Monday, September 22, 2008

Living Every Little Girls Dream


What a time of year with school starting and starting new classes, like Ballet. Well we live in a place in Utah called Utah County. Living in Utah County has several good things but also some challanges. Not the obvious ones like traffic or 90% Mormon, (no offense it does cause some challanges). But the ones you won't think of like schools not taking kids 8 days early to start school, or brand new schools already having trailers to house all the students. Lets talk about dance class. We are in a valley with not much else around counting Salt Lake (The Big City), so when you go to buy, lets say size 9 1/2 tap shoes you might be going, calling and looking online in 7 different stores. Then you get to try on the wrong sizes and have your daughters freaking out because they want ballet flats and taps so you promise at the next store. You also don't want to be late purchasing your items. Even the dance studio is sold out! Finally we just drove to San Diego (we were going anyways). We learned a lesson about living in an area where you better be prepared, even for dance class. Look at the results of all our work!

And now our oldest ( LOL, at 3), can live every little girl dream of being a balleterina!

Thursday, September 18, 2008

The Apple of our Eyes


Ok, I am a realist. I know it is only Pre-Pre K but look how cute Mae is on her first day of school. And she had a friend to go with, Double cute!

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Dreams Really Do Come True

This is personal but I wanted to write about it. About eight years ago I got this old poster frame from one of the fun centers. It was dark green and black with Gothic painting and roman numerals on it. As we moved around we dragged it too. Dave voiced his opinion of it many times. Basically he didn't like it, so I would defend it stating my vision of a fairy tale castle with a little girl looking at herself in it. Finally I repainted it, put a mirror in it and as I was getting ready to hang it I had it leaning against Mae's bed, I look over and she is looking at herself. At that moment I realized how suddenly things happen and when you look around dreams come true and hopes are fulfilled. Thats why hope is so important. So I decided I had to have a reminder of this so I had the girls pictures taken in it! Dream Big!