The Lancaster's Latest: February 2014

Daddy/Daughter Dance

Joey takes Makinley to the Daddy/Daughter dance each year, and it's something that they both look forward to.

This year, I wanted to make sure Makinley felt extra special. She has really struggled with being the 'middle child' since Addie Grey was born, so we try to do little things whenever we can to make sure she realizes how much she is loved. So, Joey came and 'picked her up' for their date.

And he brought her a surprise!

A corsage! She was so cute. She wanted to keep the plastic container that the corsage came in so she could put it back inside. She told us that she would always look at it and remember that her daddy gave it to her.

She picked out her dress, her sweater, and told me how she wanted to wear her hair. She had it all planned out, and I think she looked absolutely perfect!

It won't be long and daddy will have two dates to the dance!

Basketball

Tripp played basketball this season and he did a great job. I love watching him play sports.

Joey coached his team, and they went 5-2 for the season. Tripp wasn't really a fan of losing the two games we did, but he's learning that he can't win them all.

Of course, Makinley thinks she needs to be a part of all things. She does fine during the games with sitting on the sidelines, but when they are just warming up, she gets right out there with them.

Their last game was at 7:00, so Addie Grey sported her pajamas to the game. It was straight to the bed for her when we got home.

We roll directly into soccer. Tripp and Makinley are playing on the same team this year, and I'm excited about that. I'm hoping they will work well together, and Joey is their coach. It's so nice to know we don't have two different practices and two different game schedules and that I won't have to miss one's game to watch the other's.

Gymnastics

Makinley has been taking gymnastics this year in the next county over at a 'real' gym. In years past, she has done it here in Madison in kind of a make-shift gym. So, she has been excited to go with her best friend from our neighborhood. However, since she made the school play, she is going to have to take a break for the months of February and March. We all went last week to see her end of the winter performance. We always make such a big deal out of Tripp's games and different things he is a part of, that we wanted to make sure we made just as big a deal out of her activities.

This is Savannah. Her best friend from our neighborhood. They would live together if they could.

The biggest reason we put Makinley in gymnastics is because I want her to learn how to tumble. If she ever wants to cheer, she is going to have to know how to tumble. However, they haven't really started working on tumbling yet. I think it starts more when she's 7. Now she's saying she wants to start taking dance again, though, so who knows? These kids keep us busy.

Barn Dance

Each year in PE, the kids learn how to do a "Barn Dance." Tripp did it the year he was in kindergarten and cried the entire time and never took his fingers out of his mouth. He's never done it again. Makinley, on the other hand, was super excited! The weather postponed the dance by a week, but she was still super excited when the day came!

We got her as decked out in country gear as our closet allowed. We aren't necessarily 'country' dressers around here, but we were able to pull it together.

Unfortunately, there were far more girls that showed up for the dance than boys. So, Makinley was not too happy when her partner had to be a girl. She was looking forward to showing us how she could dance with a boy! Ha!