Maggie’s last soccer game of the season was today. The girls finished the season undefeated (although Upward doesn’t keep score).  They all had a great time today, and all the parents were so proud of the entire team.  

Maggie’s ballet recital was May 10th.  She did an amazing job and looked so adorable up there on the stage.  She and her friends performed both a ballet and tap number while Mommy, Daddy, Nana, Grandma, Uncle Bill, Aunt Gina, Ella and Baby Will watched.  We were so proud of her!!!!

Maggie finally had her second soccer game.  After two weeks of rain outs, this afternoon was nice and sunny and perfect for a soccer game.  At the beginning of the game, Maggie was hesitant to get in the gaggle of girls and get the ball.  However, as the game progressed, Maggie got in there and got her foot on the ball.  She even scored a goal!  It was lots of fun, and the girls did a great job!  She continues to be an observer of the game and spends a great deal of time watching what’s going on and predicting where the ball is going to go.  How amazing to watch yet another side of her personality grow.

Maggie continued her quest for raising money for Relay for Life Saturday during the neighborhood garage sale.  She asked Mommy to bake some cookies on Friday night, and she made some lemonade.  She then set up a stand at the foot of the driveway selling lemonade and cookies for 25 cents each.  She also put out a jar to raise any donations for the cause.  All told, Maggie raised $24 to give to her teacher who is doing the actual Relay for Life in May.  Again, Mommy and Daddy were very proud of her willingness to give to others. We are loving watching her grow into such an amazing young lady.

Maggie is very into scavenger hunts lately.  She enjoys others making them for her and making them for others.  At the beginning of the week, Maggie asked Mommy to make a scavenger hunt for her that would culminate with making something from what she had collected.  Maggie really likes hunts with riddle clues, so Mommy hid some ingredients for a cookie bar around the house and typed up some riddles to help her find them.  Once they were gathered, Mommy and Maggie made a special treat for Daddy.

After the cooking was through, Maggie decided she wanted to make a scavenger hunt for Mommy.  Mommy let her at it and “hid” in the office while she heard Mags rummaging in the pantry and giggling with delight at her ideas.  Maggie then put the stuff in the same places Mommy had but put the clues in a different order and started Mommy on her hunt.

Now, Mommy here wasn’t too sure what she was going to find, but was awed by the forethought that went in to this.  After helping Mommy gather marshmallows, Oreos, toothpicks, gummy lifesavers, and a cutting board, Maggie directed us to the kitchen and explained that we would now be making sculptures.  

Mommy had the idea to pull out some icing that was in the fridge for glue, but other than that it was all Maggie.  Mommy was most impressed by the inclusion of the cutting board in the plan – she had a canvas for the art, not just the art supplies.  

So, Mommy and Maggie made sculptures to surprise Daddy. Maggie ate one sculpture for dessert, and Daddy took the other to work and gave it to Mr. Luke as a house warming gift.  What a fun afternoon. 🙂

Time for Maggie Salad.
Maggie’s first cooking show video.