July 20 2008 week events

So scheduling the girls' ballet class at 4:00 in the afternoon this
summer was a big mistake. By the time class rolled around, the heat and
the day's events had worn them out. They had their final ballet class
this week which served as a little performance showcase. Chloe did a
great job of listening to the teacher as they demonstrated graceful
ballet moves. Paige on the other hand was the true meaning of "free
spirit." She would start the move with the class but then it would
always morph into some sort of bending over with her hands up behind her
back, or spinning around, or just flat out laying down in the middle of
the floor. She even managed to take her ballet shoes off during one
part of the show. The one moment during the class where they were both
spry and lively was at the end--when the teacher was passing out lollipops.

We went to the AZ Science Center this week to visit the "Grossology"
exhibit. It basically was designed to explain all the gross things that
come out of, or happen inside of humans and animals. Needless to say,
it was a big hit with the girls. Paige's favorite exhibit was The Slime
Game that was set up like a game show and you had to vote for the
slimiest creature. Chloe enjoyed Burps and Belches which explained this
very phenomenon by participants pumping "soda" down a mannequin's throat
until enough gas built up and he let out a huge burp. It was too bad
that Daddy had to work--this would have been right up his alley!

Chloe and Paige are fans of the Fancy Nancy books (which basically tell
girls to accessorize, accessorize, accessorize). We decided to have our
own Fancy Nancy outing and get all dressed up and have a fancy snack
somewhere. The girls were very serious about making sure they had as
much jewelry and sparkley things as possible. They also helped me
accessorize (which explains the red hat with the pink dress and hot pink
feather boa). We then went to Starbuck's and got "fancy milk" (milk
with whipped cream) and used as many "fancy" words as possible such as
"superb, exquisite, delightful, etc.." We got many a chuckle from the
other patrons, but the barista who took our order knew right away "what
book we had been reading."