Ro and I have a running joke that Laela is going to be a hair stylist when she grows up. Nothing wrong with that, we will support her in her journey through life. She is just so serious when she "plays" with her doll's hair (or even mine). 
Well, last night she said, "Look mom!" Then in about 5 seconds flat, she put Barbie's hair in a ponytail. WOW! I was impressed and she was so proud of herself!
This has been a long awaited experience for me. I used to love playing soccer and I wanted Laela to try it. She has been practicing at home with Ro and does fairly well, so we enrolled her in this little 4 week summer class. 
Well, the first class was on Saturday. It is nice because it is located indoors and we didn't have to worry about the heat (even at 9:00 on a Saturday morning!). 
We get there and Laela seemed to be enjoying herself. The dads were all out helping, so of course Ro went too.
The coach was working with one at a time just to get a feel for each kiddo. When he first set up Laela to make a kick, he planted her left foot so she could kick with the right. HA! Not Laela. She kicked with her left foot!!! Coach was shocked and Daddy was very proud! :) Me...I don't really care as long as it is what she is comfortable with and we are not pressuring one way or the other. 
It was amazing to see what they practiced in 45 minutes and we quickly learned that 30 minutes was Laela's "okay are we done yet" breaking point. She did well. She toughed it out and got a little upset during the "game" time. (There was one little girl who is going to be a track star. She just ran up and down the field with the soccer ball in-tow. Crazy how good and fast she was for a 3 year old.) Laela and daddy are continuing to practice and she is going again on Saturday morning.
Oh yes! She scored a couple of goals too! 
Anyway, after they left, we checked it out. I showed her that it can hold a mattress or it can hold other special goodies. 
I was about to shut it and she said wait! Dog, Tinkerbell, stamps, mommy's necklace and my purple slippers need to go in there. Now they are safe!
We closed it up, walked out of her room and she said, "WOW Mom. That is awesome!"
Laela was not a happy camper at this visit. I don't know what happens when I take her to the doctor, but I have now deemed Ro "PARENT TO REPORT TO ALL DOCTOR/DENTIST APPOINTMENTS". I don't know if he liked that or not, but that is just how it will need to be so I do not go insane. Let me note that she did okay about 80% of the time the doctor was there. It was the female nurses that she did not like! (She is weird like that.)
Either way...here are her stats:
Laela has gained 4 lbs over the last year and grown an inch and a half. It is funny because I thought that she maybe gained one or two pounds this year. She seemed to be thinning out and growing up. I would have guessed that she was at least another inch or two taller. So many people comment on her height and size compared to other three year olds, so obviously she has not taken after her daddy yet! Maybe the nurse did not get the correct measurement because Laela was screaming! The doctor also checked her vision and said that it looks good so far. (Thank goodness because Ro and I have horrible eyes.) 
It is a gown! I told her that she only wears the gown (or big shirt). She does not have to wear pants or shorts to bed. Of course she said "YES!" very enthusiastically. 
Last night, she took a bath and put on her gown (and matching purple slippers too!). Then she picked out Tinkerbell panties! HA! I love it! This girl cracks me up. 
We forgot to tell everyone that we got Laela a bike for her birthday.
After two nights going up and down the sidewalk, Laela can ride her bike!!! We are so proud of her. (Oh by the way...it is a red Cars 2 bike. She is a little bummed that Tow Mater is not on it; otherwise, she likes it.)
This is her day bed and art wall. She has about 15 pillows and stuffed animals on her bed right now! When the bottom trundle piece comes in, I will take another picture and post the bed made-up and pretty. 
She absolutely loves her name on the wall (Those were from her old room. I just recovered them with new colors of scrapbook paper and added some bling!) 
I have not quite figured out this shelf yet. I has some awesome boxes on each shelf (we had them in her old room) but there is not anything super inside of them. I think it will just take a little time and we will figure out what needs to be in there. Oh and above the shelf is a fun board I found at the merchantile. I put pictures of her friends and some family on there. (It even has Santa and she LOVES to take a peek at everyone!)
Then the dresser that matches the bed. I love it. Just enough room and we already had a mirror that goes perfect just above it!
Laela loves her new room and Ro already told me that Laela and I should go on vacation so he can sleep in her room! It is so cozy in there. :)
Laela did an awesome job helping me try this new color on the walls in her old room. 
Oh how I am going to miss her big brown dots. Oh...what a sad day. :(
That is the pillow before. 
This is the pillow about an hour later. 
Now I have a little something for the new bench we bought a few weeks ago. I don't know if it will stay like this for long, but it was not a bad attempt at my first pillow with a little "embellishment".
The kids just marched through the school, but that means that they all have to go the same direction and follow the leader and keep walking and see lots of mommies and daddies and .... do you get my point? Some of the kids had a dandy time, while others had a little more difficulty. 
Laela did well. She had on her parade hat that she colored and she was rockin' the shaker she made. Laela was smiling, but quickly turned shy when she got to the mob of parents. She does this thing with her hair when she gets this way. Kinda silly, but it is her thing. 
The parade line came around twice and the first time I really think that Laela looked straight at us and was genuinely excited we were there. Then she saw everyone else and went into to "hide" mode. 
Ro said that he thinks she never saw us. Hmmmm....we will never know. 
I was just thankful that we were able to both be there to support her and cheer on her and her friends at school. Way to go Laela and Happy 4th of July to everyone!
