Caroline's Last Day of Pre-school

Yesterday we attended Caroline's Pre-school celebration. It's not a graduation since she isn't graduating and will attend again next year, but she was promoted from her Frog's class :) They had a little presentation with songs and then did a showcase of all of their gymnastics skills. This was followed by cake and snacks and goodbyes to teachers and friends. I'm not typically the emotional type, but I was a little sad/happy/proud of my little girl and all that she has accomplished this year and all that has occurred since her very first day.

 Yay! The last day of school!

(Although I have a feeling she isn't going to be happy when she realizes how "long" summer is!)

 It didn't "feel" like summer with a cold, rainy day

Seriously, how cute is she? :)

For reference, her first day of school!

 George was super and very excited to see his sister!

Here comes our little star!

(she was supposed to be Earth, but thankfully she wasn't cranky about it!)

Singing her favorite song of the year, the planet song! 

 Always out-climbing everyone :)

 Walking backwards on the beam

Coach Molly giving Caroline her medal

Each kid got a medal and a certificate

 And Daddy's got to go help them and

receive a Father's Day gift since that is this weekend!

 For all of her talk about standing on the podium, 

she couldn't wait to jump into Daddy's arms

 

 Last snack with Kayla and Saif

Caroline and Coach Ashely

 Oh, that smile LOL

Ah, yes! He loves to work for fun :) 

So, what does she do after she comes home?

She grabs her workbook and gets to work,

my little learner!

Week of 6/1 in Pictures

This week was a little rough on us as George outgrew his swing, MamaRoo, and bouncy seat and we had to pack them up. Doesn't sound like a big deal, but this kid only takes his long 1.5 hour nap in something with movement. He only takes 20-30 minute naps in his crib. What that meant was a baby who wouldn't sleep and it would build up for a crank-fest of a day. We survived, but we're not out of the woods at all! Today, Saturday, marked the end of Caroline's swimming lessons and we are really proud of how well she did in the pool without Daddy for the first time. Bring on summer and the pool! No really, please Mother Nature, bring summer on! This week we saw temperatures in the 50's and lots of rain. This weekend will be a scorcher though!

 George needs a bigger safe place, so 

we set up the baby prison.

 The last nap in the MamaRoo.

Had I only known....

After an hour I had to wake him up so we could go to

PT *snif snif*

 Just three rocks in the chair and he is out, so desperate for movement!

But that means he wont eat and we can't transfer him anywhere else!

 So sleepy and these teeth need to come through!

 Caroline is all about dinosaurs this week as well!

 George's best nap of the week, 

just over an hour on Mommy's lap in the rocking chair

 Thankfully, Caroline keeps herself pretty occupied

 Breaking free from prison!

 I asked Caroline to clean her playroom, 

so she dressed for the occasion!

 Buddies!

 Friday night it was finally nice so we

packed a picnic dinner and hit the playground!

 Caroline earned this as part of her quitting thumb sucking, 

but we all needed it!

 George took us to DQ afterwards,

just kidding, he was asleep again while we ate ice cream :)

 Swimming to the ball on her last day

The stroller has come in handy for naps too!

 

George is 6 Months!

Well, actually he is getting closer to 7 months now. Gasp! Time is going by too quickly! I don't want to be on the other side of 6 months :( Anyways, George is growing and getting older. At his 6 month check-up, 5/21, he was 100% across the boards. His length was 29.5, his head circumference was 18.25, and his weight was 22lb 12oz. Today he is 24lb 2oz! He is working on staying in the situp position if we place him that way. He is also scooting and pivoting all over the place. Now that he has outgrown the MamaRoo, swing, infant car seat, bouncy seat etc. we are making lots of adjustments. Because of those adjustments we are dealing with an unhappy George who will not nap. We think he is also teething and going through a growth spurt because he is just an overall crank when it comes to sleeping and he is eating a LOT! He also seems to be dealing with a little bit of separation anxiety and wants us around all of the time :) The pictures were taken on a dark, rainy day and he was squirmy as always, but we had to hurry and take them before he goes into the next "month." That's right, I'm not saying it again : )

 These two are just the cutest. I'm not sure who adores the other more :)

George vs. Butternut Squash

This is actually the second time George has had butternut squash, but really the first time he's eaten it. The last time he just had a tiny taste as I was making the big batch. He definitely likes the squash more than the cereal. Cereal he has had twice and hated it both times. I'm OK with that though, veggies are better :)

He tried to act like he didn't like it

 But then was like ohhh this is good!

 Sitting up and trying to shove the spoon in his mouth himself

He ate about 4 tablespoons and was pretty happy