Potty Perusing

 

The Collins ladies are happy campers when their new Boden catalogues come in.

P.S. Please remind us to delete this post when Lily turns 13.

How Butterflies Learn to Flutter

We came home one warm day and found that Lily's catepillars had finally turned into butterflies! Before we knew it, she had on her own wings and was offering her new friends words of advice ("flutter," "flap," and "faster") and sweet words of praise ("That's it! "You're doing it!""Yay!"). She is such a caring mama-bird (mama-fly?).

How Daddy Stays Fit

Lily is very much in the bandana-wearing phase of her life!

Lily's post-climb resting spot

Lily's First Outdoor Climb!

Getting ready!

Planning out her moves

A little nervous, a little excited

So Lily!

Fabulous technique from the start!

Touching base with the rents

The crux



About 25-30 feet later...

Made it!

Stoked

Success!

"Yosemite Girls Rule"

Taking a little break

Proud Daddy

Mama's turn

Round 2 (or was it 3 or 4?). Rappelling is awesome

Hmmmm, what's next?

We decided to spend Labor Day weekend in Yosemite. After watching climbers on El Cap through binoculars, Lily got the stoke. She rocked her first outdoor climb, "Bakesale." She was fearless, had wonderful technique and a gorgeous smile upon reaching the top. We are so unbelievably proud of her. More importantly, she said she is "willy" proud of herself!