Thank you Sprouts!!

Last Saturday was a very bittersweet day at our house. It was Lauren's very last time going to Sprouts for her music class. Zilah, Lauren's teacher and owner, is pursuing other dreams by moving to Israel. We are very excited for her and wish her lots of luck, but are saddened by the fact that we won't be able to go to class there anymore. The part that makes me the saddest is that Annie won't have this solid foundation of music, dancing, and these special bonding times with Mommy and Daddy. We will have to keep looking for something like Sprouts, but I just know it won't be the same. Thank you Sprouts for all the fantastic memories you have given our family.

Here's a little tribute to Lauren at Sprouts over the years.



Right before I finished my maternity leave after having Lauren we went to our first class. Lauren was just over 4 months in these photos. The focus of this class was music and Lauren just loved watching the other kids and I loved the special one-on-one interaction we had. Zilah often reminds me that Lauren was their Littlest Sprout.



When Lauren was about 1, we enrolled in a music and gym class. We met some wonderful friends in that class, including Zach who is in this photo with Lauren. Throughout these classes Lauren started to climb and walk.


These last two photos were taken last week. Lauren LOVES to run and jump on the bouncer. Geoff and I both commented recently how independent Lauren is at Sprouts now. It's amazing to see her grow and progress in the same type of setting. In fact, I took her to a class last week and she was the oldest one there. Crazy how quickly she went from the Littlest Sprout to the oldest one in the class.

Thanks Zilah for the wonderful memories!