Water Day

Nina had no problem making the big kids move out of her way

In case you are wondering how many kids can fit in a baby pool, 7 is the answer

Nina loved painting with watercolors on the wall

She also painted herself nearly entirely black by the time we left

Amelia also painted a masterpiece

Amelia and her friends

Trying (unsuccessfully) to blow bubbles

Such a little posing princess

Amelia and Ms. Rain, the best teacher ever!

On the last day of school the Kindergarten hosted a Water Day complete with all things water.  It was great fun for all the kids, even Nina got to play.  The perfect end to the perfect year.  Now on to 1st grade!

Kindergarten Celebration

Nina playing in the sand, waiting for the Kindergarteners

I love how close Nina has to sit to Amelia to eat lunch

Amelia with her friends

The 2 Amelias having a cupcake

Instead of a Kindergarten graduation, Amelia's school chose to walk to the park and have a picnic and fun day.  I thought that was a much better choice!  We brought watermelon and cupcakes for the kids.  Nina loves when she gets to hang out with Amelia and her friends so she can think she is big like them.  It was a very fun afternoon and the perfect celebration for becoming 1st graders!

Kindergarten Playground

Amelia was proud she learned to do the monkey bars

Nina on the slide

She is a monkey for sure

Nina's favorite thing on the playground

Field Day

Amelia jump roping

Amelia and Nicole won the 3 legged race

Walking with Monster Feet

Sack Race

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Nina wanted to be big and kept trying to jump rope

She couldn't figure out how to make it go over her head

She probably tried 10 different jump ropes.  I think she figured they were all broken.

Easter

We had such a great Easter. The girls woke up to their Easter baskets filled. Then they found all the eggs. Nina didn't even need help or instructions, she found 4 eggs very quickly and then just as quickly lost interest and left the rest for Amelia to find. Philip took Amelia to church while Nina and I cooked and napped. Then we had our Easter feast as Amelia called it. We had ham, cheesy bacon potatoes, roasted asparagus, rolls, and strawberry shortcake for dessert. After lunch I took the girls to the park to play. When we got home we played in the yard. Amelia tried to fly her kite for about 2 hours then practiced on her new scooter.


Easter baskets - Nina got mostly Sesame Street stuff and Amelia got mostly outdoor toys. That Easter Bunny sure knows his stuff.

Amelia's big kid scooter. She is too afraid to learn to ride her bike so I figured this is a close second. Hopefully, one day she will want to learn to ride her bike but that day is not today.

Something Doesn't Belong?

If you guessed "Nina in a dress" you would be correct. Amelia has always loved dresses so she has plenty to hand down to Nina but when I put a dress on Nina for the first time both Philip and I agreed that it just doesn't suit her personality. She looks adorable but I doubt she will be a dress girl, she is much too rough and tumble for that.

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

On the last official day of spring break we met some friends from school at the zoo. We haven't been to the zoo since last summer when Nina was so little. Now that she is big enough to see things and really participate she absolutely loved it. She cried when we ran out of lettuce to feed the giraffes, she wasn't scared to do it at all. And of course Amelia is a zoo expert and always has the best time. Usually we go to the zoo in the morning but this time we went in the afternoon. The animals were much more active for the most part so now we might become afternoon zoo people. We are very excited for the new African exhibit to be finished too!


Feeding the giraffes. Nina even learned to say giraffe after this.



She was actually quite terrified when I first put her on the carousel, notice the grip she has on my shirt. Once it started moving and she realized I wouldn't let her fall she loved it. She kept saying "horse, up, down, up down" and "yee-haw."



Amelia and her friend Erica.