In May, the youth in our stake had a sailing activity. Living on the Chesapeake Bay, many members of our ward/stake are sailors. So they
generously offered their time and their boats to take about 100 people on a little sailing trip on the bay. We had gone sailing on an earlier activity, so the 3 of us decided to stay on land. Lillie didn't mind, since the home had a swimming pool. Even without a swimsuit, Lillie found a way to get her feet wet!

Well, I hate to say it...but Kindergarten is over!!

Can you believe it?!? We can't! The year went by so quickly and now my little girl is almost a First Grader! Say it isn't so!

The day before school ended, Lillie's class had a little celebration where her class sang a few songs.

Lillie read us two stories.

She showed us some of her work.

And each student received a certificate. Lillie Bug (the nickname her teacher gave her) got a certificate for being a future author and illustrator. Her teacher praised her for her great writing, storytelling, and drawing skills.

Today was the last day of school and Lillie got out half day. So as soon as she got home and unpacked her backpack, what was the first thing she did...

organized her cabinet!! She is SUCH her father's daughter!!

Congratulations, Lillie on a GREAT Kindergarten year!!

During a holiday, Lillie and I headed to the park for a little play time. She's so proud that she learned how to swing all by herself.

In action. I wish I got a shot of how high she goes!
When we got home, she continued exploring outside. She LOVES collecting things - mostly from nature. If she's not collecting pebbles, she's looking for flowers, and today it was leaves.

Hello, Easter Bunny!

Ok, so remember back in April when I mentioned something about "JUST IN CASE I don't post before Easter..." Well, who knew Easter would pass, along with May!! So here we are trying to play catch up.

Easter was very fun for the Sakai's this year. Along with getting treats sent from far, we had an Easter party at the bishop's home. Lillie was ready to go from the start.

"Oh yeah!!"

The day began with some games. The much anticipated egg and spoon relay.

Then the VERY fun 3-legged race.

Lillie chose Maddie, an 8 year old from church.

They were the perfect match! Slow and steady was the name of the game!

Then, the HILARIOUS egg toss game. The 5 & 6 year olds were a far cry from being crowned "Most Coordinated"!! ha ha

"Whoooaaaa!"

After the games, Lillie found her own little hideaway.

Then, to end the activity...

"On your mark. Get set. GO!!!!"

And off they went, looking for eggs.

No leaf was left unturned, and no nook or cranny was left uninspected.

Happy Easter All...two months late!!

Random Lillie!

The weather is here and there lately, but spring is definitely in the air. Lillie caught on really quickly, and has enjoyed some days playing outside. Here are some random shots of her playing outside.

Lillie has taken on a nurturing side and loves taking her dolls with her. She found out the best way to hold her baby AND find seeds and flowers, was to snuggle her in her jacket.

Lillie also loves her bike.

How cute is this girl?!??!

Welcome to the Purple Flock Party!!

Lillie's school mixes all the grade levels and groups them into 4 colors. Lillie is in the "Purple Flock" Each semester, the school tallies points for good behavior, class spirit, and overall following the rules. This past semester, the purple flock won! So to reward the kids, they had a party.

Look at my cute girl...missing teeth and all!! There was a DJ who played music the whole time and actually got the kids involved with funny little dances. Lillie's still trying to figure out what to do.

And here she goes...

and goes

and goes!

Then there was some face painting, which Lillie decided to do on her hands instead.

Butterflies and hearts and 2 missing teeth!

Then there was a relay race. The kids got on a piece of rug and had to scoot themselves across the gym. VERY FUNNY! See the support in the back? Feet jumping in the air!

After some snacks, it was back to class. But...not before saying goodbye to the school mascot - The Eagle! Of course, Lillie wouldn't DARE touch him, go near him, let alone take a picture with him! Lillie's in the foreground giving the Eagle a big 'ole side eye!

Congratulations Purple Flock! Good job, Sweetie Pie!

This is a boring post since there's no Lillie, but oh well. We finally decided to go shopping for dining chairs. Our formal dining room is hardly used, so we weren't in a big rush to get chairs. However, when we found a GREAT deal that we couldn't resist, we took out the checkbook and bought ourselves 10 dining chairs with some pretty slipcovers.

While we were there, we thought we should look for chairs for our kitchenette table - much more everyday use and chairs that poor Keola has to "fix" with Gorilla glue every other week. Luckily, we found great chairs that we love! Yea, chairs!!

This post is SOOO old...I know, it's like the start of a really bad joke, right??! Well, this post really IS old. No apologizing, just lazy and frankly, I hardly think about posting.

Well, enough said, here are some pictures of Lillie - I think it was in February! Lillie's friend from church invited her to his birthday party - for the second year in a row. The party started with some good 'ole fashion, Pin the Tail on the Donkey. Screaming orange beanie/blindfold on, spin around a couple times...

And what was the outcome? A pretty good try for the first time playing. Lillie's tail is the ever so modern, "Tail Extension".

I could never get a still shot, so a bouncing Lillie will have to do. Again, moving shot. Is it worth it to see the moving streaks?? Why not! Here's Lillie playing a little musical chairs.

This is where Lillie found her LOVE for hula hoops.

"Happy Birthday to You!!"

Ever so angelic, waiting for her piece of birthday cake. Glad my daughter knows how to smile for a picture! Well, I guess I'm happy she just had a party blower. She could have been doing what the boy below her and to the right was doing!!