Paige's First Dance Recital

Paige had her first dance "recital" today. I use the term lightly because it wasn't a big production like most dance recitals are. It was just the parents (and some wonderful grandparents) watching the little girls in a dance studio as they tried to follow along with their dance instructor, Ms. Diane. I think Paige is a natural (of course I am biased). Seriously, she was very focused and enthusiastic (especially compared to a few other adorable girls!). Unfortunately, I am unable to upload my video, but I did put it on youtube (without sound) so if you want to see it, send me an email and I can send you the link as that is the only way you can see it.

Receiving her pink ribbon.

Waiting for the big show.

And the grand finale - Lunch at Chuy's!! Delicious!!

Happy Toe Tapping!

Miracle Grow

One day while my Mom was over watching the kids, she mentioned what an amazing tomato plant I had growing in my back yard. Me? A tomato plant? Seriously? I thought it was a ginormous weed! I certainly had not planted it, but boy are we blessed with an amazing plant! It is HUGE. It has over 50 little sweet tomatoes growing on it and we have already picked more than a dozen. I took a pic of the kids standing next to it so you could see how big it is. I also have some basil growing right next to it. I have planted basil before, but not there. Thanks to the wind / birds and mother nature we can make a delicious Italian meal!

Extracurricular activities

We are trying to keep busy this summer and boy, are we!

Trey is enjoying a piano 'camp', 4 days for 45 minutes in a group of 4 kids. I think he is liking it, however, the actual playing part seems a little challenging for him. It is hard to make your different hands and fingers play the right notes without looking at them. His favorite part is the end where they have 3 minutes of free time to do what they want on the keyboard.

Paige is my tiny dancer. For months now while she danced around my friends they would ask her "are you taking dance class?" and her reply was "I am waiting for someone (hint: Mommy) to sign me up". I finally got around to it and am so glad I did - it has to be one of the sweetest things I have seen in my life. She is so passionate and enthusiastic and concentrates so hard on the teacher. All of her little steps are very exaggerated and of course she looks so adorable in tap and ballet shoes. I am excited for her end of class performance to see what she has learned.