Dinner with Jake

Uncle Jake joined us for dinner the other night - thanks Jake for coming over!  (He might not ever want to again....dinner at our house is quite the experience with Fielder)

And out for ice cream after!

(Fielder signing for more!)

Claire 1st Dance Recital

Claire was so excited for her big moment of dancing on a real stage!  Wednesday night we had a 2+ hour rehearsal (parents weren't allowed to watch) and then Thursday night was the recital.  She looked so pretty in her costume (and first time in makeup, gulp.)   I videotaped the whole thing since Rob had to stay home with Fielder - it's too long to post on here, but it really is so sweet!  I could tell she was really paying attention and trying to do the moves at the right time.

Here are the girls pre-show.....HYPER!!

Afterwards, she ran down to give me a hug.  Then I guess she noticed that quite a few girls had flowers so she went over and asked her teacher where her flowers were!  OOPS!  Luckily, I had already planned to take her for ice cream, so that made everything ok  :-)
 

Last Lunch Bunch

Claire's absolute favorite thing of all of preschool has been lunch bunch this year.  She has so much fun eating lunch with her friends and having a little extra time at school on Wednesdays.  Yesterday was her last one and my last "long day" with just Fielder. 

Fielder and I have been going to the Childrens Museum or having some kind of adventure while Claire is at school on Wednesdays and I was a little sad in a way that this was our last one for a while.  We met up with Meredith and Kate at the Short Pump CM. 

Fielder's favorite thing is the "choo choo."  He never really looks all that happy when the train is going, but then he'll cry when it's over!  We're so excited that Aunt Meredith joined CM!!

 

Dear Jake,

Dear Jake,
Thank you for the moon dough that you gave me at least a year ago that my mommy "stashed for a rainy day."  We finally got to play with it and it was SO FUN to make a huge mess and watch Mommy and Daddy scurry around picking up little bits that went flying all over the kitchen.  Fielder had fun mushing it up and probably only ate a little bit.  Even Charlie liked the moon dough, just ask Daddy who took Charlie outside the next day.  We love you Uncle Jake!
Love,
Claire

 

 

 

The Barnes family hearts Harlie

 



Saturday was the 2nd annual We Heart Harlie event and this year I brought the whole gang.  The event is a fundraiser for a very special little girl and her family.  Harlie's mom, Christy, is a friend of mine and she is a wonderful writer....check out her blog!


Claire was so excited to go - they had face painting, bouncy houses, zumba, and all kinds of other fun things.  (The fundraiser is a raffle and I won a prize this year!  woo hoo!!)  Fielder had a blast in the smaller bounce house and Claire couldn't stop running from one activity to the next.  It was a fun morning and an honor to be there supporting my friend and her family.

 

Skating!

Claire has been asking to go roller skating so we headed out today to the "kid skate."  As soon I walk in that place, the smell takes me back to 7th grade skating parties.  And I'm pretty sure they haven't changed much as far the décor since I was in 7th grade.

Claire had a blast and Fielder had fun running around.  I even laced up to take Fielder for a spin (so fun!  I could have skated all day!)  After a oh-so-healthy snack of popcorn, a blue slushy, and a lollipop, we headed home for lunch & Mimi day.  Fun times.  If I can, I'll load the video of Claire and Fielder dancing to the Cha-cha slide.

Ladies Man

Fielder loves to sneak a kiss!  We got to hang out at the park today with Aunt Mere and Kate and Fielder got a chance to practice his "game."