Jillian's School Birthday Party

Jillian's birthday party at pre-school was today so I had her sit in the little Dora chair and I put her hair in two pony tails, then put in some ribbons that matched her outfit.  As soon as Jillian got off the Dora chair, Bridget climbed on it and sat down.  I asked her if she wanted her hair pretty like Jillian's and she shook her head yes, so I proceeded to fix hers the same as Jillian's.  The amazing thing was that Bridget sat without moving a muscle until I was all done.  Then I took her to a mirror and she was so pleased.  It seems she wants to do whatever Jillian does all the time.

Jillian got to lead the class in everything today for her birthday celebration.  For the party she got to put on her crown she made at the starting of pre-school, then they had the cookies that Jillian brought, and after that everyone sang "Happy Birthday" to her.  That is her teacher sitting by her leading the singing.  Next she got to pick out 4 little things from the teacher's birthday bag since she turned 4 years old.  Next they had sharing so Jillian decided to share the ruler (pointer) she picked out and during sharing she turned to the numbers and counted while pointing to them.

At the end of class Jillian got to pass out her treat bags to all the kids.  She was so nice that when she had one bag left over she gave it to one of the kid's little sister.

On the way home after this party the two girls just cracked up Papa and I.  Jillian would tell a knock-knock joke but leave out the last part as she always does.  Jillian went, "Knock, Knock, who's there? Banana! Banana who?" and then Bridget would just laugh out loud like it was so funny.  Then again, "Knock, Knock, who's there? Apple! Apple who?" and again Bridget would laugh.  That went on for quite awhile repeating the same banana and apple.  At least Jillian had a good audience in Bridget.

Rice and Dump Trucks

Since Bridget was taking a long nap and Jillian couldn't go in the playroom, she found this bin of construction vehicles and wanted to play with them.  Since the sand was long gone out of the sandbox I wondered what to use....Came up with rice so I poured a couple of cups on the counter and she spent the longest time scooping and moving the rice all around.  Actually it was not messy at all and very little ended up on the floor.
     That was yesterday.  Today they got to play outside a lot.  I found Bridget just loves to run when she in wide open spaces.  We also visited Aunt Robin and Uncle Dan's pond where they can throw in rocks.  Bridget was all over that too.  They also spent a lot of time putting dried leaves in the fire pit to get ready for the next fire.

Computer Girl

It must be because she is four years old, that today she learned how to use the mouse and click to do the Starfall kid's program.  Papa sat with her for a long time until she got it down pretty good and then she only wanted to do it herself.  She would click around on the program to discover new things I didn't even know were there.  She did Starfall for about an hour before lunch.  This is great!

Bridget is a runner! We get to see this (see the video) everytime Bridget grabs something she shouldn't have, or when we chase after her. Wow, is she fast!

Jillian's 4th Birthday

Just ask Jillian how old she is, and she'll hold up the four fingers and tell you "4"! And she's already looking forward to the next birthday, since she's been telling us she'll be five then.

We had her birthday bash at our house on Sunday, "after the volleyball tournament" as Jillian has been reminding us all week. She dressed up in her favorite pretty dress for the party. Lots of friends and relatives came to wish her a happy birthday, so the house was full. The theme for the party was "princesses", so there were streamers, plates, cups and favors along those lines. And of course, the cake had Sleeping Beauty, Belle and a light-up Cinderella on top. After blowing out the candle, Jillian sampled the frosting (as shown in the photo).

Jillian received many nice presents that she was so thrilled to open up, and she's been playing with them non-stop. It's a good thing the party was on Sunday, though, because Jillian came down with a virus and has been laying low with a fever since then. Oh well.

First Haircut

Bridget's baby hair was always longer than her hair that came in later, so today it was time to even it up.  First the high chair so she couldn't get away and then some food to detract her.  Even then after wetting it down she wasn't sure what was going on.  After cutting the sides to match the back I had to put her up at the counter to make sure the back was even and that was a challenge as she saw lots of other things to do besides sit quietly. 




Here is the pretty girl, still with curls.

Bridget and Sophie

I'm not sure how Bridget manages to get hold of Sophie to hold her but it happens many times.  Maybe Bridget has food on her fingers or Sophie likes it as Sophie is pretty good at getting away fast.  Sophie is very patient as long as Bridget doesn't grab a handful of hair and pull, which happens sometimes.  But Bridget is getting better at holding Sophie nicely and likes to pat her.  She gets to give Sophie her treat after Sophie goes potty outside.  At first she wasn't sure about the teeth on the dogs, but both Sophie and Mocha(equality) take it gently.