Soccer Girl

Laina is really enjoying soccer. She plays in an all girl league and her team name is The Sandpipers. She's figuring out how to get in there and be aggressive to get the ball. Joe is coaching her team which Laina just loves. I'm having a blast watching her on the side lines. I love how much my girl loves sports and I hope she never loses that love. I also love how she likes to come home and get dressed up in her girlie little dresses. She's just the best of both worlds that Laina.

First Day of Dance

With fall comes dance! Laina started dance class this week and this year she is taking both ballet and tap (one class that teaches both). This year's class is one hour long and she gets to wear two different types of shoes. This is her first time taking tap and let me just say, she is beside herself with joy over those shiny white tap shoes. She doesn't ever want to take them off.

We have ourselves a kindergartener!

The big day finally arrived and Miss Laina started Kindergarten! Such an exciting day. Still cannot believe she's almost 5 years old and officially a school kid now. Where has the time gone? They aren't kidding when they tell you it goes fast....because it really really does. We started the morning off with some fun decorations in the living room to celebrate the big day. Laina and Joe had Wheaties for breakfast - - - breakfast of champions! Ok well Laina only ate 1 bite and didn't care for it. We walked her down to school and waited outside while the kids lined up and then were brought inside by their teachers. Day 1 was just a 2 hour visit and the next day is her first full day. She loved it!

Playground A Palooza!

We hit 4 playgrounds in our town today and boy did Miss Laina has a great time playing. We also enjoyed a picnic lunch and ended the day with an ice cream! Ahhhh, summer! (And yes, that is Joe and Laina coming out of the tunnel slide together on the last picture!)

Hanging With Slugger

We spent a fun afternoon at the Seadogs game. We bought tickets the day of the game and we weren't sure how the seats would be but boy did we luck out. We were a couple rows back right above the Seadogs dugout. Laina even got to take home one of the game balls. At the end of the game, Laina got to run the bases. Such a fun family outing!

Ahoy!

Another fun vacation adventure was taking a boat ride out on Casco Bay. It was a super hot day and it finally cooled off a bit out on the open ocean. We saw lots of different lighthouses and we saw a seal out on Seal Rock. Laina had a lot of fun and got to help the Captain steer the boat.

Story Land

We finally made it to Story Land! And it was well worth the wait. We had such a fun day. Laina and Joe rode every ride possible and because there was barely anyone there, they could ride over and over and over again. They rode the Polar Coaster seven times! What a long fun exhausting day we had.