Monday, May 18, 2009

Recital 2009





































We survived!! Midget had so much fun, and she did great. She had tons of fun backstage playing games, putitng on make-up and glitter, eating snacks. What's not to love? As she said "today is all about me". So the monkey endured, and was quite supportive. His friends sister takes dance there also, so he had someone to sit by. Grandma came, and that made her very happy. She loves for everyone to come and watch her dance :) She loves to get the flowers in the end, and grandma always gives her roses. Midget put in a request this year for one pink rose from her. Monkey picked out a dozen pink roses, and they were beautiful. So the whole thinkg was a success!!

Saturday, May 16, 2009

5 1/2 hours







That was a long 5 1/2 hours for a dress rehearsal! The girls all had so much fun though. They get to play with their friends, dress up and put on make-up, what's not to love? They all looked so adorable too. There is a smaller class of 4 yr olds, who are poodles. They were so cute, big balls of white fluffy tu-tu's with tails and ears. So cute!!



The midget also got her first trophy!! She is so proud and excited. Monkey has alot of them, so this was a big thrill for her. He went to grandma's house for the day, and got to eat shrimp:)

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Thursday, May 14, 2009

end of the year




We just need to survive this month...then the summer. London...aahhh. The midget keeps telling her dad everytime she gets a chance "see you in london". Sounds like a movie. The monkey is looking forwqard to his birthday at legoland, who wouldn't? Although, i, i mean the midget, is pushing to ride the dumbo ride at eurodisney. I, i mean she, has dreamed about since i was a kid, i mean she :)


But, back to the reality of May. I feel like i should just hold my wallet open this month, All the teacher gifts, pictures, costumes, glasses. $400 dollars for glasses for a 6 yr old, who will likely lose them? seriously?


Her recital is Sunday. This means saturday is the dress rehearsal. i mean saturday ALL day. We signed up to bring crafts, another 40 bucks gone. She loves it though, and that is what matters. The monkey is excited ashis friend's sister is in it, so he has someone to hang with.


Here are some pics of her in her ballet costume, the tap. Well you just have to wait to see it, to believe it :)

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Went to Orange...





























Here are some of the pictures of the wedding reception we went to. It was a beautiful place, the kids had alot of fun running around and meeting everyone. Some of the family had not seen them since they were babies.

Friday, May 8, 2009

Sweetness...

Mothers day is already off to a good start :) My mother-in-law sent me flowers :) How sweet is that? Funny too, because i sent her some. I guess she is right, great minds think alike. I sent her some, because i figure she probably doesn't spoil herself enough, so i thought that would be nice. Rather than slippers or something like that, i figure flowers, totally impractical, but lovely to look at.
We've had an eventful few days. The little princess shoved a large sequin off her pants up her nose. We think, because once we got to the e.r. no one could see it. So, if in future years her intelligence falters, blame me. It's the sequin. The consensus is, if it were in there, it would hurt. Her nasal passages are way to to tiny for it to have fit through, although she says she rolled it up. I am talking so tiny the dr wanted to chisel them to make them bigger. So a giant sequin could not have fit, right?? Her brother was the pillar of support. Loaning her his most prized possession, soldier bear. That is the ultimate sacrifice, which she did not take lightly. I had to remind myself this, to refrain from torturing him as he told every single person we saw from the house to the e.r. and back that his sister shoved a sequin up her nose. I mean the elevator guy, the weird man in the parking garage. The nice man whose mother was having open - heart surgery was glad to hear it, and he found it to be quite funny. So we did make his day better, apparently he had done the same with the marble.
I would take pictures of my flowers, but my memory card seems to be m.i.a., i am guessing it has been relocated to a nintendo d.s.i.
Thank you grammie :)

Monday, May 4, 2009

Mom's new toy :)









I got a new toy, a very cool one. My hubby is the sweetest ever. After our desktop got zapped, and Bob saved the day, he still got me one. Here it is... It is a magical thing, and i can only hope i will figure out how to do all the cool things it does. But the coolest, is the fingerprint swiper, that keeps my genuis 9 yr old off it!! Although, he is trying the mythbusters way of copying my fingerprint...kind of scary.
The midget took this with the new dsi, kind of neat :)




Oh vey, the season of ballet bombardment. Money for the pictures, money for the costumes, money for the flowers, the dvd, the teacher..... And the real kicker..money for the shoes that just suddenly cause her to squeal in pain. Now these shoes will have to be replaced. The sad part, they won't fit her in the fall when it is time to start again. Ugh. But, she loves it, and they all couldn't be
cuter in the recital if they tried :)


How can you be annoyed by any of it though really, look at that smile :)