Ridin' The Metro...

Poppy's Father's Day gift was tickets to see the Mystics play the Flyers. Why? Because MD girls play on both teams. Kristi Toliver plays for the Flyers, and Marissa Coleman and Crystal Langhorne play for the Mystics. Unfortunately, Marissa was injured and couldn't play. The Mystics games are at the Verizon Center in DC, and the best way to go is the subway. G is now a professional on riding the rails.

G wanted to stand instead of taking a seat.

She only lost her balance a "few" times.

Checking out which stop is the Verizon Center.

New Haircut for the G...

G wanted to get her haircut short for some time now, but I wouldn't let her until after her Spring Performance. I did not want to try to put short hair into a bun. Anyway, here's the new "do".

Pre-K Graduation!

Pre-K Graduation and the Butterfly Exhbit were the same day back on May 29th. I now officially have a kindergartner. ;-) Where does the time go? ;-/

Butterfly Exhibit!

It has now become a yearly event to go to the Butterfly Exhibit at Brookside Gardens. G did much better this time. Last time she screamed when we walked in because the butterflies were everywhere. This trip she enjoyed the visit and took several of the pictures below. Enjoy our beautiful butterflies!

G The Hairstylist...

G has been in Summer Camp since June 8th. She came home with this bag from a child's b-day party with a pack of hair clips, pony tail holders and other things. These bags were huge with tons of stuff. I can't imagine how much it cost?! Or maybe I'm just cheap! ;-/ Anyway, G decided to fix her hair and then decorated the door handle. Needless to say, her hair is no longer this long. We got it cut today.

G's Spring Performance...

G had a blast at her Spring Performance. I dropped her off backstage and had a twinge of angst leaving her back there without one of us present. She survived and so did I. As soon as G got on stage she started looking for us, and kept looking throughout the whole performance. We were not allowed to take pics during the performance, which is why I do not have any posted. Oh well, we did pay a pretty price for a DVD of the entire performance.

A word to the wise, if you have never had a little one in a ballet performance, bring flowers. Rick and I didn't even think about it. Every kid had flowers, and G was so disappointed to not have any. When we went to eat lunch, I ran into the grocery store next door and brought some to the restaurant. Our reputation with our child has been saved!

I asked G last night as we lay in her bed if she wanted to go back to ballet class in the Fall. G said, "Momma, I want to dance every day!" I told her that is a great idea! Oh, she is soooo sweet! I love this little girl!

An Exhausted Ballerina...

This has been G's first week at Summer Camp, where there is no rest time. Ballet is in the evening, and the following video was near the end of class. Can you tell she is a tired baby and not focusing? If you wonder what she keeps looking at besides the teacher...HERSELF in the mirror!!