Shout hooray!

This could be why I was a little late in posting Halloween pictures.

Our cute girl had her golden birthday and we partied for what seemed like 5 straight days!!!!

Here's a peek at just some of the fun!!!!

First - there was a dance clinic that she & her friends went to. These girls love to dance! A bonus was a friend's daughter was one of the teachers!

My sweet friend made the ballerina bear for her cake! She's amazing and the cake was delicious and I love her for taking the time to do this for us!

 It was a great day with dancing, playing & cake - what more could a girl want?

Finally on her birthday morning she was greeted with streamers in front of her bedroom door and pancakes made by her dad which is tradition (the pancakes not the streamers).


Hope this sweet girl knows how much she is loved and don't know what we'd do without her!!!

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1st Position

As I've said before (which you can find here) I was not a dancer growing up. I had lots of friends who were, I however opted for sports. The last 2 years she had this magnificent company which came to her daycare. They also hold classes in other locations and their teachers are great! So if you have a Tippi Toes franchise in your area I highly recommend them!

But yesterday was her first day taking ballet at a dance studio and she was super excited. Bless her heart it was all she could do to contain herself! I can tell she paid attention because she was showing me 1st position and last position. What's great for her is that I really don't know, she could be making it up!

I hope I can get pictures of her while she's in class. The joy on her face is really hard to describe or believe that she's really just that happy! Here's to many more classes of sheer joy!

Ballerina Girl part 2

Here's the second dance she did on Saturday. For whatever reason it wouldn't up load earlier. I actually like this one a little more. 

I think she's a little doll, but then again I am EXTREMELY biased!

Our little ballerina

Let me give a little bit of background. I was never a ballerina. I think the only dancing I did while growing up was either in my own house or at our high school dances. I now have a daughter and while there is nothing wrong with being a tomboy - I was happy when she expressed interest in taking dance lessons, more specifically ballet. (I thought it would help with her balance) I was also extremely happy that in our area we have a Tippi Toes franchise. These wonderful ladies come to my daughters daycare and bring those kids the opportunity to dance. I don't know if this wasn't an option if she could take dance right now.

So, yesterday some of the dancers from our area were brought together to entertain residents of a senior housing facility. My dancer was SUPER excited! 

Now without any further ado for your viewing pleasure...our little ballerina...

D A N C E 2012

I figured this would happen as soon as I figured out how to upload videos. Here's another one! La had her 1st dance recital Saturday.

She's the cute one on the right. The lighting was clearly done for the professional videographer they hired, but hey - I tried!

They did a really good job!!! So glad she enjoys it!!

back track

I looked at my camera today and found pictures from April that I didn't download. I hate it when I do that. Anyway...

This would be the kids on Easter. We had a hunt with friends earlier in the week so Easter morning was just a hunt for the 2 of them. Easter was also our 23rd wedding anniversary - so we had lots to celebrate!

Then at the end of April Chesapeake Energy held a Daddy/Daughter Dance for their employees. All the primping must have tired her out as she fell asleep at dinner, however I know the dance is a tradition she'd like to keep! Don't they make a dashing couple?!