Gymnastics Graduation Day

Yesterday Paige complete her Playful Penguins gymnastics class with a showcase of skills on the floor, beam, rings, and bars. After completing all rotations each child received a medal and certificate. Paige has now moved up to the next level where she will be by herself, no moms allowed. Below are some of the highlights from the showcase.

Amy



Warm up stretching















Standing up after a forward roll
















Flipping over the bar















Straddle swing















Look at my cool medal and certificate!

Summer Fun Photo Story

First put on your most stylish swim suit. Use your best model stare while mom takes a picture.





















Get a bucket full of water















Get your swim suit wet.





















Get out the water squirters





















Reflect on the fun I had.

Road Trip to New York.

This past week Paige and I drove from Michigan first to Ithaca, NY where my parents live, then on to Cooperstown where my Grandfather is. Paige was a very good traveler! The trip to my parents took 9 hours and the trip to Cooperstown was 3.5 hours. We had a wonderful week with my parents and my Grandfather was so excited to have Paige come visit. This was the first time he has seen her and he smiled the whole time we visited! My grandfather looks so much better than when I left a month ago. He even went on an outing with some of the other residents of his nursing home to go for a drive and some ice cream! I'm glad he seems to be adjusting to life in the home.
There are no baseball fans in our family so while in Cooperstown we spent an afternoon at the Farmers Museum. We rode the carousel, walked through an restored village, and took in the animals at the historic farm. Paige had so much fun she slept most of the way back to my parents house!
My parents love having Paige and I come visit and Paige had such a good time she did not want to leave! I am grateful we got the chance to see my grandfather and my parents. Below are a few picture from our trip.


Amy

Mom, Grandpa, Paige, and me

Grandma and Paige ride the carousel

Paige milking the pretend cow at the Farmers Museum

Paige with Grandma and Grandpa

Garage sales!

Paige loves to go to garage sales and this weekend was our subdivision one. We walked the entire neighborhood looking for good bargains. From our neighbors Zack and Tyler we bought a very cool mini trampoline. Here Paige demonstrates her bouncing skills















From Ms. Mary we bought a Leap Pad (teaching type lap computer for kids) and a shelf with bins to organize toys. Paige spent her money on a princess wand (no surprise there), the Candy Land board game, and the Pretty Pretty Princess board game. We played all the games after dinner. The winner of the Pretty Pretty Princess game refused to have photos published here. Paige won Candy Land easily.

It's supposed to be a hot week. Stay cool!

Amy