Spirit Week - Day 2

Today's Spirit Week theme is WESTERN. This was a little harder for us...
I'm wearing my jean skirt, my San Antonio TX shirt (since there are lots of cowboys there), and pigtails, since Mami swears that all cowgirls wear pigtails. And we got my horse to ride around on, of course.

And then we dug out my Strawberry Shortcake cowgirl vest from two years ago. Sure, it's a little small, but that didn't stop me from wearing it!

Wait until you see what tomorrow's theme is...

Spirit Week - Day 1

For Purim at school this week, every day we have a different "theme." Today's theme was sports, so we all had to dress in gear from our favorite teams. Clearly, we went with a Gator theme in my house.
Lela and I got all dressed up and got our pom poms out (or "shakers" as I call them).

I had to teach her how to shake them, but she caught on really quickly.

Mami and Daddy are a little scared at how intense a cheerleader I can be!

But I say, I just love my Gators! :)

More fun at the museum

This afternoon Mami, Lela and I went to the Museum of Natural History again. I couldn't wait to see the butterflies. Lela and I walked in and looked at all the posters. I explained to her that there were Blue Morphos.

And then we went in to the rainforest part.

I really really wanted one to land on me, so we sat and waited a while, but no luck.

That's OK. Then we went inside and looked at the under-the-sea exhibits. I pretended to be Ariel while Lela examined the giant starfish.

Then she came running to give me a great big hug. She shouted "hug! hug! hug!" as she ran at me.

This did not end well!
But we're both ok now and had a great time at the museum! Be sure to see what Lela has to say about the afternoon, too.

BLUE ice cream?!

This afternoon the weather was just beautiful. We decided to stop and get some frozen yogurt and sit outside. I got something called "rainbow ice cream," which was mostly blue. It matched my shirt.

And then my lips, tongue and teeth matched my shirt too!

Lela wasn't too interested in any ice cream, she preferred to do some powerwalk laps around the shopping center.

To each her own, however you can enjoy a lovely spring afternoon!

Mishchievous!

I like sitting in Mami and Daddy's big rocking recliner chairs.

But sometimes, I feel the temptation to do things I know I shouldn't.

Like stand up and rock.

Or even jump! Look, I'm totally airborne!

I KNOW I'm not supposed to do this, and I KNOW it can be dangerous, but gosh it's so much fun!

My first dance recital

As you know, I've been taking dance lessons at school every week. Today was our last class, and we invited our parents to come see what we've been doing. Mami and Daddy were very excited, and I was thrilled to have them there. Here's some of the stuff we did:
First, we started off standing on our Xs, like we always do. (And of course we're all in our dance outfits!)

Then we had to do some stretching. Side to side...

...and our legs, too, of course.

Then we lay on our backs and stretched everything. (Note that I, however, am on my stomach... Whatever works.)

Then we did a little yoga pose to stretch the back muscles.

And we limbered up our toes.

And practiced balancing on one foot. At this point, I claimed that mermaids can't stand on one foot because, well, they don't have any feet, so this was an exceptionally difficult task for me. But I did the best I could.

Then, the fun began! We lined up by the wall and waited for our turns to do the steps we've been learning.

First, I got to chassé with Aner:

Then Savannah and I flitted like butterflies:

Then we practiced what we called a jazz walk (but yea, it looks pretty much just like the other two, doesn't it?)

And then we got to show off our routine, which we've learned to a Beach Boys tune:

After that there was some free time to run and leap.

Mami and Daddy loved my show, and the other parents did too.
I am one happy ballerina today!

A morning at the spa

This morning after our snack, Daddy and Lela had some errands to run, so Mami and I headed off to Spa WFR. (That's the spa in the "Ward Family Room"...) I decided I needed a manicure and a pedicure, so we got everything ready on the floor. Boy was I excited!

I helped Mami with some of the filing, because I'm very particular about the shape of my nails.

And then when I was all painted, I had to sit and dry.

Look, aren't my fingernails pretty?

And now I'm just chillin' in the recliner, enjoying the leisurely spa morning.

How we handle the rain showers

Baseball caps!

Cute, huh?

After the party and the presents...

... come the Thank You notes!
Mami made some cards and I got to color them in.

I worked hard to make each one different, using the colors I thought each person would like best.
I hope everyone likes them as much as I liked my wonderful birthday presents!

AND I had fun coloring them and writing my name (on some of them, I gave up after a few signatures, that was hard work)!

Fresh ink

I got me a new tat this weekend, what do you think, blog fans?

Happy Birthday to ME!

I can't believe the day finally arrived! I'm four years old today! I came running in to Mami and Daddy's room first thing this morning shouting, "It's my birthday! I'm 4!" and insisted on opening my presents then and there. My sister Lela got me a Snow White costume, which is all I'd said I wanted for weeks. And Mami and Daddy got me an Ariel costume. What a Disney kind of day!

Grandma and Granddaddy came over for some bagels this morning and to wish me a happy birthday too.

Silly Lela, she really got in to her cream cheese! (Can you see it on her eye?)

And then after a short rest (ha ha, no napping), it was finally time for my party. We had it at the Florida Museum of Natural History, and invited all my friends from my class and a few others too!
I was there to welcome my friends as they came. Sometimes I even greeted them before grabbing the presents they generously brought for me.

Everyone got to make a name button for themselves, even Lela.

And there were coloring activities with drawings of all kinds of fish. (Our theme was "Something Fishy" because it goes so well with my Little Mermaid obsession.)

We also made shark fins for ourselves and put them on our backs. They paired nicely with the fishy party hats Mami brought, too.

I refused to wear my fin, but did wear the hat for a little bit.

Then our party leader, Ms. Gwen, told us about sharks and fish,

and then took us on an adventure through the museum. We got to see all kinds of fish (and fishy related) exhibits.

There were exhibits about diving for fish.

And about the cultures that live on fish.

And then, finally, it was time for cake! Mami lit the candles on Ariel.

And Daddy and everyone else sang Happy Birthday to me! I thought that was great, I looked around the room and yelled, "Thank you, everyone!"

And then, blogfans, we ate cake!

Boy was it good!

It was a fabulous (but exhausting!) party. And, I got some amazing thoughtful presents from my friends. Funny how most people know I'm in to princesses, how do you think they knew?

And so, blogfans, this four year old reports having had an absolutely amazing day. Happy birthday to me!