Speaking of amazing, check this out:
She woke up the other morning and the first thing she said to me when I entered her room was, "Mama, I need a superhero cape and a mask." Innovation isn't really my forte at 7:20am, so I came up with a monkey adorned hand towel, 2 barrettes, and a strip of an old receiving blanket for a mask. She loved it and wore it all day.Jill won tickets to Sesame Street Live: Elmo's Healthy Heroes by entering a coloring contest at the museum. She chose to take G. as her guest. They had a great time, and Jill just LOVED the show. I will definitely be taking her back again next year!
two stylish girls in the truck, ready to watch a video and go to the Tacoma Dome
waiting patiently and happily for the show to start
Cookie Monster, Bert, Big Bird, Ernie, Abby
Bert's super cool hairdoOn a rare sunshiny afternoon we enjoyed a picnic lunch outside on her tiny picnic table. Note: it's not made for adults to sit comfortably for as long as it takes Jill to finish her lunch. I'll remember that next time.
grilled cheese, chicken, pretzels, and fruitJill and I paid a visit to Dee and Pop's house 2 weekends ago.
looking lovely in her new shirt with 2 yellow bows in her hair
At the falls in Tumwater--she LOVED the water rushing underneath her feet. I on the other hand, was having a heart attack.Mary Poppins month at the museum culminated in Mary Poppins Day, upon which the child stars of the show came to the museum to show us how to do the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious dance. Needless to say, someone was beside herself with excitement.
wearing her new Mary Poppins shirt (I bought the decal on etsy)
Jill & G. waiting for the kids to come
the 2 "Jane Banks" girls helping Jill make a kite bookmark
learning the moves
those were the sweetest kids ever, and they loved my Jill
don't let her face fool you, she was enrapturedIt shouldn't be a surprise that my little ham was one of the first to volunteer to go up on stage with the kids. Ballet starts in September!
later, she helped plant cucumbers in the museum's garden with the Mary Poppins kids, and one of their little sisters
a last photo with the poster, on a fabulous dayAll of that planting at the museum helped because that weekend we planted our own little garden. Jill is a master gardener!
filling the garden with soil
planting with Mama, and her new Dora spade
planting peppers with Daddy
the artist formerly known as Jill*She made the crown on the pbs kids site, by spelling words. She's a champion speller and is well on her way to being a fabulous reader too. She has read several words, but still struggles at times with putting the individual sounds together to make a word. It will come, though!
Here is a video from our daily "school time." We go all out, she has a desk, a name tag, the works. She even raises her hand when she has a question!
Jill, telling me how she got to be so big:
She ADORES playing baseball. I can't wait until she can play on a team next year!
On a sad note, our beloved librarian, Ms. Sandra is retiring at the end of June. This was Jill on the last day of story time in May, before the month long break. Ms. Sandra will be back for one last story time on June 27th. We will miss her terribly!
Here is a video from our daily "school time." We go all out, she has a desk, a name tag, the works. She even raises her hand when she has a question!
Jill, telling me how she got to be so big:
She ADORES playing baseball. I can't wait until she can play on a team next year!
On a sad note, our beloved librarian, Ms. Sandra is retiring at the end of June. This was Jill on the last day of story time in May, before the month long break. Ms. Sandra will be back for one last story time on June 27th. We will miss her terribly!
