~Day 2• 143: Recitals and movies and pools , oh my...

Cailee loves to laugh.  Sometimes she begs you to tickle her.  And most of the time we oblige her.  I love her laugh.  I also love when she entertains herself.  She was playing with her barbies on my new sewing table... i'm glad the table is getting some use.  I still need to make room for it and put it up.  It was a killer  deal and I'm excited to use it.  In the meantime... have at it, Cailee!

Today was another busy day.  Brookie was off playing with friends (see below) and so it was just me and Nick and Ashton and Cailee.  Ashton and Nick decided to go see the new Avengers movie.  So Beans and I went to see the movie "Home."  It was really cute.  She and I followed Nick and Ashton to the movie in our car (yes, i was stopped), but we got there almost an hour early.  So she and I ran to Hobby Lobby to pick up some things for Bunco next week. She is so much fun.  She loved walking up and down the isles looking at all the different items.  She loved giving her input on what I should buy or not buy.  And of course she wanted a whole bunch of stuff.  She has enough stuff... we didn't buy anything for us today.  Bummer.  But while we were checking out, she told me to hurry or we wouldn't get a good seat for the movie.  I tell my kids that lol it was funny.  And yes, we cut it way too close.  We got good seats, but we were lucky.

When we came out of the theater, the misters were on.  She had fun playing in them for awhile.  She said it was cold and she was so wet.  I thought it felt great.  It was a fun  afternoon!

So, Brookie.  She was invited to sleep over at a friend's  house last night.  It was a bday sleepover.  She had so much fun!  They played games outside and had yummy treats and watched a fun movie.  From what I understand, BrookLynn was one of the last girls to stay up and a first one to wake up. Sounds like her. 

This morning  and into the afternoon it was on to the pool party.  There were a lot of kids there from her school  class.  She had a blast!  She wanted to stay and have more fun, but we had to get ready for the recital later.  The party looked like a lot of fun! (and I totally hijacked a bunch of pictures.  I have no shame.  I wanted to show what Brookie did today. Thanks Zina!)

Recital night!  The kids have been taking piano now for a year and this is their first recital.  I know, they started really late in their short lives.  Well, Brookie and Ashton did anyway.  But they are doing so well!  Cailee was excited for it.  She asked every day this week how much longer until the recital day.  I think she was more excited about the yummy treats that were to be had after they were done.  So proud of these kids!

Each kiddo played a solo (Cailee did 2 solos) and then Brookie and Ashton played a duet.  It was great!  I'm one proud mommy. 

The theme of the recital was 'An Out of This World Performance.'  What a cute idea!  They each received their very own space ship that had candy and treats in it.  So fun! 

The kids' piano teacher, Jonah, has done a wonderful job with them this year.  He teaches a bunch of kiddos from our ward.  I'm so impressed with him... he is 13! Way to go kids!  Love you all!

Now I'm ready for the cranky kids tomorrow.  This always happens when they have a lot going on during the day.  So here's hoping they are more pleasant tomorrow than they were last week!