Blueberry picking

I recently found out that my friend's parents have a blueberry farm. Since Adam grew up in Maine and has fond memories of picking blueberries as a child, we decided that we should carry on the tradition with our girls. So off we went on Sunday afternoon. Avery and Paige loved it. They were real troopers considering it was very hot in the afternoon sun. We came home with our 5 pounds of the most delicious blueberries. Now I just have to figure out what to do with them all!

Avery's first dance recital

Avery has been taking ballet since September and had her first dance recital this past weekend. What an event it was! Avery's class is full of 4 and 5 year olds and they were as cute as can be. I volunteered to be one of the stage moms and help all the little ones stay entertained while we were waiting to dance. I actually spent most of the time taking them back and forth to the potty and helping the pull up tights! It was super fun anyways. Avery danced so well and I am very proud of her to going on stage with hundreds of people watching. Now we take a break from dance for the summer and she will most likely be taking two classes in the fall.

Avery and her best friend Kennedy. They are two peas in a pod!

Dancing around in the lobby afterwards..

Had to post....

Ok so I know I post a lot of swimming pictures but we do live in Florida and spend a fair amount of time swimming. These two of Paige were just so good I had to post. The first is of Paige floating. She hasn't quite figured out to straighten her legs yet but she loves to float like this. The second is of her jumping into the pool. I just love how if you look closely you can see the joy on her face.

Our first really hot weekend

We seemed to have skipped right over spring and headed straight into summer. This past weekend was hot and humid. Since we don't have a real pool or one all that close by we brought out the inflatable pool. The girls love it anyway and I can enjoy a nice book while watching them play in the water.

Waiting for the pool to fill up...

Disney trip

The great thing about living where we do (well one of the great things) is that we can usually make a trip to Disney each year for very little cost. Disney offered FL residents a "Volunteer a Day, Get a Day" at Disney this year. Adam and I were each able to get free tickets which we LOVE! Disney World really is a magical place!

The princesses danced in a show in front of Cinderella's Castle. We got there just in time to watch the first show.
Last year we waited in line to meet the Princesses and this year we decided to meet the Fairies because the girls are all about Tinker Bell right now. The lines to meet these characters are too long to do both. The young ones (and grown ups) don't quite have that much patience. This is Rosetta. If you have seen any of the recent Tinker Bell movies you'll know who she is.

This girl was awesome! She was in character for Tinker Bell that I was even starting to believe she was the real Tinker Bell. Avery LOVED meeting her!

Silvermist - She makes dew drops. :)

Happy Birthday Avery!

Avery was so excited to have her birthday party at Backyard Adventures this year. I was excited to only have to show up and not plan or clean or prepare food! The kids had a great time and Avery loved it!

Clearly this gift was fascinating!