The Recital

Gillian has been taking dance class at her school. They finish every year with a recital. Gillian has been talking about her recital for weeks. Yesterday was Gillian's recital.

We had the dress rehearsal two weeks ago and the girls looked awesome. Gillian was very strict "You can't watch. You have to stay outside. It's a surprise."

Finally the big day was here. Gillian was ready. Gillian not only had Daddy, John and I in the audience, but Grandma, Grandpa, Grandad, Mimi and Poppy too.  Gillian and her class were the second to last to perform.  They danced to "Little Grass Shack."  They did amazing. 

 

I am so impressed.  Gillian and her classmates did awesome.  Each of them were awarded a medal.  Gillian wore it proudly.
 

Gillian was showered with bouquets when we met everyone outside.  We are so proud of our little girl!
 

Magic Shell

I made vanilla ice cream on Saturday.  This kids were super excited to try it out.  I also gave them the option of having Magic Shell on top of it.  For those who don't know, Magic Shell is chocolate that you pour over the ice cream and it hardens.  It always reminds me of my Grandma and I haven't had any in the house for a while.  So I said "Here's a special treat."  Gillian immediately told me "I've had this before.  At Grandma's house.  It's the best!"  I only put a little on their ice cream but they loved it just the same. 

On Sunday, they again were super excited to have more ice cream.  Gillian helped me out by shaking the Magic Shell bottle.  Of course I got it on video.

Typing

Yesterday Gillian discovered the typewriter in our office. Yes, we still have a typewriter. We actually thought the ribbon had dried out, but Gillian showed us that all we needed to do was repeatedly hit one key. She got it working and had a blast typing her name and a bunch of random letters.

When we got home and told Daddy all about it, he laughed and said "I used to do that when I was little." Some things just go full circle. 

The car

Gillian spent the day at the office with me. She found a car in the Mazda showroom, and told me "Mama, I really want this car!" I said "Really?" She told me "Yes! I love it. I want this car when I get bigger. Can I have it?" I told her "Don't worry when you get bigger, we will make sure you get a car." 

Later, we were in the showroom again and she ran over to her car. "Mama, I love it so much. I want this car when I get bigger!" I asked "Why?" She said "Because it has a beautiful gold bow on it! Can you take my picture by it?"

The map

John made Gillian a map today. He cut it into pieces and hid it around the house and the backyard. Gillian then had to start in her room and find all the pieces of the map. Once she had all the pieces she would be able to find the "treasure." Gillian loved this and volunteered to make the treasure. While John was making the map, she was coloring a Lego man. John agreed to make her picture the treasure. He then rehid the map pieces and the treasure. They ran around the house and the backyard looking for the hidden pieces. After they were done, Gillian cut up her Lego man picture and she hid them for John to find. 

It was such a simple game, but they loved it. And I loved watching them. 

Early Morning

Around 6 am, I rolled over and noticed the light on in the hallway. I closed my eyes for a second, opened them and saw Gillian standing next to the bed. She had a stuffed animal. I motioned for her to climb into bed with me. She did. Just as she settled in she said "Where's John?" I said "You didn't even say 'Good Morning' yet." She said "Good Morning! Where's John?" I said "Probably still in bed, it's really early." She said "Nope. I checked. Just Travis (the turtle) was in there." I said "Maybe Travis ate him!" She said "Nahh." I said "Maybe. You know Travis has been looking a little cubby lately." She looked at me and said "No. Him's a stuffed animal!"

Red Nose

Gillian has been talking about Red Nose Day all week. When you asked her about it she would say "Thursday is Red Nose Day! I'm so excited! All my friends will have red noses!" Gillian's class had a bake sale today with all the proceeds to go to the Red Nose Fund. She had Daddy buy brownies for dessert. When John and I got home tonight, she greeted us with "I got you dessert!" She wore her red nose during dinner and even let John try it on too! I'm sure she doesn't know exactly what Red Nose Day is about, but I'm glad she was excited and enjoyed it.