Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

Last night I got a phone call from my neighbor Carol asking if the girls and I would like to join her, Brooke and Chase at the movies today. On Thursdays they show free movies for kids to go and watch. Claire has never been to a movie so I knew she would love it. I immediately said "yes" and then remembered that Paige had been invited by one of her friends to come and visit her gymnastics class today. Claire was invited on Tuesday to join one of her friends and today was Paige's turn. I told Carol that I would not be able to go, A: because I forgot that Paige had her gymnastic visit on Thursday and B: I highly doubt that Paige would have sat through that entire movie, especially since she doesn't sit still long enough at home to watch a 30 minute show. Carol was sweet enough to take Claire with her two kiddos and I took Paige to gymnastics. Claire was SO excited to go to the movies with Chase, Brooke and Ms. Carol, they were replaying "Hotels for Dogs". I had to warn Carol that if there was any part of the movie that the dogs got taken away or left that Claire would get VERY upset. I don't know what it is about movies with dogs, however, in both Beethoven and Bolt when the mom got taken away or when the little girl leaves Bolt in the trailer for the weekend she cried. All I can think is that her strong bond with our dog Killian must play a big role in her fears of any dogs getting hurt. She loves that dog to death, they are definitely buddies. Anyways, back on track, there was a part were the dogs get put into cages and sure enough Claire got upset. All in all she had a GREAT time and when I asked her what her favorite part was she said having her own popcorn and soda. SO a HUGE THANK YOU to Carol, Brooke and Chase for taking Claire along with you.
Claire took some M & M's and Chocolate Covered Raisins to share with everyone!

All ready to go with Brooke to the movies.


Paige also had a ton of fun at gymnastics. She loved bouncing on the trampoline, swinging on the high bars and walking on the balance beam. The teacher of the class Ms.Jill was very impressed with Paige's ability to grab a hold of the bars and hang for so long. She practiced jumping, doing forward rolls and kicking. It was a lot of fun for both Paige and I as I enjoyed the time alone with her and watching the joy on her face.




This is something that brought a tear to my eye today and I wanted to share with you all. On Tuesday night all four of us were down in the basement playing and Claire was practicing writing on the chalkboard. She has been writing her name for about 6 months now, but on Tuesday she learned how to also write mom, dad and Paige. So after she got home from the movie today she got a piece of paper and was busy at work. I was not allowed to look until she was finished and then she told me to close my eyes and brought it over. It is the first picture that she has made for me with my name "mom" on it. I know if may seem silly, but it really touched me and she even wrote her name and drew me a picture. The first two things are shoes, ballet shoes in fact and then there are 3 people. The first one is her daddy, who she called her "superhero" last night, that was so darn cute too. We were talking about daddy's and she said my dad can do anything he is a superhero. The second person is Uncle Ryan and he and daddy are holding hands and the third person is Grandma. So it was a picture for me but I wasn't in it, oh well her making it for me and writing my name on it is all I need. Oh yes and some of you might notice that she left out the "R" in her name, that is because she hasn't quite mastered how to make one yet without some help and I wasn't allowed to look remember. :)

God I love my kids!