Jillian
Jillian’s First Soccer Game
Today was Jillian’s first soccer game. It was also Adrian’s first game as coach. The girls did surprisingly well for their age! I thought that Jillian might be a flower picker or cloud gazer but she wasn’t. She really did get in there and even helped get the ball to goal on several occasions. She did fall and start crying but overall she had a great time! Adrian did great too!
My Beautiful Daughters
I love taking photos of the girls… if only they loved it too haha! I managed to get some good shots in today.
Haha I LOVE Claire’s expression
Just like daddy
Haha this is SO Claire! 
First day of Kindergarten
I cannot believe that my first born began Kindergarten today! She was so excited to start! I love having her at my school! When I tucked her in bed she said, “Mommy, Mrs. Anderson is the best teacher!” It just melted my heart!! She loves school so much and I couldn’t be happier!
My classroom is facing the kindergarten room, so I always get to say hello to Jillian before she begins class!
6 Week Portraits
It’s hard to believe that Claire is already 6 weeks old! (Which sadly means I return to work in 2 weeks)
Portrait day was difficult to get through, we’re lucky we got some great shots!! Claire has been colicky for the past 3 weeks. I think it has a lot to do with her digestive system. I’ve been trying probiotics and they seem to be helping 🙂 Hopefully all will be well by the time I return to school.
Growing up!
The girls made their own peanut butter sandwiches today! They were so excited, Jillian said that she wants to make hers every time now 🙂
Jillian’s 5th Birthday
Five years! Wow! We are so blessed to have such an amazing little girl. Jillian is truly a special person. She is a very sensitive little girl who is amazingly affectionate and full of wonder and creativity. I love indulging her during her favorite time of the year, her birthday! This year has been the hardest to throw a birthday party considering Claire is barely two weeks old. We tried to talk Jillian into just going to Disneyland or somewhere equally fun, but nope, she had to have a party 🙂
So we decided to have the family come over for dinner on her actual birthday and then invite the preschoolers over for a Saturday party. Well the Family dinner kept growing, haha. The family list kept growing… it was really more of a dinner party for most of my mom’s friends 🙂 It was a really nice night! I really enjoyed having a Baby Break, haha, I think the only times I had Claire was when I was feeding her. The hardest part of that party was the prep! Claire was a bit cranky while I was trying to make a cake! The girls were also having sharing/playing nice issues and there was quite a bit of screaming and crying.
The Saturday preschool party was great… not many RSVPs… but the kids that showed up were really nice kids! We had a total of 7 kids plus 3 siblings. They all had a blast playing the backyard. The theme this year was ice cream, though no ice cream was actually served at the party. I made these fantastic cupcakes inside ice cream cones, thank you Pinterest! Unfortunately Pinterest didn’t tell me that I shouldn’t make the cake ahead of time! All of the cones became soggy and fell over! My mom, thankfully, is amazing and ran to the store and picked up a cake. The party was a success and Jillian was super happy 🙂
Here are pictures from Thursday and Saturday 🙂 Check out my polka dot cake!!
Ice Cream Party 🙂
They lined up for the piñata by themselves 🙂 SO CUTE!
Jillian’s First Ballet Recital
This year my mom signed Jillian up for ballet lessons. It has really helped with her motor skills 🙂 Her cartwheels have greatly improved! Jillian’s recital was super cute! It’s fun watching her on stage. Unfortunately because of my school’s schedule, Jillian will not be able to continue with ballet. (time conflicts). So this will be her one and only ballet recital for some time. If she asks to join again I’ll look for a class that fits our schedule.
Jillian’s Ballet Recital from Sarah Barnes on Vimeo.