Visiting with Ann

Ann came to town to visit us and Maxie and it was a gorgeous day so we went to the zoo! We also had an adults dinner at Rosso the night before and a wonderful brunch at DiPrato's that morning.

The bears were play wrestling at the zoo which was highly entertaining. 

Bears playful wrestling at the zoo.

Maxie, Ann, Maya, Delaney, and Ryan

Ann is always the same wonderful person---I am truly blessed to have a stepmother that wants to remain in touch even with my dad being gone. And she never changes---of course she wanted to get ice cream on her trip here because that was always one of our favorite activities when I was growing up and I would visit them. The girls introduced her to the Marble Slab and loved spending time with Ann. Looking forward to her next visit!!

The 3's Circus at SUMPK.

Maya's preschool does the most fabulous and hysterical circus with all of the threes' classes each year. All of the kids get to pick what they want to be and Maya chose an elephant. My sweet baby couldn't see well past her big ears but she was the cutest elephant ever! Here is the procession.

Maya's preschool has an annual tradition of the 3's classes putting on a circus. The individual kids in each class sign up for what they want to do (dancer, strongman, lion, clown, elephant, and cowboy) and then they have their parts. Maya chose elephant. I had no idea what I was in for but it was truly the cutest thing ever! Her preschool really goes all out for events. Here is Maya from a distance heading over to the side of the gym waiting in line for the elephant show to go on. 

Maya's friend Evie is so shy and didn't want her mom taking pictures. I told Shannon I would but didn't get any of Evie looking up.

Here come the elephants!!! Maya's ears were a little big for her. My sweet little Dumbo.

Maya was so happy and just waving at everyone.

All of the kids lined up.

The clowns

My friend Leila and Maya's BFF Sandy was a dancer.

Still trying to get pics of sweet Evie.

SUMPS 3's circus---Maya in her elephant act. I love how they actually get on the boxes to do elephant tricks. And the holding each other's tail thing was just heart melting.

The elephants actually did little tricks on their boxes. It was too sweet.

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The strongmen were hysterical with muscle shirts and barbells with balloons. They really played their parts.

The clowns did another round because they were so hysterical.

My sweet elephant in her classroom.

That night we went bowling with Shannon and David and their kids James Ryan, Evie, and Halden. It was a bit chaotic with the younger kids but we still managed to have great fun. The bowling alley turned off the lights at 6 and made it disco bowling which made it a little hard to find the kids.