Circus Time!

I went to my 1st Ringling Brothers Circus show with my Grammy, Mommy, Aunt, Uncle & Cousins!

My cousin & I wanted to be clowns too!

I liked watching the trapeze artists swing and do flips, but that would be scary! I stick to my somersaults on the mat!

But of course, I REALLY liked watching all of the animals! I watched the dogs, cats, horse, tigers, zebras......AND....

....ELEPHANTS! My favorite! They did lots of silly stuff!

We had a great time and are glad that we got to go! Thanks Grammy & Papo!

Tumbling Class

Aly has started her first tumbling class and absolutely loves it!

I found a little leotard at a second-hand shop that she gets to wear. She thinks it's so cool! Here she is ready to go!

I'm ready - let's get stretching!

Then, I got to march (forward & backwards) to Mickey Mouse music, roll like a hotdog, practice doing my somersaults the right way (so I don't get hurt) and lots of other fun things!

My teacher, Mrs. Taylor, even taught me the proper way to start my somersaults and end them "Ta Da!"

Decorating My New Room: BEFORE

Aly helped Mommy paint pictures for her new room. She thought it was SOOOO much fun!

Notice how serious she is! She was actually very careful (because she didn't want to get it on her). She did ask for a wipe at one point to clean off some paint on her fingers.

She was careful to stay in the areas that Mommy outlined. She did a lot of dabbing!

Then, she started learning how to cover more area using the brush.

What a ham! Our future artist!

Watch for more pictures as we complete her room....

Turkey Run State Park

Aly's love for the canoeing this past summer in Michigan, led us to spend some special family time at Turkey Run State Park over the Labor Day weekend.

Aly & Mommy

While canoeing along, Aly noticed this bridge and wanted to go on it as she saw others doing. So, we "beached" our canoes and climbed up to the top of this bridge.

Here's the gang (minus Mommy taking the picture) at the top.

We were so glad that Grammy & Papo could join us for this 3+ mile, 1 1/2 hour adventure. It was a lot of fun!

Here's another bridge that was at the end of our adventure. Aly again wanted to go on it, so her and Daddy went on it and looked out the windows.

We had great weather and a great time was had by all! This will definitely be something that we do again. Aly's hoping that next time her cousin Liam can join us! :)

First Day of Preschool

Aly started her first year of preschool and is soooo excited! She picked out her outfit, wore her new school shoes and even picked out a Dora backpack for her papers (imagine that)! Here she is walking up to the school on her first day.

Here is the big preschooler! She found her name hook (....it did take a minute, because there were a few "A" names in her class) and hung up her backpack all by herself!

This is Aly's teacher, Mrs. Bernhardt who she already adores! She been teaching preschool for 21 years and is just awesome with the children. She even scored brownie points with Aly today for giving out CareBear gummies for a special treat! In Aly's class of 10, there are 3 boys and 7 girls.

They start off their day with a "Circle Time". Because I am working there, Aly will be the first one there everyday! She got to pick out her carpet square, choosing to sit on the "Tt tree" one. She also has found many toys that she enjoys. She picked out the Mickey to play with while she waited for her friends to show up.

When I picked her up, she was waiting on her square saying "cheese". So, I took a picture as she waited to be dismissed. (Also pictured is her other teacher, Mrs. Satterfield.) They said that she had a great first day and talked a lot! (I hate to admit it, but she may be taking after her mom!) She is looking forward to going back on Wednesday (...it's a Monday & Wednesday morning class).

And.....horray for mom, she only shed a tiny tear!

The Air Show

We had a great time at the local Air Show last weekend. Aly really enjoyed seeing the airplanes on the ground and in the sky.

Eventhough she is not smiling, her favorite plane on the ground was the one that was just her size! She even knows how to put it on autopilot!

Aly's favorite in the sky seemed to be this one. A guy parachuted from an airplane, carrying a large American flag. The airplane flew around the parachuted as it decended, making lots of circles!

Mom and dad really enjoyed the Blue Angels of course! Aly thought that they were really loud, but enjoyed them as well. What a fun time for all (minus it being a little on the warm side)!