Thursday, May 31, 2012

Preschool Graduation & Tea Party

We've done a little co-op preschool for Liza this year with two other girls in our ward. All of the moms taught once a week, so the girls got to go three days a week. We had a lot of fun singing and reading and playing and learning together. I can hardly believe it's time for my Liza to start kindergarten, so I decided to throw her (and her little school friends) a party. We had a short graduation program (complete with Pomp and Circumstance playing in the background, of course) then we had a fancy tea party. My favorite memories of the whole party will be the time Liza and I spent planning and preparing everything. She was really into setting the table fancy and using our china teacups and making sure we had lots of good food. My kind of girl! :)

Doesn't get much cuter than that!

The last few months we've been letting the little brothers come to preschool sometimes, and Grant really loves it. He wants to do everything his big sister does. He's sure going to miss her when she starts kindergarten. :(
The whole crew

Enjoying our tea party

Showing off the graduation cap I made and the fancy fan and wand Liza decorated during the tea party (and of course Liza's favorite baby doll Rebecca made her appearance)

I'm sad my baby girl is growing up, but I'm proud of her for what an amazing little lady she's becoming.

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Marshall and Lisa's Visit

Strawberry picking at a farm near our house
It was oh so fun to have my brother Marshall and his cute wife Lisa Jane come to visit us this month. We hadn't seen them since 2010, so it was definitely time! We fit a lot into our week together. Here's a sampling of our fun adventures.

Hiking by the Eno River 

Racing (Grant's favorite game) on Duke campus

The cute couple. We're so excited about their baby coming this summer!
Posing at the Bennett Place Historic Site

The dinosaur trail at the Museum of Life and Science

Lovin' our favorite summertime treat: Pelican Snoballs

Yes, we jumped on the bed in Asheville at Mark's awesome apartment. :)

Looking out from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC

I just love these guys.

World War II Memorial in DC
Funny to think that when Mark and Marshall first met, Marshall was only 10. :)

There are a hundred more fun pictures, thanks to Lisa's sweet new camera, but here's enough to show how much fun we had exploring North Carolina and DC. Of course we don't have photo proof of staying up late playing board games or eating lots of yummy food together or reading books with the kids or driving for hours and hours in our van... but we sure did make some good memories. Thanks for coming, Marshall and Lisa. We miss you already!