Another Year; Another Dance Competition

Madison had her first dance competition this year. I must say they did a fantastic job. She was in 3 dances. 1st was an ensemble with her best friend. They did a hip hop mix. They won 1st place in the Mini Ensemble Division. She received a medal and is so proud of her accompolishment. 2nd was a jazz dance. She even had a little solo part in it. Again her and her team did a great job. They won 2nd place in All Star Mini Jazz Division. Her 3rd dance was a hip hop dance. (Her favorite type of dance is hip hop :)) The whole team really rocked it on the dance floor. They won 1st place in the All Star Mini Hip Hop Division. Here are the videos of all 3 dances and a few pics from today. She has another dance competition in 2 weeks and she will preform her jazz and group hip hop again, and her final one Feb 13th where she'll preform her hip hop ensemble.

Aaron's 1st Birthday

Aaron turned one today!! I can't believe how quick the past year has gone and all that has happened!! He ejoyed having everyone saying Happy Birthday to him. No so much into gifts but loved the cake and ice cream. He loved the ice cream so much he was shoving it in his mouth and did it so quickly he got brain freeze. Nothing a little bit of cake didn't take care of :) Here are some pics of him and a clip of him getting brain freeze.

Ryan's 1st Day of Preschool

Ryan started preschool this week and is loving it. I don't think I have ever seen a kid so excited to be going to school. He'll be going 3 days a week for 3 hours each day. Not only will he be having fun, it will give me a little bit of a break at home. Aaron naps while he is gone and sometimes Sean will. Here are some pictures of his first day.

Baby Steps

Aaron has finally started taking steps. Before we know it, he'll be running around in circles with the other kids! It was so hard to get a video clip of him walking. Everytime I had the camera ready, he would decide he wanted to crawl. Finally I got it today! ENJOY

Madison's First Day Back to School

Madison started 3rd grade today. I can't believe that the years are going by so fast. She was so excited to get the day started. Keith woke me up at 6:15 asking if we should get her up and I told him no give her about 10 more minutes. He went downstairs for 5 minutes and we he came back up she was up, dress with her back pack on asking if she was late. This is 45 minutes before the bus comes. We got downstairs and ate breakfast, fixed hair, brushed teeth, argued over shoes (GIRLS!!) and the waited patiently for the bus to come. I thought she would be embarrassed to have her mom stand with her to wait for the bus. At first I had her go and I sat on the porch taking pictures, then I asked if she wanted me to come over and she so excitedly said yes. To my surprise she's not embarrassed of me yet!!! I guess I still have a couple of years for that. I can't wait for her to get home to hear all about her 1st day of 3rd grade!

Ryan's B-day Pictures

Ryan's B-day

Ryan had a great birthday this year. We had a bowling party for him and all the kids were sooo cute taking their turn. He didn't ask for much. We asked him early in the week what he wanted and he just said a dog leash. We asked what do you need a dog leash for? He said for the dog I want. Keith and I asked again the next night, hoping he would choose something else. His word were "Mommy remember, I'm not asking for anything else because that's all I want". After agonizing over it for the week that is what he got!! He named her Isabella but we are calling her Bella for short. We rescuded her from the shelter and is a shepherd mix. She is 3 months old and already 21 pounds!! She is a great dog and is so good with the kids.