Ballet

Ballet has started up again. Lily's class has to wear pink leotards this year. The challenge we are finding with the short hair is that it is not as easy as it used to be to get it out of her face for class.

 Goof ball!

Miss Paula usually lets Lily and Clara invite their 2 year old siblings in for ribbon dancing and glitter at the end of class.

Fiona and Adam love ballet almost as much as their sisters. His mom and I took them with us to Cheeseboard recently and they had a blast playing together in line.

 Fiona LOVES to dance!

Adam decided the music was too loud and put his hands over his ears so of course, Fiona had to do the same.

Showing off her glitter!

September

Lily got her new Rosa Parks shirt soon after school started. She chose bright pink this year.

 Fiona posing in her pretty dress.

 Not sure why we were taking pictures at this time...

 Food face!

 We went to Aili and Giana's house for Mexican one night.

 The little girls played on the trampoline while the big girls played on the swings.

Cutie!

 Fiona likes to try on Lily's backpack, which is almost as big as she is!

 Lily made a cream cheese and strawberry snack one day after school at Patty's house.

 We had our end of summer potluck with our mom's group. Fiona and Nora had a blast playing on the bars together.

Lily and her friends played lots of games on the structures and on the grass.

 Here are Fi and Nora getting pushed on the swings by their daddies.

A walk with hats.

 Fiona decided to try out the piano in the nude. Something about the piano attracts my children to wanting to play it without their clothes!

 Emma came over to watch Project Runway with us one Friday after school. We enjoyed some popsicles together.

 Fiona and Mommy cuddling after dinner one night.

 For the Solano Stroll we walked in the parade to support our school's candidate for school board.

 Lily handed out stickers along the parade route.

Afterwards we met up with the Beelers to stroll and eat.

 We tried out some musical instruments at the booth for the music school.

 We snacked on the sidewalk from various booths as well.

 Here is Fiona with a star sticker stuck to her forehead.

 We went to a PTA function and Lily posed with classmates Leo and Katia.

 We finally had some rain! The girls walked to school and the bus with their umbrellas.

 Here are Fiona and Maya in the playhouse at school.

 Fiona was getting ready to go to Farmers' Market. She wanted to wear her knit cap and her flip flops together.

 My lovely girls at breakfast time.

 Fiona taking a ride in her car after school one day. Thanks for cleaning it up Daddy.

First Day of School

Fiona started preschool at Claremont Day at the end of August. She is excited to go to school "all by herself" at the same school as Maya.

 Lily started second grade two days later. She has decided to be a gymnast, ballerina, teacher this year.

 Here are Lily and Aili waiting for school to start.