Gymnastic Ribbon

At gymnastics they gave out ribbons for completely their first term and I thought it was so cute because Lucy was so excited about it.  G had taken the girls that day so it was nice that he got to see her and share this moment with her.  Norah was pretty excited too and just ran up there for the ribbon too.  Well done Lucy!  Way to go!













JVG

Gymnastics!

This year we started Lucy in gymnastics.  I remember starting at a young age (preschool) and loving it.  I wanted to put her in something to help with coordination and strength but I wasn't a fan of the dance route.  We found a nice kids gym and Lucy has been going now for a few weeks!  She loves it! And she's really good at it.  Their waiting area has windows into the big room so we can see what they're doing and she is such a good listener.  Some of the girls in her class are really spazzy... but she does well and she seems to really get it.  Way to go big girl!

















JVG

Story Time Yoga

As part of our homeschooling I have been trying to make sure that the kids are doing something active, like they would be if they had gym time or something.  Since we were in the time of transitioning between summer and school year the library hadn't started their story time program yet.  We've been to a few story times at Barnes and Noble but this time they were starting something new... Yoga Story Time!  Lucy was a rockstar!  Dude wasn't about it as much and Norah tried it for a few minutes but then just went back to laying on the ground.
































I couldn't believe how good Lucy was at it!  She was very good at balancing and following directions.  :) :)  We are definitely going to try and go back again when they do it!

JVG

Library zoo guy

One of the programs the library has in the evenings is this guy who has his own zoo.  He brought in all sorts of different animals for the kids to see and the crazies LOVED it.  Norah liked it a lot longer than I thought, but it was very crowded and it was starting to get hot.

Something I had never seen before are called sugar gliders.  They were so tiny and they all fit in this bag with the Momma.  They apparently are very chatty so even though they are cute they make obnoxious pets haha.  He had them demonstrate how they glide and jump and the audience couldn't get enough.  The guy who owns all these animals had his daughter there helping with animals and the music and stuff.  It was cute!

























There was an armadillo that the kids got to pet, a lynx, a honey badger that stole a rice krispie out of his pocket which the kids thought was GREAT.  A giant snake that they kept in the large crate it was brought in on and a bird.  it was impressive all the different animals he had!  I guess he comes back in the fall with different animals so I would love to take the kids to that!

JVG

Mosquito Bites and Lucy

My poor sweet Lucy seems to have gotten the reaction to mosquitoes from me... :(  Dude doesn't seem to get bitten at all, but Lucy and Norah both puff up big time.  Norah's isn't as bad as Lucy, but Norah is much more of a scratcher than the other two are.  Poor Lucy got bitten by the eye and her eye got all swollen... she looked so sad :(  But, she is sweet Lucy and even though her eye was super sad looking she kept her spirits high.






JVG

Lucy's Dr's Appointment

Its not very often that I have to take all the kiddos to Dr's appointments solo, but I did this time and it went really well.  I knew I just had to pack a bunch of snacks and hope that they were running on time.  The Dr's have been doing really good about getting us out the waiting room fairly quickly, which definitely helps!  Of course, Dude and Norah thought it hilarious to be hanging out and they played hide and seek. Naturally, when they are hiding under the sink is when the Dr comes in, but he's used to their crazy antics by now!  :)  She is doing well and is definitely within all the right margins.  She is falling more into the middle of the weight and height group instead of being off the charts like they were when they were babies.  haha.  Can't believe Goose is getting so big...



JVG

Lucy's birthday

In some ways I can't believe that our sweet Lucy is already 4... and in other ways I can't believe that she is ONLY 4.  She is so full of life and personality... it just doesn't make sense how all that can fit in that little body.  She has the funniest sense of humor and definitely can hold her own.  We didn't do a whole lot for her birthday this year because it we were trying to fit it in a weekend that wasn't already busy!  We went to my parents house for that part and the weather was gorgeous.  Holly and her crew weren't there so it was pretty mellow.  Mom, of course, made a great cake for her that had little lego girls on there so she could have them for later.  They also got this Melissa and Doug Chef dress up with accessories that they thought was great!  She was pretty excited that there were balloons in the morning for her (they suspiciously look a lot like Jordyn's... haha) but she was happy about them nonetheless.  Ingrid had sent her a package with a bunch of stuff and she loved it.  She made her a headband, knitted a purse to match along with some sandals.  There was a stuffed animal that she had embroidered and a book.  Lucy thought she was hot stuff ;)  Our dear friend Jane gave her something too which was ever so sweet.  Some sidewalk chalk, Hello Kitty lipgloss! (She really thought she was cool now) and some coloring stuff.  I love that they are happy and content with simple things and that they don't seem entitled that they should have a big deal on their birthday.  We try to make them feel special every day but it is always nice to do a little extra on their birthday.

























































JVG