Hip Hip Hooray...

It's a Gymboree Day!

Today at Gymboree we learned all about Dogs. Elizabeth absolutely loves dogs...so she was so excited. We started out by making sure our little pet dogs had plenty to eat.

Next, we were off in search of doggie bones. They were hidden all around the room and it was our job to make sure that they all were found. Elizabeth had a great time digging in the "dirt" and collecting bones.


Once we found the bones, we got to bring the back to our pets. Elizabeth loved having the teacher help her give them to the dog puppet.


Elizabeth is such a compassionate little girl. She was so concerned about the dog. She sat right by him the whole time to make sure that he was okay and that all of the children were giving him the bones properly.


Before class was over, we got to have a doggie bath. Each of the children got to scrub the doggie...to make sure he was all clean. Elizabeth loved all of the bubbles in the air. She would scrub away and yell "bubbles".


One of Elizabeth's favorite parts at Gymboree is parachute time. All of the children gather on top of the parachute and have bubble time. We sing songs and create parachute bubbles. Elizabeth loves to run around and pop all of the bubbles.


I love that Elizabeth and I have this time together. She is learning, growing and changing each and every day and I am amazed and blessed to be able to be with her to see it all.

One Shoe Off and One Shoe On

This week we were over visiting my dad...who is still on bed rest from his foot surgery. A couple of minute after we arrived, Elizabeth took one shoe off and started walking around the house. She would get upset if I tried to put her shoe back on. I then tried to convince her to take her other shoe off...she would get upset at that too. Instead of fighting, I just let her walk around. It was a little while later when we finally realized Elizabeth was trying to be like Papa. My dad has a walking boot on one foot and nothing on his other foot. Elizabeth wanted to be just like Papa!

Pioneer Day Celebration

Happy Pioneer Day! We had such a great day and we hope that everyone else did too! Elizabeth and I headed over to Karla and Kelly's house to swim while we waited for Matt to get off of work. Elizabeth loves to play in the splash pools and even tried the slide...as long as I was holding her hand.


Once Matt arrived, we enjoyed a yummy BBQ and played in the yard. We always have such a fun time at Karla and Kelly's house. Elizabeth loves walking around the garden, smelling all of the beautiful flowers.

Thanks for a great day. Karla and Kelly...we love you to pieces!

She HAD a perfect nose!

This week, we headed over to Wheeler Farm to take some family portraits. As we walked around the grounds, looking for the perfect place to take our family photo...Elizabeth totally biffed it and landed on her face. I ran to her and picked her up to discover that she had a couple of scratches on her forehead and nose...but otherwise seemed okay. I was so happy that she was okay...and that her injuries were not worse.

Well by the time we got home after the photo shoot, Elizabeth looked like this...


Poor little girl! It amazes me though that she can fall down and mess up her face...but keep on smiling. What a little sweetheart!

It's a Jungle Out There!

At Gymboree today, we took a trip to the jungle. We went hiking and had to use our balancing skills to cross a raging river.

Then we went in search of bugs. We collected them in nets and brought them back to our camp for observation. 

Elizabeth loved looking for wild animals with her binoculars.

We even discovered a monkey's den and got to feed him some bananas.

Elizabeth loved the monkey and spent most of the rest of class feeding him and carrying him around. 

Gymboree is such a fun place to be. I love that we get to spend time together being creative. I had a great day in the jungle with all of the little wild animals running around!