Connor's class put on a Fashion Show last week. Kirk and I were both able to break away from work to watch Connor walk the catwalk. It was very cute and well thought out. Below is the printed program and fan for the guests to stay cool.
The Moms await!
There were three parts to the show: summer wear, swim wear, and evening wear.
When Connor came strutting along in her summer sundress - oh my. There was an emcee describing each outfit in loving detail. Connor was quite determined and deliberate in her walk.
We were ready to fulfill our duty as paparazzi for the models!
Not everyone was happy about the exercise. Overcoming shyness. Mom jumped in to help.
They had spots taped down they were to hit.
Connor peeking out of the curtain, ready to go!
Note all the other classes came to enjoy the show and lined the route. I will never in a million years know how these teachers keeps them all sitting still and paying attention!
Connor picked out TWO outfits for the evening wear portion. An elegant red ball gown...
As well as a jazzy little pink number with black diamond sunglasses!
You can see the circles drawn on the cement the kids were to walk around.
A final bow!
The models did a great job. Not sure how the teachers managed all those quick changes in the sweltering heat with those sweaty little bodies, but hey more power to them!
Click here for full album of fashion, waffles and swimming
The Moms await!There were three parts to the show: summer wear, swim wear, and evening wear.When Connor came strutting along in her summer sundress - oh my. There was an emcee describing each outfit in loving detail. Connor was quite determined and deliberate in her walk.We were ready to fulfill our duty as paparazzi for the models!Not everyone was happy about the exercise. Overcoming shyness. Mom jumped in to help.They had spots taped down they were to hit.Connor peeking out of the curtain, ready to go!Note all the other classes came to enjoy the show and lined the route. I will never in a million years know how these teachers keeps them all sitting still and paying attention!Connor picked out TWO outfits for the evening wear portion. An elegant red ball gown...As well as a jazzy little pink number with black diamond sunglasses!You can see the circles drawn on the cement the kids were to walk around.A final bow!The models did a great job. Not sure how the teachers managed all those quick changes in the sweltering heat with those sweaty little bodies, but hey more power to them!Click here for full album of fashion, waffles and swimming
The hardest part for me is that Connor has NO FEAR! None. She knows how to hold her breath and can actually independently go under and get back up. She has just enough confidence to give me great fear. The other kids in her class fear putting their face in the water. Connor has the opposite problem and DOESN'T fear.
She is so funny with her little friends. She loves them so!
By the time the lesson is over the children are all water-logged. And HUNGRY!
We rotate families bringing dinner to share and plate up the food as quickly as possible.
With full tummies the energy tanks pop right back to high and the kids run around and up and down this cement strip until they are delirious from exhaustion.
Swim lessons keep the rhythm of our week exciting!
Have I mentioned that we have totally discovered the wonders of dress up the past couple of weeks. Connor is a big fan especially of any satin dresses like these....they feel just like her muh-muh blanket. She had me in stitches the other day watching Snow White in her princess gown belting out, "Someday my Prince will come"
Sal and her mom make quite a story. It was one of my childhood classics and will be for Connor too. I love books that are popular generation after generation.
We met Palmer and her sweet family at the farm ready to pick before the sun got too hot! It was hard not to mentally compare our girls from the last time we went picking here two years ago. What a difference from age 1 to age 3!
We had time to squeeze in a little playground time before and after our picking adventure.
After collecting our pails and set out into the bush. The owner warned of poison ivy, so the Moms were a little on edge looking for the dreaded three-leaf plant - but thankfully we didn't find any.
Connor worked hard to fill up her bucket without eating too, too many! She and Palmer became pros at picking only the dark blue berries. There were many not yet ripe. Guess we were a little early. But it made the hunt even more fun. We found plenty nonetheless.
It wasn't long before it got brutally hot. Blueberry picking is hard work! We were grateful we set out so early.
We headed into the shade to pay for our berries. Again I was reminded in this photo of the similar scene a couple of years ago. The girls were big blueberry eaters back then too!
After all that picking Connor was pretty tuckered out. She rubbed her pink muh-muh satin blanket in the car and was out like a light. She and Palmer played so well together. They are sure to be dear friends - just like their parents.
I think even Sal and his Mom would have approved of our blueberry success!
