The "B" Word....

 As in "BIG" ... it's a bad word in our house. Well not really, it just makes me sad when they keep telling me  what big girls they are. They're still my little girls- just don't tell them I said so. So lately....

 
Savannah is a big kindergartner! . To celebrate her big day, we went on a date after her first week of school to the ceramic place to paint some pottery (flip flop piggy bank was her choice). The girl LOVES art!  (ie drawing, painting,and all things crafty) She also started a Ballet/ Tap combo class which she is also crazy about.. It's been fun watching her dance. Tap is her favorite (and mine too- I sneak peeks through the window during class)
 
Here she is practicing before class

 

Bella started a preschool co-op 2 days a week this year with 5 other little girly friends (that's right- 6 girls NO boys this year) and has loved feeling like one of the big kids sporting a back pack and having places to go and people to see. She is my little buddy this year. I have really enjoyed spending more time with her and taking her and Lils everywhere with me. It seems so much easier this year taking just the 2 little girlsies with me compared to last year.  She is also in the younger ballet/tap class during the day. I think she enjoys it too, but seems to be more reserved than Sav in class. Surprising since she is the most expressive of all our kids especially at home. She still looks forward to going each week and getting all dressed up.

 

and then there's Lily-B...she just keeps getting bigger and bigger each day :( aaahhhh!!I used the B word again! I took these pictures of her one day when she was in a silly mood. She was singing, talking, clapping and being her cute self. She recently sprouted her 4 top teeth all at once and has fortunately managed to stay in good spirits despite the owie gums. I love her little hippo teeth, reminds me of Joshi when he was a baby. She and Bella are becoming fast little friends, each morning when I get her from her crib she looks around until she spots Bella. Then she gets excited, bouncy and giggly. I  wish she would stop growing. self fish, I know. 

 

In other news, I got a new camera for my birthday! my old point and shoot died on me...so just for fun, I'm posting an old picture from summer taken right before it died. Here are the 4 big kids in their "reading center" that they made for reading time in the afternoons. Seems like that was just yesterday!
the new camera works much better- don't ya think?