All About Olivia

While recent posts have focused on Ethan's busy life of parties and graduation, Olivia has also had her own busy life this spring.  One big event was that Olivia's second grade class read short stories on a fun event that happened to them.  Olivia wrote about going to the Illini Country Club with her friend Caden.  These narratives were broadcast on public access TV.

Both kids have stayed busy with soccer this spring.  Olivia has continued with team Rockstars, and in fact she scored the team's very first goal of the season.  To say that I was ridiculously proud is an understatment!

Olivia's school reading group wrote and performed a play based on the Cat Wings book series.  Olivia played the momma cat Jane.  She painted her costume herself, even though it is a bit Tony the Tiger-ish.  The play was four acts long (each about 5 minutes) and it was amazing the amount of material that the girls memorized!  Public access TV also recorded this play, so Olivia has become quite the TV star!

Olivia has switched from ballet to hip hop dancing, and the change has been exactly what she needed to become excited about dancing.  The music is contemporary and the dance moves are fun for her.  For her school talent show this year, she performed a hip hop dance to a Katy Perry song, and the kids requested an encore from her, and then she taught the class dance moves.  She was beyond excited about that recognition! 

This dance recital is the "non costume" year at her dance studio, so she was just told to make her own outfit of black and bright green.

Olivia is in the middle row, on the left side.  The class danced to a music medley of various current pop songs, and the kids all included some break dancing moves!

Olivia has her arms raised in the middle.  Great pose!



Over Memorial Day weekend, we braved the heat to watch the Cardinals defeat the Phillies (Yadi grand slam!).  Fredbird was wearing his World Championship ring for all to see!