Rain Rain Go Away, We Are Here To Play!

The perfect way to kick off summer fun was to take a trip to Busch Garden with Grandmom and PopPop.  It poured rain and was very cold...not what had been in the forecast.  Thankfully G-mom & PopPop made sure we had dry clothes and warm drinks.  After warming up and drying off the sun finally came out!  It ended up being a great day at the park.  Isabella's favorite ride of the day was the log flume which she went on three times in a row!  Sophia's favorite ride of the day was a nice train ride around the park.  I enjoyed spending time with family and seeing my girls smile.

G-mom, the girls and PopPop check out a 3-D movie

My 5 year old loves the #5!

Isabella and PopPop enjoy a ride together

The end to a fun day at Busch Gardens

Schools Out for Summer

The end of the school year has arrived.  Our preschool had a picnic on the last week of school and the kids enjoyed having popsicles with the whole preschool.  On the final day of  school I took a few photos which shows how much the girls have grown since the first day of school (scroll back to September 2012 for comparison).  After school ended there was a cute graduation ceremony for the Pre-K class.  As Isabella walked across the stage they announced what she wanted to be when she grows up.  Her choice was a nurse (though she typically says an artist or co-pilot).  The ceremony was sweet and brought tears to my eyes.  I enjoyed the performance of songs, the video slide show and the cute graduation caps.  Isabella is looking forward to being a Gayton "Gaytor" and riding the school bus to Kindergarten!

Bella at the school picnic

Sophia at the school picnic

The girls heading out to their last day of school

Sophia will miss her sweet teachers!  

Isabella surrounded by Pre-K grads for a performance

Isabella receives her diploma from her teachers

My little graduate, Isabella and her best friend Abby

Family photo complete with the autographed graduation monkey

The girls are sad that school is over as they will miss their friends and teachers. My girls are growing up so fast and I am very proud to be their Momma!

Fairies, Muffins & Lemonade oh my!

FAIRY GARDEN
Our garden is blooming now.  We have sprouted cucumbers, little finger carrots, tomatoes, strawberries, blueberries and few herbs.  This year the girls have their very own plot that we decided to make into a fairy garden. The girls planted Queen Sophia Marigolds, Forget-Me-Nots and a few sunflowers in their garden.  I also think there is a plastic fairy somewhere under the soil too! As of today we have 21 little sprouts popping up in the fairy garden. Ah, this is the start to a great summer!

Fairy girls finished planting a fairy garden

Our blueberry bush

Will adding a few new plants to the garden

Sophia is enjoying playing with a fairy in the fairy garden

Isabella and her fairy found a yellow flower

MUFFINS WITH MOM
Our preschool hosts a breakfast for Moms in May.  Since my daughters class breakfast were on the same day I had intended to split my time between the two classrooms.  However, my daughters felt left out without their Mom at the class event.  Thus, we all stayed together.  First we went to Sophia's class where Sophia sat right down in her seat with all the goodies that she made for me! Next we headed to Isabella's class where I found a few cute things from Bella.  It was so sweet to have a special Mommy-daughter breakfast.  Muffins with Mom was the perfect way to celebrate Mothers Day.

Sophia is proud of her artwork!

Mommy & Sophia share a muffin

Having fun in Sophia's classroom

Mother Daughter Craft in Isabella's classroom

LEMONADE STAND

Isabella had her very first lemonade stand.  She made the signs and was excited to have customers visit her stand.  Isabella is quite a sales person, as seen in her willingness to approach every passerby for a cookie or a drink.  She even said "You had a long walk and need a lemonade to cool you off!".  The highlight of her morning was a surprise visit from her "sister friend" Abby.

Isabella is set up and ready for her first customer

Isabella's Lemonade & Cookie sign with a caption "Whew, I am hot!"