Happy Birthday Diana!

Yesterday our big girl turned 4 years old!  We celebrated all day with lots of phone calls from family and lots of fun events! 

We began our day at the water park on NAS Oceana.  Diana has lots of fun swimming in the toddler pool!

Practicing her scoops and kicks

Cara loves to kick in the water

Bathing beauty

Jellyfish float

After the water park we came home, had a rest, and then opened a few presents!

A stuffed alligator from Nana and Papa

Card from Mommy and Daddy

Paula Deen’s My First Cookbook

Clothes for Jenny, her doll.

A princess calendar from Mommy and Daddy

Coloring book from Grandma B

Cara got a turtle from Nana and Papa too!

Pretty dress from Nana and Papa

After presents, we went to Diana’s favorite restaurant, the Mexican restaurant by the ice cream place, for dinner!  Our friends Miss Ali, Rosie and Logan met us there!

Opening a present from Rosie and Logan

Buddies!

The wait staff brought Diana a special birthday dessert and sang to her!  It surprised her and scared her a little bit!

Happy Birthday big girl!  Mommy and Daddy and Cara love you very much!

Last Day of Dance Class

Today was Diana’s last summer dance class!  She has really enjoyed learning ballet and tap from Miss April!  Today the parents got to take a little peek at the end of class!

This is how Diana spent most of the time I was in the room…playing with her skirt.  Miss April assured me that she did not do that all class, only when all the parents arrived!

Doing the Boogie Woogie Piggy

Again with the skirt…

Tappa-tappa-tappa!

Freestylin’

Tonight was Back to School night at Chili’s and they had a face painter!  It was also Kids Eat Free night!  Here’s Diana missing her buddies C & G. 

Stay tuned for tomorrow and someone’s special day…

Last day of swimming!

Tossing in rings

Dunking in to get a ring

Success!

Practicing little kicks

Practicing big kicks…Diana does not like to get splashed in the face!

Doing a bob

Practicing a jellyfish float

Practicing an otter float

Doing a “Superman”

Practicing “scoops”

Swimming with her “rocket ship”

Getting some help from Zack

Practicing jumping in to the deep end

Climbing out

Cara was there too… 

At the end of the lesson Zack asked if anyone wanted to try going down the slide.  At first no one wanted to give it a try, but then our brave girl raised her hand and said she would!

Getting ready to go down the slide

Big splash!

Swimming to the side with Zack

I did it!

I think I’ll try it again!  Well, maybe not.

Talking at the end of class.  We’re so proud of our big girl!

Celebratory Frosties after class!