girls like this!
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Monday, June 13, 2011
Sweet Mia
Mia really seems to be enjoying her new big girl bed. She is happy to get in each night; let's see how long that lasts!
As I put her down last night, I said "Good night Angel. I love you." She replied "Good night Angel. I love you so much." I wanted to scoop her back up; this little one is so precious!
Lily fell down a little while ago which produced a minor scratch on her arm. She was crying, so Mia immediately went running into Lily's room saying "Phoebe! Phoebe!" That's the name of Lily's stuffed cat that she sleeps with each night. She grabbed Phoebe from Lily's bed, brought it back in to her and said "Here you go Lily. Phoebe help it better." She knows that Glo makes her feel better when she's upset, so she wanted to help Lily in the same way. What a sweetheart.
A couple of weeks ago, Mia and I were reading Dr. Seuss' "Mr Brown Can Moo, Can You? and Mia said "I read it." She took the book, looked at the cover and said "Mr Brown Can Moo. Can you do that Mommy?" She then proceeded to "read" the book to the best that her memory would allow. I love that she is developing a love of books too!
As I put her down last night, I said "Good night Angel. I love you." She replied "Good night Angel. I love you so much." I wanted to scoop her back up; this little one is so precious!
Lily fell down a little while ago which produced a minor scratch on her arm. She was crying, so Mia immediately went running into Lily's room saying "Phoebe! Phoebe!" That's the name of Lily's stuffed cat that she sleeps with each night. She grabbed Phoebe from Lily's bed, brought it back in to her and said "Here you go Lily. Phoebe help it better." She knows that Glo makes her feel better when she's upset, so she wanted to help Lily in the same way. What a sweetheart.
A couple of weeks ago, Mia and I were reading Dr. Seuss' "Mr Brown Can Moo, Can You? and Mia said "I read it." She took the book, looked at the cover and said "Mr Brown Can Moo. Can you do that Mommy?" She then proceeded to "read" the book to the best that her memory would allow. I love that she is developing a love of books too!
Three Lily Stories
Three Lily stories for you:
1. Ryan couldn't find his wedding ring yesterday; that is not a good feeling. We looked all around where he normally takes it off plus a few other places that we thought maybe he had taken it off. At one point, we even took apart the drain in our bathroom sink because I thought I heard something drop in it. Finally, I asked Ryan if he had asked the girls for their help; they are fascinated by jewelry, and I thought they might have taken it. As soon as Ryan asked, Lily said "Mia was playing with it yesterday," so we asked Mia if she remembered where she had it. She got up and started walking through the house, moving her arms all in circles and saying "I walked around and around and around with it" and "I can't remember" when asked where she put it. Then Lily jumped in with "I saw her take it into her room," so we went in there and sure enough, it had fallen on the floor near Mia's humidifier. Yea! We thanked the girls for their help and reminded them not to play with our jewelry. I then told Lily, "I'm glad you have such a good memory that could help us find Daddy's ring" to which she replied "Yea, I have a big brain in my head that remembers a lot." There are times I think her brain remembers more than mine!
2. While we were eating dinner last night, out of nowhere Lily leans over to me and says "You are the prettiest Mommy ever." For the record, I was wearing yoga pants and a t-shirt from college (it was laundry night, what can I say?), so I certainly didn't feel very pretty. Lily knows how to make my day!
3. Also at dinner last night, this is what Lily tells us:
"Mommy, I know how to speak French. When I was 3 years old, I went to South French. Do you remember? Atlanta is here (holds up one hand next to her), South French is here (holds her other hand pretty close to that) and Birmingham is over there where my shoes are (points across the table where she can see her shoes)." "Wow, that's pretty cool Lily. What did you do while you were there?" "Well, we watched the horses race. I went with Bama. Do you remember Bama?" Bama thinks about how to respond, so I said "Lily if you were three, how old was Bama when you went?" "She was twenty-four" which makes us all laugh. Liz asks "Did we ride in a car or fly on a plane to get there?" Lily thinks for a second and says "We flew on a plane because it's a lot faster." She pauses and then says "We could take a helicopter!" Can someone please tell me what made my 4 year old think about going to the South of France in a dream???
1. Ryan couldn't find his wedding ring yesterday; that is not a good feeling. We looked all around where he normally takes it off plus a few other places that we thought maybe he had taken it off. At one point, we even took apart the drain in our bathroom sink because I thought I heard something drop in it. Finally, I asked Ryan if he had asked the girls for their help; they are fascinated by jewelry, and I thought they might have taken it. As soon as Ryan asked, Lily said "Mia was playing with it yesterday," so we asked Mia if she remembered where she had it. She got up and started walking through the house, moving her arms all in circles and saying "I walked around and around and around with it" and "I can't remember" when asked where she put it. Then Lily jumped in with "I saw her take it into her room," so we went in there and sure enough, it had fallen on the floor near Mia's humidifier. Yea! We thanked the girls for their help and reminded them not to play with our jewelry. I then told Lily, "I'm glad you have such a good memory that could help us find Daddy's ring" to which she replied "Yea, I have a big brain in my head that remembers a lot." There are times I think her brain remembers more than mine!
2. While we were eating dinner last night, out of nowhere Lily leans over to me and says "You are the prettiest Mommy ever." For the record, I was wearing yoga pants and a t-shirt from college (it was laundry night, what can I say?), so I certainly didn't feel very pretty. Lily knows how to make my day!
3. Also at dinner last night, this is what Lily tells us:
"Mommy, I know how to speak French. When I was 3 years old, I went to South French. Do you remember? Atlanta is here (holds up one hand next to her), South French is here (holds her other hand pretty close to that) and Birmingham is over there where my shoes are (points across the table where she can see her shoes)." "Wow, that's pretty cool Lily. What did you do while you were there?" "Well, we watched the horses race. I went with Bama. Do you remember Bama?" Bama thinks about how to respond, so I said "Lily if you were three, how old was Bama when you went?" "She was twenty-four" which makes us all laugh. Liz asks "Did we ride in a car or fly on a plane to get there?" Lily thinks for a second and says "We flew on a plane because it's a lot faster." She pauses and then says "We could take a helicopter!" Can someone please tell me what made my 4 year old think about going to the South of France in a dream???
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Girls' Rooms
While the girls were in Birmingham last week, we made a few changes to their rooms. Mia's room saw the most changes as we changed out the nursery into her "big girl" room. We put in a new bed (the bed was mine growing up too!), took down the valence and put up a curtain and added lots of cute decorations. We made it into something of a nature theme, and it looks adorable. Mia was so excited when she saw it! She kept looking around, pointing to everything and going "Oh!" Last night was her first night in the new bed, and though it took awhile for her to get to sleep, she slept very well and stayed in all night. Here are some pictures to show her new room:
This is the owl pillow we found at Target. Love it! Of course, Mia's Glo has to be nearby too!
We also found this picture at Target; isn't it cute?
Both girls love the butterfly finials we put on the curtain hold-backs.
A view of half of Mia's room.
The other half of Mia's room. Doesn't it look great?!
We also made a few touch-ups to Lily's room so she wouldn't feel completely left out after seeing Mia's room. FYI, that didn't stop all the whining of "but she got the lotest!" We're working on learning that sometimes people get things and we don't, but we're always grateful for the MANY things we do have.
This is my favorite part of her room. We put up stickers on her long wall that looks like a tree with animals and flowers around it. We added the little Ikea bench seat to look like a park bench under the tree. It holds her stuffed animals, and she loves it.
This is the owl pillow we found at Target. Love it! Of course, Mia's Glo has to be nearby too!
We also found this picture at Target; isn't it cute?
Both girls love the butterfly finials we put on the curtain hold-backs.
A view of half of Mia's room.
The other half of Mia's room. Doesn't it look great?!
We also made a few touch-ups to Lily's room so she wouldn't feel completely left out after seeing Mia's room. FYI, that didn't stop all the whining of "but she got the lotest!" We're working on learning that sometimes people get things and we don't, but we're always grateful for the MANY things we do have.
We made Lily's room into more of a butterfly theme; she loves butterflies. We put the new butterfly sheets that Liz bought on her bed, and we added cute wall stickers around her picture. It's difficult to see in this picture, but there are a few 3-inch tall 3-D butterflies there too. They have beading on them, and they are really beautiful. Lily loved them.
We put a couple of little flowers near the floor between her bed and door.
I left Lily's coloring of a business woman on her closet door; she was very proud of this piece because she said it was me. I couldn't take it down!
This is the other piece of Lily's coloring that I left up on her closet door. She was very proud of her cat drawing and that she had written our names on it.
I added this garden on the wall near her doll house.
A picture of Lily's wall and closet. You can see her medal from The Little Gym hanging on her closet door too; she was so excited to receive it a few weeks ago.
The other corner of Lily's room. We didn't change anything (other than cleaning up the books and games), but I wanted a picture to document what it looks like.
I can't believe I have two big girls now!
We put a couple of little flowers near the floor between her bed and door.
I left Lily's coloring of a business woman on her closet door; she was very proud of this piece because she said it was me. I couldn't take it down!
This is the other piece of Lily's coloring that I left up on her closet door. She was very proud of her cat drawing and that she had written our names on it.
I added this garden on the wall near her doll house.
A picture of Lily's wall and closet. You can see her medal from The Little Gym hanging on her closet door too; she was so excited to receive it a few weeks ago.
The other corner of Lily's room. We didn't change anything (other than cleaning up the books and games), but I wanted a picture to document what it looks like.
I can't believe I have two big girls now!A Few More Pieces of Art
Here are a few more pieces of artwork that I came across recently. Lily brought all of these home on the last day of school in an artwork folder.
A Christmas angel made from Lily's hands.
Lily's hands also made a Valentine's heart.
Lily said this next picture was her favorite of the projects in her folder. They painted their hands different colors and made them into Fall leaves.
I love this page called "Spotlighting Me!" In case you can't read what it says, here you go: Name "Lily Hooks" ("s" is written backwards), I am "4" years old (4 is also written backwards), My birthday is "10-4-06" (no idea where she learned it as 10-4-06; whenever I ask what her birthday is, she says October 4th), My hair is "brown," My eyes are "Hazel," I like to eat "cake," and I can "turn flips." So there's Lily in a nutshell!
Her self-portrait.
A Christmas angel made from Lily's hands.
Lily's hands also made a Valentine's heart.
Lily said this next picture was her favorite of the projects in her folder. They painted their hands different colors and made them into Fall leaves.
I love this page called "Spotlighting Me!" In case you can't read what it says, here you go: Name "Lily Hooks" ("s" is written backwards), I am "4" years old (4 is also written backwards), My birthday is "10-4-06" (no idea where she learned it as 10-4-06; whenever I ask what her birthday is, she says October 4th), My hair is "brown," My eyes are "Hazel," I like to eat "cake," and I can "turn flips." So there's Lily in a nutshell!
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
While the Kids Are Away...
the parents will play! We were thrilled when Liz offered to take Lily and Mia to Birmingham this week. It is VBS week at Shades, and Liz is needed each day to work. So, she takes the girls with her. They get to enjoy VBS and a change of scenery, Ryan and I get a fantastic break and Liz, well, Liz does a lot of work but it is greatly appreciated by us and the people at the church!
Soon after they left on Sunday afternoon, Ryan and I headed to Buckhead. First, we did a little shopping at Lenox because we are making Mia's room into her official "big girl" room this week while she is gone, and we needed a few things for it. After picking up a few things at Pottery Barn Kids, we headed to the Grand Hyatt on Peachtree. Ryan had scored an excellent deal for us on Facebook for a discounted night here. After a little bit of relaxing we decided to head to Pricci for dinner. The Buckhead Life Group is doing their summer promotions at their restaurants again this year, and we had a nice gift card to Pricci; we decided to take advantage and enjoyed a lovely dinner. After dinner, we headed back to the Hyatt where we relaxed and watched a movie ("Limitless;" it was interesting, but nothing great). It was awesome to take a Sleep Aid pill at 11:30 at night knowing we wouldn't be woken up early by a little one!
On Monday, we woke up at 10:50 which was just enough time to order room service breakfast for Ryan and brunch for me! We both couldn't believe how great we felt after such a good night's sleep. After brunch, we took our time getting ready and then headed to check-out. Because there was a slight mix-up in the deal we had purchased, the very generous general manager comped our parking and movie and then gave us 25% off the room service bill. In addition to that, he gave us 12,000 points to our brand new Hyatt account which he says is enough for a free night at any US Hyatt. Thank you very much Hyatt; we will be happy to stay with you again!
We spent most of Monday afternoon running errands, and then we headed over to Mom and Dad's house to pick up Mia's new day bed. It used to be my bed growing up, and it was currently residing in their house, but they were kind enough to let us take it back. We moved it over to our home, ate some dinner and then proceeded to start cleaning out Mia's room. We got a lot accomplished, but there's still a ways to go.
On Tuesday, we decided we wanted a pure day of fun, so we headed to White Water. It has been about 18 years since either of us had visited. I was like a giddy little girl on our way over because I just couldn't wait to get there; I used to love White Water growing up, and I knew we would have a lot of fun. It has changed a good bit, but we had an absolute blast! We felt like kids again...for awhile. Then we realized we are not nearly as young as we used to be. Some of those rides knocked us around pretty good! We walked all around (we had forgotten how hot cement feels on bare feet), and climbed what felt like at least 1,000 stairs. Ryan's tailbone took a beating on the Dragon's Tail ride while my eardrum and equilibrium were thrown off on another ride. Even as we hobble around today, it was completely worth it! It's been awhile since I've had this kind of fun, and I can't wait to go back!
We didn't get home until after 6, so we decided to just relax and try to recoup a little bit and get to bed early. We had to return the real world this morning as we both had early meetings. We had productive days and got home about 6 this evening. We have been cleaning for hours. I have been working on the playroom (it is completely overrun with too much stuff and has been driving me crazy for weeks) while Ryan did an amazing job on our laundry room. Tomorrow is our last evening to get everything finished before the girls return on Friday, and it's doubtful that we'll knock everything off our to-do list. Regardless, this has been a fantastic week and our progress of cleaning out has made a huge difference! We are so grateful that Liz was willing to take the girls this week, so we could be productive and also recharge a little bit. Thank you!
Soon after they left on Sunday afternoon, Ryan and I headed to Buckhead. First, we did a little shopping at Lenox because we are making Mia's room into her official "big girl" room this week while she is gone, and we needed a few things for it. After picking up a few things at Pottery Barn Kids, we headed to the Grand Hyatt on Peachtree. Ryan had scored an excellent deal for us on Facebook for a discounted night here. After a little bit of relaxing we decided to head to Pricci for dinner. The Buckhead Life Group is doing their summer promotions at their restaurants again this year, and we had a nice gift card to Pricci; we decided to take advantage and enjoyed a lovely dinner. After dinner, we headed back to the Hyatt where we relaxed and watched a movie ("Limitless;" it was interesting, but nothing great). It was awesome to take a Sleep Aid pill at 11:30 at night knowing we wouldn't be woken up early by a little one!
On Monday, we woke up at 10:50 which was just enough time to order room service breakfast for Ryan and brunch for me! We both couldn't believe how great we felt after such a good night's sleep. After brunch, we took our time getting ready and then headed to check-out. Because there was a slight mix-up in the deal we had purchased, the very generous general manager comped our parking and movie and then gave us 25% off the room service bill. In addition to that, he gave us 12,000 points to our brand new Hyatt account which he says is enough for a free night at any US Hyatt. Thank you very much Hyatt; we will be happy to stay with you again!
We spent most of Monday afternoon running errands, and then we headed over to Mom and Dad's house to pick up Mia's new day bed. It used to be my bed growing up, and it was currently residing in their house, but they were kind enough to let us take it back. We moved it over to our home, ate some dinner and then proceeded to start cleaning out Mia's room. We got a lot accomplished, but there's still a ways to go.
On Tuesday, we decided we wanted a pure day of fun, so we headed to White Water. It has been about 18 years since either of us had visited. I was like a giddy little girl on our way over because I just couldn't wait to get there; I used to love White Water growing up, and I knew we would have a lot of fun. It has changed a good bit, but we had an absolute blast! We felt like kids again...for awhile. Then we realized we are not nearly as young as we used to be. Some of those rides knocked us around pretty good! We walked all around (we had forgotten how hot cement feels on bare feet), and climbed what felt like at least 1,000 stairs. Ryan's tailbone took a beating on the Dragon's Tail ride while my eardrum and equilibrium were thrown off on another ride. Even as we hobble around today, it was completely worth it! It's been awhile since I've had this kind of fun, and I can't wait to go back!
We didn't get home until after 6, so we decided to just relax and try to recoup a little bit and get to bed early. We had to return the real world this morning as we both had early meetings. We had productive days and got home about 6 this evening. We have been cleaning for hours. I have been working on the playroom (it is completely overrun with too much stuff and has been driving me crazy for weeks) while Ryan did an amazing job on our laundry room. Tomorrow is our last evening to get everything finished before the girls return on Friday, and it's doubtful that we'll knock everything off our to-do list. Regardless, this has been a fantastic week and our progress of cleaning out has made a huge difference! We are so grateful that Liz was willing to take the girls this week, so we could be productive and also recharge a little bit. Thank you!
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Art Projects
The girls love to make art projects. It is so much fun to watch them while they work on them too. Lily will sit still and concentrate really hard on what she is doing; she really takes pride in her projects. Mia has fun with projects too but she scribbles a bit on one page then moves on to the next to scribble a little more. She's only 2.5 though, and she still has fun making things! I am trying to take pictures of their art work (there is a ton of it too since they like to keep every single thing they make!) since I do all digital scrapbooks now. Here are a few pictures of art from the last few months.
Mia made this at church for Mother's Day. It's her little thumbprints made to look like butterflies and a flower. It said "Thumbody loves you" inside. How cute!
Lily colored this hat. She loves to use all available crayons when she colors and make "rainbow pictures."
Lily was so proud of herself after coloring this treasure chest picture (I love the Word World tv show and coloring book!). She wrote both of our names on it, and said it was for me. She was so excited about it, she found the tape and proceeded to tape it up on our bedroom wall. It's been there about 3 months now because I don't want to take it down and Lily think we don't like it!
We all love the Alex Little Hands art project kits. Each kit has within it 4 or 5 individually wrapped art projects. I think that is a great idea! When Borders went out of business a few months ago, I stocked up on these during their sale. This is Mia's ladybug from their "Paper Plate Kit." The other paper plate insects that we made were a bumblebee, spider, butterfly and caterpillar.
This was Lily's free-style drawing of a tree with a couple of flowers. I think it is very funny that when Lily runs out of room (by running into a flower), she just continues writing a word below where she started. Like me, she doesn't like for things to overlap.
This is a mosaic Lily made. The circus design was already prepared, and she followed the pattern to lay down the correct stickers. She had a lot of fun with this too.
Both girls love to paint too. Here's one of Mia's paintings from our Thomas the Train paint book.
Lily made this rainbow about 6 months ago at church. She loved using the "colored Cheerios" (she had no idea they were Fruit Loops) to make her rainbow. She said her favorite part was trying all the colors before gluing them down!
Liz found a set of cool crowns to use in art projects. The girls love putting stickers on them. Liz told me that Lily took this crown and these stickers to her room at one point, and when she came back out, she had written her name in stickers on it.
Lily's recent cat coloring. She said she left it blank between her eyes because some cats have a white patch right there. So apparently she was trying to go for realistic...okay!
I love this little giraffe coloring! Not only do I like the heart that Lily drew, but I love that she colored every one of the hairs on the giraffe's mane a different color. I'm telling you, she will really concentrate to get her picture just the way she wants it!
Mia made this at school for Mother's Day. I love her little hand prints! It is still up on our refrigerator, and she will often point to it and say "My hands Mommy!"
Mia made this at church for Mother's Day. It's her little thumbprints made to look like butterflies and a flower. It said "Thumbody loves you" inside. How cute!
Lily colored this hat. She loves to use all available crayons when she colors and make "rainbow pictures."
Lily was so proud of herself after coloring this treasure chest picture (I love the Word World tv show and coloring book!). She wrote both of our names on it, and said it was for me. She was so excited about it, she found the tape and proceeded to tape it up on our bedroom wall. It's been there about 3 months now because I don't want to take it down and Lily think we don't like it!
We all love the Alex Little Hands art project kits. Each kit has within it 4 or 5 individually wrapped art projects. I think that is a great idea! When Borders went out of business a few months ago, I stocked up on these during their sale. This is Mia's ladybug from their "Paper Plate Kit." The other paper plate insects that we made were a bumblebee, spider, butterfly and caterpillar.
This was Lily's free-style drawing of a tree with a couple of flowers. I think it is very funny that when Lily runs out of room (by running into a flower), she just continues writing a word below where she started. Like me, she doesn't like for things to overlap.
This is a mosaic Lily made. The circus design was already prepared, and she followed the pattern to lay down the correct stickers. She had a lot of fun with this too.
Both girls love to paint too. Here's one of Mia's paintings from our Thomas the Train paint book.
Lily made this rainbow about 6 months ago at church. She loved using the "colored Cheerios" (she had no idea they were Fruit Loops) to make her rainbow. She said her favorite part was trying all the colors before gluing them down!
Liz found a set of cool crowns to use in art projects. The girls love putting stickers on them. Liz told me that Lily took this crown and these stickers to her room at one point, and when she came back out, she had written her name in stickers on it.
Lily's recent cat coloring. She said she left it blank between her eyes because some cats have a white patch right there. So apparently she was trying to go for realistic...okay!
I love this little giraffe coloring! Not only do I like the heart that Lily drew, but I love that she colored every one of the hairs on the giraffe's mane a different color. I'm telling you, she will really concentrate to get her picture just the way she wants it!
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Swim Lessons
We signed the girls up to take swim lessons this summer. I should have done this last year for Lily, but I never found any close by at a reasonable rate. However, this year, a lady in our neighborhood sent an email that she was opening her pool up and her 3-year-old daughter's swim instructor was offering group lessons on Wednesday evening. Since our church doesn't do Wednesday night activities during the summer, this works great!
When we went to the Henderson's house on Monday evening, Lily didn't want to get in the pool at all until she realized she could touch the bottom of the shallow end and walk around. She and Mia were both terrified of putting their faces in the water. Needless to say, this made me dread the first swim lesson which was on Wednesday! However, both girls took a few minutes to relax in the pool and then they did great! Mia did a great job of kicking her feet and blowing bubbles underwater. Lily amazed me at how quickly she picked up on paddling, blowing bubbles and kicking her feet. She was even excited to go completely underwater after about 20 minutes! Obviously, it will take more practice, but I think she is going to be swimming like a fish before we know it! I'm looking forward to a fun summer in the pool!
When we went to the Henderson's house on Monday evening, Lily didn't want to get in the pool at all until she realized she could touch the bottom of the shallow end and walk around. She and Mia were both terrified of putting their faces in the water. Needless to say, this made me dread the first swim lesson which was on Wednesday! However, both girls took a few minutes to relax in the pool and then they did great! Mia did a great job of kicking her feet and blowing bubbles underwater. Lily amazed me at how quickly she picked up on paddling, blowing bubbles and kicking her feet. She was even excited to go completely underwater after about 20 minutes! Obviously, it will take more practice, but I think she is going to be swimming like a fish before we know it! I'm looking forward to a fun summer in the pool!
Monday, May 30, 2011
Miscellaneous Pictures
Lily loves the Belle and Tinkerbell dolls that Amy gave the girls for Christmas.
Both girls "dancing" with their dolls in the playroom.
Both girls "dancing" with their dolls in the playroom.
Watching Daddy put the swimming pool on our back deck.
Happy girl!
Lily loves to color, and she has gotten really good at it. I love seeing her creativity coming out as she colors and does all sorts of art projects.
When we picked Mia up on the last day of school last Monday, she was sound asleep in her high chair after lunch. They said she had played hard on the playground that morning, and was worn out. We also realized she had managed to sneak one of her Glow Worms to school that morning.
Precious!
When Life Hands You Ripe Bananas...
Make Chocolate-Chip Banana Bites with your girls! Throw some Mickey Mouse picks on top, and see how fast they get gobbled up.
As Lily was looking through one of her cookbooks (where could she possibly have learned that habit...?), I saw a recipe for these little muffins. Since we had a few ripe bananas on hand, we decided to make them this morning. The girls love to help me cook, and they did a great job taking turns with mashing the bananas, pouring in the ingredients and stirring. I hope they will both continue this love of cooking!
As Lily was looking through one of her cookbooks (where could she possibly have learned that habit...?), I saw a recipe for these little muffins. Since we had a few ripe bananas on hand, we decided to make them this morning. The girls love to help me cook, and they did a great job taking turns with mashing the bananas, pouring in the ingredients and stirring. I hope they will both continue this love of cooking!
Lily's Graduation
Last Monday was the girls' last day of Parent Morning Out. Since Lily was in the oldest class and will go on to Pre-K next year, they had a graduation service for the kids in that class. Ryan, Mom and I went to watch. The kids were all so excited! They looked adorable in their little mortarboard hats too. Here's a picture of Lily happily talking to her friend Sierra before the ceremony started.
The director, Mary Jane, spoke for a few minutes and welcomed everyone. Then Ms. Mollett and Ms. Amanda walked onto the stage. They called each child's name and said a few kind words about each one. Here's Lily receiving her certificate from Ms. Amanda.
Showing off her certificate to everyone.
Congratulations!
Lily has been attending Bethany's Parent Morning Out for three years. It was a little rough in the very beginning, but she soon grew to love it. She loved going to school where she could play with friends, do art projects, learn songs and all sorts of fun things. We have been very pleased with this program, and we're thankful for how great they have been to our girls. Lily will start the 5 day a week half-day Pre-K at Atlanta Classical Christian Academy next year, and while we're all excited about this change, some of us (that would be me) can't believe my precious Lily is big enough to start "real" school! I just can't wait to see what this amazing little one's future holds!
The director, Mary Jane, spoke for a few minutes and welcomed everyone. Then Ms. Mollett and Ms. Amanda walked onto the stage. They called each child's name and said a few kind words about each one. Here's Lily receiving her certificate from Ms. Amanda.
Showing off her certificate to everyone.
Congratulations!
Lily has been attending Bethany's Parent Morning Out for three years. It was a little rough in the very beginning, but she soon grew to love it. She loved going to school where she could play with friends, do art projects, learn songs and all sorts of fun things. We have been very pleased with this program, and we're thankful for how great they have been to our girls. Lily will start the 5 day a week half-day Pre-K at Atlanta Classical Christian Academy next year, and while we're all excited about this change, some of us (that would be me) can't believe my precious Lily is big enough to start "real" school! I just can't wait to see what this amazing little one's future holds! Sunday, May 22, 2011
Teacher Appreciation
Liz had this great gift idea for the girls' teachers for "Teacher Appreciation Week." Each girl picked out a flower for their teachers (they both have two teachers). On one side of the pot, I wrote "Thanks for Helping Me Grow," and on the other side "Love, Lily Hooks 2011" or "Love, Mia Hooks 2011." Then I just put a few dots around the top. They were so cute, and they turned out great!
Cooling Off
Now that summer is just around the corner, it's starting to warm up! Ryan had the great idea of bringing out the pool we bought a few years ago for the girls. We didn't use it at all last summer, so this was a welcome surprise for them. When Lily came out of her room from nap time, she said "I saw a pool in our front yard!" She waited for a little bit, but then we decided to let her go on and jump in while Mia slept. She couldn't wait!
Lily showing me how to "swim." A little more work is needed, but she's getting there!
A picture of the pool. It has a rainbow going across it that has a little sprinkler system in it. The sprinkler was odd to them for a bit, but after a few minutes, both girls loved it.
Lily's favorite part was going down the slide. However, she liked to add her own little twist each time. Her favorite trick was jumping to it to slide down very quickly; here she is catching some air.
Splish splash!
Lily's favorite part was going down the slide. However, she liked to add her own little twist each time. Her favorite trick was jumping to it to slide down very quickly; here she is catching some air.
Splish splash!
Lily showing me how to "swim." A little more work is needed, but she's getting there!
She loves making a splash!
Such a happy girl!
After about 30 minutes, I had to wake Mia up (she'd been asleep for 2 hours) because we didn't want her to miss out on all the fun. She was slightly hesitant at first (probably because I had just woken her up), but then she was ready to have fun too.
Mia liked the ball slide a lot.
Lily loved the slide!
Big splashes!
Lily teaching Mia how to dive down the slide.
Giving it a try!
Making her own splashes!
I love watching the girls have fun together!
Having a blast!
Lily also loved jumping from one pool to the other.
Fun times!
The girls had such a fun time today, and they are already asking to get it out again. Playing so hard wore them out too! They ate an amazingly good dinner which thrilled me. I made an almond crusted tilapia; Mia asked for seconds, and Lily asked for seconds and thirds of it! With good attitudes and great appetites, I have a feeling we will see a lot of this pool this summer!
Such a happy girl!
After about 30 minutes, I had to wake Mia up (she'd been asleep for 2 hours) because we didn't want her to miss out on all the fun. She was slightly hesitant at first (probably because I had just woken her up), but then she was ready to have fun too.
Mia liked the ball slide a lot.
Lily loved the slide!
Big splashes!
Lily teaching Mia how to dive down the slide.
Giving it a try!
Making her own splashes!
I love watching the girls have fun together!
Having a blast!
Lily also loved jumping from one pool to the other.
Fun times!
The girls had such a fun time today, and they are already asking to get it out again. Playing so hard wore them out too! They ate an amazingly good dinner which thrilled me. I made an almond crusted tilapia; Mia asked for seconds, and Lily asked for seconds and thirds of it! With good attitudes and great appetites, I have a feeling we will see a lot of this pool this summer!
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