Gymnastics

Again, I will brag about how great Libby did at SIGS! She followed directions, did flips, hung on the bars (which is a big thing since she never would do it before) and even did the running races at the end correctly! Here, she is so happy that her Daddy was able to make it after work!

This was a new task for the week...holding onto the rings and lifting herself up. She was able to hold them, but was not able to lift up, quite yet. She did a great job, though! I think the funniest thing was watching her jump into the "cheese pit" tonight! In the past, she would get in only if Gary or I were in it as well. Tonight she was jumping and sliding in time after time! She couldn't get enough!

Camp Weekend

This weekend, Gary, Libby, Betsy & I went down to spend our first weekend of the year at the lake house. As you probably have heard, we have it up for sale, so Betsy & I wanted to get some things organized and cleaned out before potential buyers walked through. We went to the Lodge for dinner and a few minutes at the playground.

At the lodge, I sat Libby on this spot to take a cute picture....After I got home, I decided that I used this same spot for a photo opportunity last year. Crazy, isn't it?

We are so lucky that we do not have a picky eater! Libby likes a lot of things, and ate 2 plates full at the lodge (not to mention ice cream for dessert!) Thanks for the water bottle lid, Amy! It works great!

Proud Mimi Keep on Turning

Libby's Mimi came up to see Libby in action tonight! She was so proud of Libby! It is easy to image what she does at gymnastics when we tell people, but to see her actually follow directions and have such a great time is really something! Here, Libby waits for class to start. What a face!
Miss Lindsay helps Libby down the "rainbow". As you know from other posts, we still have a slide in our living room, so the rainbow was a piece of cake to her!

Mimi helps Libby across the balance beam.Betsy helped Libby up the other side of the rainbow by giving her a boost with her leotard!This was the second week in a row that Libby did great with the flip over the bar! As you can see from her face in this picture, she loved it!

All of that gymnastics made Libby work up quite an appetite. We stopped at a local Mexican restaurant for dinner on our way home. She is nuts about salsa! I think her bib says it all, "Dinner's on me" (she even has it on her arms!)

Welcome Kate!

One of mine and Amy's very good friends, Kristin, had a sweet baby girl yesterday. They named her Katheryn Jeanne...and she weighed in at a whopping 9 lbs with a full head of hair! How sweet is she?! They both are doing well...and Amy & I are counting down the weeks until Kristin can come back to work! Lunch is not the same without you!

Berry Twist Babe

After work, Gary & I decided to enjoy the beautiful weather and go to Berry Twist for dinner. I had the usual--tacos and Libby scarfed down a hot dog like she had not eaten all day. After she ate great, she got her frozen yogurt, as promised. She was so cute...with her glasses on eating a cone!
I dug back in the archives and pulled out this picture of Libby last year eating her first Berry Twist. She looks so tiny compared to now (yes, we have more than that one bib...I just happened to bring it this year, too!). Good 'til the last drop!

Take Me Out To The Ballgame!

After Berry Twist, we headed out the the ball park to watch Keaton's baseball game. Libby loved her chair...for the few seconds that she could stay put in it!

Like every good spectator, Libby watched the game with a glove in her hand...in case she needed to catch a fly ball!

Carson & Libby played catch for a little while! I do not know why I didn't get any photos of Ashlyn or Brooklyn, but they were so great to Libby! They shared their popcorn with her (we owe you a bag of popcorn, Joni!)

Libby & her boyfriend, Carson! How cute are they?

Where a Kid can be a Kid

Today we went to Chuck E. Cheese's for Ally & Evan's birthday party! It was Libby's first time there and she loved it! As you all know, Libby is crazy about her cousin, Ally, and has not seen her in 2 weeks since Mema had surgery. She cannot wait to go back to Mema's this week so she can spend time with her! Here, Libby and the birthday girl pose in the photo booth. Libby looks thrilled!

There were a number of "cars" that she could ride on. Here, she was enjoying driving the bus! All aboard!
Libby is getting to be so independent! She wanted to drive this car but did not want any help getting in. Finally, she made it! Driving is serious, Momma, quit trying to make me take my eyes off of the road to smile at the camera!
Can someone get me some Windex?

Allyson, the birthday gal poses next to her cake.

Evan, the birthday boy, tries his luck playing air hockey.