For Piper’s birthday party we went to Paint the Town in San Marino.  We invited her whole kindergarten class of girls and amazingly everyone was able to come.  It was great to meet all her classmates.  All the girls get along so well together.

Piper picked the painting she wanted to which was an owl with a flower.  Everyone starts with a blank canvas and the teacher guides them on how to layout the painting first in chalk.  After drawing out the owl they painted the background.  Next they painted the owl and last were the little details which also were drawn out with chalk before painting.  The girls were free to choose the color paints to make it each painting their own.  In between they did some fun dancing.  At the end we sang happy birthday and had cake.  I think everyone had a great time. The chalk outline   Ro, the instructor showing them the next steps.  Beside her is the painting of the owl Piper chose to do.  Getting the wiggles out by dancing Cake time!   The finished products.  It’s amazing to see how differently they all turned out. Drew and his BFF Gavin who is Piper’s BFF’s brother Piper and Bella – Best Friends Forever!!Ms. OwlJust a closeup of how different they all turned out.  So neat.

Today was a very fun day.  We went to the Santa Anita Race Track with Aunt Becca and Mr. Will.  Even though the race track is so close to our home we’ve never actually been there.  It’s a beautiful facility.  We hung out in the in field and watched 4 races.  There was a race was on the grass track which was very close to where we were standing.  We even got to watch them line the horses up in the starting gate before the race.  On our way out we checked out the horses in the stalls preparing to race.  We hope to go back again soon.  Maybe once the weather cools down a bit…

 Best seats in the house. Getting a closer look Lining up

Piper had a terrific birthday.  She enjoyed celebrating at school and at home.  We met Daddy at our favorite restaurant then came home to open presents and eat cake.

Piper also had her 6th year check-up with the doctor.  Overall it was a good appointment. They checked her eyes, hearing and took her blood pressure.  She’s 48 inches tall and weighs 44 1/2 pounds.  Since last year she’s gained 5 pounds and has grown 3 inches. Our favorite place to dine!

Happy Birthday to our sweet Piper.  Looks like she was going to have a great day celebrating at school.  She gets to wear a special sticker, her classmates sing birthday songs and everyone will enjoy donut holes as a treat.  We can’t wait to hear more about her day. 

Happy first day of Fall!  We celebrated by apple picking up in Oak Glen.  It actually felt like fall here and was only 54 degrees out up in the mountains.  We picked Granny Smith today.  After we were done we headed over to Snow Line Orchards for our apple cider donuts and some fresh apple cider.  It was a great way to kick off the Fall season.  There were some heavy clouds up in the mountains when we started our day.