Summer continues

Bear's tomatoes are finally starting to grow. Granted they're only the size of marbles at the moment, but they're there and she's excited.

I wish I could remember when I was three years old and simple things like plant growth were the highlights of my week.



Ballet has also begun. About 2 months ago she ran up to me and asked, "Can I go to ballet classes?" Matt and I figured why not and signed her up. The only problem being that for the past 2 months she has been asking, "I go to ballet class tomorrow?" She has also been asking, "Can we go to the zoo tomorrow?" and "Can I buy shiny shoes?"

She loved loved loved her first ballet class. Although I did have to have a little talk with her afterwards. After her class, one of the other moms told me, "Your daughter is a natural born leader. She's the smallest one there, but she made sure all the other girls were doing what they were supposed to." Of course, that was the nice way of saying that our little girl is "bossy." I watched her spend her whole first hour in dance class pointing and telling the other girls what to do.

But besides her natural leadership skills, she's been happily practicing her spins and her shuffles (yup, she's learning tap, too!) all over the house.



Fourth of July we spent with some good friends, barbecue and 7-layer dip. It was a nice relaxing Saturday. Of course, Chipmunk wasn't too happy after a while and made sure that everyone knew. Lately he's been showing a lot of frustration at not being able to do what everyone else can do. He even does this little temper tantrum thing where he lies on the floor and kicks his legs. Of course, I don't really think it has the intended effect he's looking for. Most people watch him throw his little fit and say, "Oh, that's so cute!" and then just let him continue with his toddler rant. Poor kid.

Now off for some more summer fun...