Kindergarten, Part II

Lola spent the second half of her school year at Children's Community School. She made new friends and reunited with lots of old ones. She learned the fine art of studying and documenting her community (as she is shown doing here at the Van Nuys Civic Center), hammering a nail, making countless crafts and she developed a great love of books.

Easter in Style

The Easter Bunny was good to Lola this year. She got a lovely red dress and a new Lollaloopsy doll. And then she was off to hunt for eggs in a friend's lovely backyard garden.

The First Baby Tooth - Gone

It was an average evening in May. Lola was sitting on Blanca's lap watching TV while her parents got ready for an evening out. And just like that, her wiggly bottom tooth wiggled its last and came right out. The Tooth Fairy came on schedule and left her two shiny gold coins.

A Spring Skate

In late April, Lola's school celebrated its "Spring Sing," by (what else?) going ice skating. (The Stanley Cup winning L.A. Kings were practicing just one rink over.)

Lola didn't leave the ice for two solid hours, thanks to these handy little helpers she could lean on..

Lola as Cow

Yesterday, Lola's "Imagine and Play" class performed the stage version of the children's book The Trial of Cardigan Jones, the story of a missing apple pie and the out-of-town moose who goes on trial as a result. As you can see, she played the "Milk Lady, a Cow." Her big moment comes (at 2:56 in the recording) when Milk Lady testifies against the moose. Lola embellished her character by exaggerating the "oo" sounds in all of her lines. She also chose a stylish blue cap. Here's the seven-minute play. During the meet-and-greet afterward, we all enjoyed apple pie.

Soccer Champ

Lola, pictured here in all the soccer gear she could find in pink, recently finished her first soccer clinic. She proved an enthusiastic teammate, cheering everyone on with "You can do it!!" and "Get 'em! Get em!" At times, she took a loss a bit hard. Overall, she learned to hustle for the ball and to love the camaraderie of a team sport.

Happiest Place on Earth (Or close to it, anyway)