Senior Night

The cousins, Ty, Jillian, Bridget, and Brock, came to watch Senior night as Tierney and Macee played their last scheduled home game at CRHS.  (Cale was there also but left after the presentations.) Jillian and Bridget got to watch the festivities and then they got in line to slap hands with all the players.  It was a quick game so they got to run around afterwards to try some volleyball and see Tierney for a picture.  Today I asked Jillian what she wanted to be when she grew up and she said, "A volleyball player".  Good answer.

A Trip to the Pumpkin Patch

They rode the bus to the pumpkin patch and Jillian was thrilled to sit with her friends.  They sang the Wheels on the Bus song on the way to Willow Grove. 

The first thing the kids did was to see the baby bunnies.  I think this was the highlight of Jillian's trip.  She has wanted a baby bunny for a long time.  They showed them how to approach the bunny slowly and then they could pet it.  She followed directions very well while some kids just chased the bunnies. They also got to feed the goats and see the baby pigs.

It was rainy and cold so by the time they got to pick out their pumpkin, they were ready to go home.  She was very proud of the pumpkin she picked and was excited to take it home.

Pirates

On Thursday, one of the few nice days, Jillian found Brock and convinced him to play Pirates with her.  They went back and forth on the two zip lines chasing each other.  Jillian was the boss Pirate.  And Brock didn't let Bridget try the zip line this time. 

Bridget saw Jillian spinning on the swing so she decided she could do that while Brock and Jillian were playing Pirates.  She barely reached the ground so it was pretty hard.

Rielee's Here!

It's rare that Rielee gets to come play since school started but Friday both Jillian and Rielee didn't have school.  The first thing when Rielee gets here is to go in the dress up box and get everyone an outfit to wear.  Here Rielee is trying to pull up Jillian hair to fit under a fancy hat. Rielee ended up as a hula girl.  Bridget put on a fancy skirt that she wouldn't remove all day.  It is great having Rielee come as they play and get along so well.  I even had time to work on some projects.  And Bridget follows them around fascinated by what they're doing and she is completely happy doing that.

Here is Bridget in her fancy skirt.  She loved to twirl around in it.  She would twirl and twirl, get a little dizzy, and go again.  But she never got real dizzy so she would fall down.
That evening they got to go watch Cale play his last home football game.  Bridget tried to show Mommy her twirling in the grandstand but it was too hard in that small space.



Play, Play, Play

Jillian and Bridget started the day with a visit with Ava and Harper.  They were immediately attracted to the house for all the horses, especially since it raised up by itself.   They had a great time there seeing all the toys new to them.  I borrowed this picture from Dianne since I forgot my camera and phone.    

The girls spent all afternoon outside in the beautiful weather.  Bridget surprised me by wanting this helmet on and then getting the glider bike.  Papa put the seat down and she got on and rode and rode.  She wasn't very fast but she had the right idea.  She also felt she was a "big" girl for riding a bike like sister.  Jillian always wants to do this catching game with the ball.  She is getting pretty good at it.  I don't remember what it's called.

They ended the day with a visit to Tierney.  They played downstairs there for a long time as they have the coolest toys downstairs.  They especially enjoyed Tierney throwing them on the giant bean bag. 


Jillian's Gone

Jillian spends a lot of time arranging dolls and furniture in the dollhouse and she keeps Bridget away by giving her something else to play with and Bridget goes along with that.  When Jillian does that I call her "Ruby" from the cartoon "Max and Ruby" as Ruby always tries to distract Max from her things.

But when Jillian goes to pre-school, Bridget heads right for the dollhouse and plays and plays.  She has found a treasure.  But when Jillian returns and sees the dollhouse she lets everyone know she is not a happy camper.

What a Difference a Year Makes

 

A year ago Jillian made a witch's house like this and it really looked like a crazy witch's house and she needed a lot of help with the basics of putting it together.  This year she looked at the pictures, figured out how to put it together, and did all the decorating herself.  Big girl now.