Daddy's Girls

Lilli had her first karate class yesterday and she loved it! We signed her up for two classes a week for the next 12 weeks to give her something to do for the summer.  They did jumps, rolls, punches... But they also ran laps and did push-ups, sit-ups, and jumping jacks.  It was a workout and she was tired after.  She's already asking when she gets to go back so I hope it's something she really gets in to. 'Lil Dragon' uniform It was impossible to get a good pic through the window. 

We spent the weekend with all the McCormicks for Memorial Day.  The whole family got to be there from Saturday to Monday.  We're so lucky that we get to have time like this all together pretty often.  The boys and Yaya braved the pool with the kids but the rest of us decided it was still a little too chilly.  There was lots of jumping Water gun fights Lilli got Josh... But he got her back!!  And lots of playing Cap'n took us all for a boat ride both evenings too Another wonderful weekend at Rio Bonito.  

Lilli's preschool graduation was yesterday morning and me, Matt, Katie and Yaya were all there.  I'm not quite sure why they "graduated" since they still have another year at First Friends but the program was really cute.  They sang several songs and then each teacher passed out diplomas.  Lilli was very excited we were all there to watch.  We all went back to her classroom for cake and Mrs. Jill had made a binder of all the art work each kid had done to give to the parents.  It was neat to see how she had progressed through the year but these were the funniest pages.  I laughed and laughed at this.  Too funny how the kids see us. Can't remember the last nap I had but I guess she does hear me say I'd just love to be able to sit down and take a nap pretty often. :)  After lunch with Yaya we did go home to let Katie take a nap while Lilli and I played outside.  When she woke up we finished off the day with a run to the park to let them play in the water.  Katie

The weather has been so perfect for spending time outside.  That's what we did all afternoon on Saturday. I bought a sand table at the church "park it market" and it kept them occupied for hours. (That and cookies!) They played while Matt cleaned all the fish he and Wesley had caught that morning. They were delicious for dinner that night!  After church and IHOP with Matt and Katie on Sunday, Lilli and I went to the Boardwalk for a girls day together. We did some shopping, saw Rio 2, ate ice cream and got her haircut. It was nice to have some time just the 2 of us. 

We had so much fun last night at Party Central.  We had gone there a few days before with one of Lilli's friends from school and that's when she saw the super slide and putt putt course.  It's only open in the evenings so we decided to go as a family.  Even after Matt's long week he didn't give me a hard time about it. :) He knows I'm always looking for some "family fun" and we found the place to do. It says so right on the door.  We all rode the super slide and played a round of putt putt.  Katie was more interested in moving our balls than letting us play but it was fun for her.  There was no keeping up with Lilli's score but Matt only beat me by 12 strokes. :) We ended the night with a good dinner at Nicky's.  It was a really fun night that everyone enjoyed.  

I'm a day late on my post but happy Mother's Day to all the Moms out there.  I'm so lucky to have my two sweet and beautiful girls that are my reason to celebrate.  We did our family night on Saturday because we had planned to go to a fish fry at Cassie and Dillon's on Sunday.  Matt ended up catching Katie's virus so we decided not to go because we didn't want to risk getting everyone sick...again. (Luke already caught it from us at his party the last weekend)  Saturday afternoon we went to the duck pond to feed the ducks and play awhile.  I guess the ducks get fed all day on the weekends because they weren't interested and they normally swarm us.  From there we went to the oyster bar to sit on the patio and enjoy the nice evening over dinner.  Sunday morning I got some sweet cards and a beautiful orchid before church.  And that afternoon it got the rest of my present when I went to get a massage.  It was a nice day and I was glad we spent it all together.  

The weather was beautiful last week so we spent some time at the park.  We had a picnic two different days and did a lot of playing. Now that Katie is walking, it's a lot of fun for her and she and Lilli can play more together.  Friday evening was kind of bittersweet.  Chris and Carissa moved to Corpus Christi on Saturday and Matt, Lilli and I went by their apartment after dinner to say goodbye.  On one hand I am very happy that they are moving to a city and job I think they will enjoy more than they did here. But on the other hand, we're going to miss our friends.  Saturday morning I had a garage sale that was a total bust! :) I'm not sure if I didn't advertise well enough or if it was just bad luck but I only had about 6 people come by. I was surprised because there were 4 in the neighborhood and I know they passed my signs on the way to others. I guess no one needed baby stuff. Oh well, I'll try again in a few weeks and it was nice that Dad came to help.  He sat