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                                               Ballerina Powers

May: Laney School and Outside

We've been working on our landscaping, and am reminded how much I love how beautiful summer is. Butterfly bushes, lantana, daisies, and random plants the girls picked out.

Laney's Mother's Day program. They did a play and a couple of songs from a Little Critter book.






We gave James his first hair cut. Basically, I held him as still as possible outside, and Barak used the electric razor on the "mullet" area.






One of our good friends' birthday party. The girls played games like musical chairs and bucket toss for the first time, and they played dress up. They had fun picking out the gift from their own toys and gave her a doll house with furniture.


The family had recently bought a puppy. Super fun. So cute.









Laney and Caroline both loved going to dance this year. Here are videos of the dress rehearsal.










Laney's last day of school Barak worked nights, and brought her a flower before he dropped her off.


He brought her an award medal when she got home. We are super proud of her and how much she has grown this year. She has worked harder than anyone I know.


Laney's end of year kindergarten program




James finally figured out how to feed himself finger food and hold a sippy cup.


Feeding the chickens marigolds.

Trip to Mississippi

April: Just Life

Laney reading one of her "Superkids" books about how the kids wanted the dog Golly to pretend to be a camel.

Just after James turned one year, we threw away a lot of his baby stuff that I had been using since Laney. Bottles and the bumbo seat sat in our kitchen for a few days before I could actually throw it all out. I was really excited to start the next stage of his life, but it's like saying goodbye to a part of my identity. Never again will I be pregnant or a mom of small babies.
It's a good change, but still, a change.




James wriggled out of the Bumbo, unlike any of the girls did. We were able to borrow a high chair from a friend that straps him in with a smaller chance of escape.



Songs we sing at lunch


This was just a small scrape, but it reminded me of that picture Mom has of me with a band-aid on my forehead.


The girls picked flowers from our neighbor's yard and made some "art" with their bouquets.


First time James played at the sand table.


Laney and Caroline have started playing "married" recently, which really is just a wedding, or what they think a wedding is from my photos and princess movies. One of them always has to concede to playing the prince, but they both get to hold flowers.




Here are some just some precious pictures.

Peek-a-boo during lunch

First time for tacos! Everyone loved them.

Early birthday party for Laney at school. Both Kindergarten classes joined in her room to sing and listen to her favorite book (I read Mustache Baby). Mrs. Frank even gave her a birthday spanking and some kisses. I love private schools. 

And then we had ice cream and cookies on the tables right outside their classroom, next to the playground.

Mrs. Frank has a grandson James' age, and loves to hold him any chance she gets.

I love this picture of Caroline. She looks so pretty. And so cute with her little "birdie" perched on her cereal bowl.

And Meredith is just a cutie pie.