Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Another Recital Gone By...

The girls took Jazz this year and had their recital this past Sunday. They love shakin' their groove thing! Posers!!

They are still the best of friends and always looking out for each other. I helped backstage and realized that part of this is because they are still "little" girls. Lots of the girls in their class had cell phones and nintendo ds and what I consider too much knowledge of boys and the regular world. I know they will know more of these things eventually but for now I'm going to enjoy their sweet, still little, childhood natures:)

They are really good at including Jack in all their fun even though he can be quite a handful!

I love these little peeps!! I was just thinking the other day that if we didn't have the blessing of having these little ones Ken and I would be one year away from being empty nesters- that seems crazy!

Every year I'm reminded of why we live in this place-because of summer!! I already have a bit of a sunburn!! One of the things I've been doing is going for walks where I only think about things in the present. At first this involved an inner dialogue that sounded like this: there is a tree, the leaves are blooming, the sky is blue, I see a cloud, etc, etc. Eventually, I am able to just enjoy the walk and the things that are happening right then and there. This may seem silly but it has been life changing for me!! I enjoy the time so much more, it is very relaxing, and I don't think about how many calories I'm burning- that has never happened!! I highly recommend a daily half hour walk of just staying in the present-

The Three Amigos

The Three Amigos

Delicious!!

Delicious!!

All Five in One Picture a True Miracle

All Five in One Picture a True Miracle

One of my favorites!!

One of my favorites!!

Guitar Man

Guitar Man

Easter Fun

Easter Fun

Jack's First Birthday!!

Jack's First Birthday!!

Princess Autumn

Princess Autumn

Marah loves Jack's presents!!

Marah loves Jack's presents!!

I love little boys!!

I love little boys!!

Time for Jumping

Time for Jumping

My crazy girls

My crazy girls

He's playing dress-up already

He's playing dress-up already

Marah telling Auntie Jill how old she is

Marah telling Auntie Jill how old she is

Marah's b-day and Autumn's Gotcha Day

Marah's b-day and Autumn's Gotcha Day

Enjoying a bit of birthday cake

Enjoying a bit of birthday cake

Birthday gifts

Birthday gifts

Backyard Excavation

Backyard Excavation

Modest Dressing is Beautiful

Modest Dressing is Beautiful

Uh Oh!!

Uh Oh!!

He's found the gum drawer!!

He's found the gum drawer!!

Backyard Excavation

Backyard Excavation

Fun in the tub with a new swimsuit

Fun in the tub with a new swimsuit

More tub fun

More tub fun

This one cracks me up!!

This one cracks me up!!

Why I'm crazy!!

Why I'm crazy!!

Ears Pierced

Ears Pierced

Ears Pierced

Ears Pierced

Admiring her new earrings

Admiring her new earrings