Preschool Closing Ceremony

Maddox had her Westview Preschool Closing Ceremony on Wednesday night.  She's going to be headed to kindergarten next year!  She's very excited about it, especially about riding the bus.  We'll see how long that lasts.  They sang a few songs at the program so we got some action shots.

"HI!! I'm A Wide Mouthed Bullfrog...!"

 Singin' In the Rain  ---- Thumbs up, elbows back, knees bent, knees together, bottoms out, head up, tongue out..    They do one of the list then sing the chorus to singing in the rain, then add another action and sing again.  By the end they're doing all of the actions and they look kinda silly!

31 weeks along

31 week evidence.... and still growing!

This picture is when I was about 35-36 weeks along with Hadlee.  Getting close to that size!

Hadlee fun

Last week we went to Nashville, TN and Mill Shoals, IL for Memo's funeral.  They were both great funerals as far as funerals go.  Very humorous and touching.  After the Mill Shoals funeral we spent the night in Fairfield and went to see all the things we did as kids visiting there in the summer.  Here's a couple of park pictures of Hadlee's happy smile!

Easter photos

I finally stole the memory card from Suzy's camera so I could post some of our Easter pictures.  I apparently do  not have my children trained like the Lowe kids for pictures.  Mine don't smile on command very well.

Maddox's new stuff

Maddox took a 5 week Little Ninja class through the city and on this past Wednesday took her test for her first belt.  I was a little nervous about it for her since she can be so timid and most of her ninja moves in class can be very small and wimpy.  At home she does better.  Well she did very well!  Got a little shy in the group ninja moves part but then got in line to break her board with her palm and then one with her kick and broke them both on the first try!  Not all the kids did it on the first try and I thought for sure Maddox would be one of those.  I was shocked!  Grammy and Papa were even here to witness it.  Of course we had to go out for ice cream afterwards.  Maddox does tell me though that this was enough ninja.  She doesn't really want to take anymore, which is the first activity she's said that about.  Fine with me, just wanted to try something new out that might help her confidence and I think it did a little.  We may have to re-take in a couple years!

 Her dance recital is also coming up and this morning we had to go for her pictures.  She looked so adorable and old in her costume with all her makeup.  I kept having a hard time finding her in the studio because she looks so different!