First Ponytail

Lily has decided to grow her hair out.

Disney

Colorado

Panning for gold with a new friend



Playing in the dirt after getting bored with panning for gold



Chuck wagon ride







Lasso





Silly time with Daddy



Playground with beautiful views



Unmelted snow from former half pipe.





Learning to play Monopoly



Wildflowers

Last day of Kindergarten

Singing

Lily adds her own soundtrack to her day.






"I'm scrubbin' my hands with a popsicle."



"The messiest way! The messiest way!"  (This is what Becca says about how Lily eats.)



Singing along with Ella Fitzgerald at the Children's Museum.

Alice's earrings

Our friend Alice "shared" her earrings with the girls on a recent visit.

Another shadow dancer

New stage of family life

Now that Abby is able to read Easy Reader books, the girls spend a significant amount of time like this:



Abby is happy to read to Lily and Lily doesn't seem to mind the story coming slowly. 

Astronaut

Great Quotes

Lily of the bottomless stomach:  I haven't had my middle snack.

*****
Lily, who only likes mud "a little bit": My dress absedently (aka accidentally) went in the puddle. 

Sick

Lily has been sick all week.  There is a been a lot this.



and a little of this.



I think she is on the mend. 

Copy cat

Lily is really good at mimicking Abby's speech patterns.  However, she doesn't always know what she talking about.

Lily (to no one in particular) "I am going to count to 1 by 3's:  Twenty, Thirty, Forty." 

Future Fashion Icon?

Questions about Space

Here's another movie by Abby's teacher.

http://youtu.be/UtcpWmPuA0U

Karate Birthday Party

Here is Abby at a different Karate studio for a friend's birthday party.

Just say it!!

Lily: Mom, can I have more.... once you gave me... umm... sometimes you let me have... can I please... mom, once you let me... can I please havvvvvvvvvvvv-

Mom: What? What do you want?!?!

Lily: Mom once you let me have more... sometimes you let me...

Mom: Lily, what is it? What do you want?

Lily: that round orange thing.

(A third dried apricot.) 

Library with Nana

Nana visited for a week during February vacation. Thanks, Nana!

Snack Time

Deep End

Abby is really proud to have graduated to the deep end swim class.

(These videos have very loud background sound.)

Here she is about the climb in at the far side of the pool towards the end of class 1:

And here she is about to jump in off at the end of class 3: 

Painting

Lily is very tactile.  Every time she paints, she starts out using a brush but ends up more fully immersed in her art.

Cross-continent Jam Session

Playing music with cousin Owen

6 year old smile

Parenthood