Girl Days

This spring has been exceptionally busy with baseball, T-Ball, gymnastics, dance, swimming and Tae Kwon Do. Luckily, the girls usually have their activities on one of our "girl days" -- either a Monday or a Friday, when they don't have school, and we can leisurely head to the gymnastics class, the dance studio, or the baseball field, without a school schedule to work around.

Here's what those days usually look like...

We trek out to gymnastics on Mondays, where Clara's little tummy is usually on full display in a star-spangled leotard while she tackles cartwheels, beams, and trampolines. Molly and I can usually be found in the cafe next door foraging for "fruity snacks," cheese sticks or popcorn for Molly's post-nap afternoon snack.

On Fridays, we head to Molly's dance class with Miss Renee - a favorite teacher who also happens to be the little sister of one of our good friends from college. Molly harbors an active resentment against Miss Renee's 1 year-old son, and pretty much is in heaven when she's wearing a tutu and has Miss Renee all to herself, sans baby.

 

Clara goes to the same studio for "big girl ballet" -- and real leotards and tights! -- on Saturdays. She feels right at home with this motley crew of Theta Xi girls!

Having ample time to do fun activities like these, as well as lounge around the house, play with dolls, create artwork, build forts, hunt for bugs and ride bikes is the best thing about having a very light preschool schedule for Clara. She's headed off to kindergarten all too soon, and I love moments like these all too much!