The first weekend was mellow with a trip to the park and the zoo. Daddy finally got a chance to ride the zoo train. That week Mommy followed Cienna's lead from last month, having her first eye exam (since she was a kid) of her own and found that she needed small prescription glasses for astigmatism while at the computer or reading for long periods of time. We also got to spend some play time with Shannon, Georgia, Grace, and Billie that afternoon. Then came a lovely long Memorial Day weekend. We got to show Daddy some pretty cool tide pools on Saturday, then ride our bikes to the local Farmers Market on Sunday. Monday's BBQ and pool party was hosted by the "young" Ferrario's. More swimming practice and lots of Fun! We then fit in some soccer, Library Story time and visits from Uncle Joe with a couple of BUSY weekends to follow. Starting off with an invitation from Baby Dylan for more pool time to celebrate his 1st Birthday. The next day was a jumping good time at a pre-school friend, Natalie's, 5th Birthday. The following Wednesday was Porter's 2nd Birthday. He got some toys that he loved, all 5 minutes of them till they were destroyed. Actually one has still lasted.... barely. We spent that day prepping for the even bigger next weekend. Starting the weekend early, Friday was a big full day at Knott's Berry Farm (our first time there). We joined up with the Harper family and didn't waste one moment of fun! Then the next day Kaylee turned the BIG 3! She asked for a celebration at her home with all her friends that could make it, and that is what she got! Of course a chocolate cake with strawberries and Cinderella on top as well. It's always so great to get all your friends together for some fun and enjoy how wonderful they are. Father's day started that night with Daddy and his fire pit. It continued with sleeping in and waking up to special coffee and breakfast. Followed by quality time with the girls including water play and T-Ball. Smoked ribs were for dinner and even a little movie time before bed.
On the last Tuesday of our month, Cienna had her last day of Pre-school with rave reviews from her Petite Montessori Family! She is on her way to Kindergarten. And quite prepared to say the least! Another big accomplishment for Cienna this month is learning to ride her bike with no training wheels. We got a hand me down from Rylee that simply did not have training wheels, so it was time. After only a few quick practice sessions she was on her way! Since then we've ridden everywhere like a pro. She has also began to swim for short stints all by herself at swim class. We try not to think about it too much when we look at her and there is absolutely no baby left. She truly is a wonderful little girl.
The amount of growing that is going on with little miss Kaylee is such an incredible thing to experience. Pre-school has really been a great addition to help her on the way, too bad it is over for the summer, but look out when she returns in the Fall! Her Birthday came just in time to be able to have her first "Celebration of Life" at Pre-School. She is recognizing most of her capital letters, including her name in sequence. And her logic is flawless such that you can't argue with it. Often we end up changing our view on things cause she just makes sense of the situation. She's into dress up every now and again, and still loves to play pretend. Her swimming skills has also improved, she just seems to keep her instructors so amused that they forget to instruct sometimes. Now that she is 3, she can now use toothpaste. She reminded us that we told her this a while ago, the first thing when she got up on her Birthday. She got to upgrade to Cienna's old bike for good, however she's been riding it for some time now.
I hope the girls can always be such good friends! They sure are on their way to being such. Their personalities are proving to complement each other, even being together again every day with Kaylee joining pre-school.
Happy Summer to everyone, we look forward to vacation times with family and friends!
Enjoy the many Pictures of this last month.
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