I took this picture of Ellie over the weekend. We were at an outdoor arts festival and she was 
sitting and watching the dancers at one of the stages. I think I love this picture because it is not posed. I feel that it shows the old soul in her - which I know she has.
The weather in April has definitely brought the rainshowers. And we are greatful - because we have been suffering through a major drought. Unfortunately, the rain tends to come on weekends. But, when the weather behaves we definitely have been taking advantage of it. Above was a picture I took from my front door of my girls having popsicles on the front porch. They are not allowed to eat popsicles inside the house - but on warm evenings, you can find them outside slurping away.
Jordan's class had a field trip last week and I got to chaperone. They went to a large animal safari-type place and got to feed llamas, water buffalo, giraffes, etc. I think she was feeding an alpaca above. The place allows you to drive through in your car if you want or they have wagons pulled by horse. Her class went by wagon - so they had very easy access to all of the animals. It was a lot of fun and I'm glad I was able to spend the day with her class. She has just learned how to say the pledge of alliegance in Mandarin. I will take a video of her saying it soon and post it - I think it is pretty cool. She recited it for some friends of ours who are Chinese and they were impressed (I think they were most impressed with her accent - the fact she is saying the tones). Since I can't judge that - I was really happy to hear that.
At the end of May, Jordan's gymnastics class is going to perform their routines on some of the equiptment. I snuck a few pics of Jordan on the beam. I would kill for calf muscles like my daughter's. Her body was built for gymnastics. She likes it but not enough for us to do anything beyond recreational. But right now it rates higher than any of the proposed alternatives I've given her (horseback riding, ballet, art classes).
