May 27

Our pool is open!!!  And since school is still in session for most schools here, we pretty much had the place to ourselves today!  I was afraid the water would be cold, but it was surprisingly pleasant.  Looking forward to lots of days spent here this summer.

May 26

We are back home now, but before we left, we were able to get a picture with Daniel's dad and Daniel and the girls.  Daniel's dad slept most of the time we were there, but every once in a while he would wake up and  talk or play for a few seconds with the girls.  I'm so glad we were able to go and spend time there this weekend!

I wish the picture was better quality, but it was the best I could do with Isla being uncooperative and using my phone.

May 25

On Sunday, we got to hang out with our friends BJ and Kellie and their kids.  I think it has been over a year since we last saw them, which is too long!

Ava was sad to discover that Audrey is now taller than her.  Even on her tiptoes, Ava just wasn't quite as tall.

We all enjoyed some ice cream together.

Then we went to play on Kellie's school playground, which is the coolest playground ever!  Isla loved this circle swing/thing.

Kellie got a picture of all the kids together here (except for Isla, who was not in the mood for pictures yet again).

May 24

We spent the weekend in Indiana visiting Daniel's family.  Daniel's dad was recently moved to home hospice care.  I was nervous about how the girls would do in the house with him there.  I was afraid they would be too loud or obnoxious or disruptive to his sleep, but they did a pretty good job.  We had a nice visit.  It's sad thinking that there may never be another visit with him.

On a happier note, Daniel's mom got tickets for us to see Mary Poppins at the Beef and Boards dinner theater!  So much fun!  Considering that we are planning a Mary Poppins themed birthday party for Isla this weekend, it was perfect timing.  Our niece Mariah went with us.

May 22

Tonight was Audrey's first dance recital!

This was a non-costume recital (they rotate between costume and non-costume every other year), so I think it was supposed to be more low key.  But I found the whole recital process to be stressful!  From putting Audrey's hair in a bun and getting all the "wispies" to smooth down flat to putting makeup on her to volunteering to help backstage (never again!).  Whew!  I'm glad it's over.

Our pre-recital photo shoot:

And at the recital:

This one was from dress rehearsal:

For the most part, she seemed to know what she was doing, and she seemed to be having fun!  Every time I got a glimpse of her face during the recital tonight, she was smiling!

May 21

Today was Audrey's farewell ceremony at preschool, kind of like a preschool graduation.  All day long she kept saying, "I just can't believe I'm done with preschool now!"  I know, Audrey, I can't believe it either!!

 The kids sang some songs.

I'm including a video of one of the songs.  Audrey was in the back, and we couldn't zoom in on my phone.  So it's not the greatest view.  But I figured at least the grandparents would like to see it!

At the end, they played the graduation song, called each kid's name one at a time and had them pose for a picture.  (I wish I could go and push that hair back behind her ear!!)

The school also put together a video presentation with pictures of each kid.  They included pictures from both years of preschool for the kids, and I was really impressed that the school had kept and organized multiple pictures of every kid from every year of preschool.  Here were Audrey's slides.

Audrey with her buddies Isabelle and Anna.

And with her teachers:

May 20

Isla's favorite pajamas are her "animal" pajamas, and she let me take a picture of them tonight!  They are a pair of size 12-18 month footless pajamas that she just doesn't want to stop wearing.  They do still fit her fairly well since they are footless.  If they had feet, I'm pretty sure they wouldn't fit her anymore.

She's just too cute!!