Brynlee's 1st Solo Competition

Brynlee has been working on her solo since July and has been anticipating her first solo competition. She was so excited for the day to finally be here. We headed out early because she wanted to watch a couple of her friends and just hang out. When it was finally her turn she wasn't nervous at all. She went out there and kicked some butt. I was so proud of her. We spent the rest of the evening hanging out. Brett got bored so we took a couple of the girls to Iceberg for shakes and they are some goofy girls. Brynlee was awarded a 1st place and High Gold. She had one of the highest scores in the entire Intermediate Jazz Category for all age groups. We are looking forward to several more competitions.

Wedding Time and Shoes

I am going to make this one post for the sake of time. On the same day as McKade's birthday my dad and his girlfriend/fiancee/common law wife finally decided to make things legal. They made it quick and painless and got married at the courthouse. And then on a whole other note we finally made a trip to the mall and the girls finally got the pair of Tom's shoes they have both been wanting. Yes, I know we bought them something on McKade's birthday but we asked and he didn't mind. I will say it again, he is the happiest kid I know.

Happy Birthday McKade

My baby boy turned 11 today. I really can't believe how time has flown by. McKade is the sweetest, happiest kid ever. Not much makes him mad or upsets him and he is a huge help to me around the house. We had a hard time finding him anything for his birthday because he never asks for anything. He got a few things that seemed to make him happy and dinner at the California Pizza Kitchen. His one and only request was that he wanted to have a friend party and he wanted to go swimming. That was cheap and easy and they had so much fun. Next up was the family party. We kept it small and I was exhausted after 3 days of celebrating but McKade was, like usual, happy. Happy Birthday Bubba-we love you!

Crazy

Life right now is crazy. Brett is still the President of the baseball league and right now is their busiest time. Registration is underway and they are busy getting everything ready. We had to find a new baseball team for Trevin this year because he finally outgrew little league. After several tryouts we decided to stick with a team close to home and a team that he already has a few friends on. Trevin will offically play with the Strikers this year and we are looking forward to doing a little traveling to baseball tournaments. McKade will move up to the Major's division and will also play on the Accelerated team again. They have already started practicing and the season will begin at the end of March. We are coming into competition season for dance and Brynlee has been busy getting her solo ready and going to and from extra practices for her two teams. Her first solo competition is only 11 days away and I don't know who is more nervous, me or her. Harlee is still dancing and tumbling and working on getting ready for Kindergarten. She amazes me everyday with how far she has come. She knows all her letter sounds and can recognize almost all of the letters by sight. She knows a few sight words and is doing pretty good with blending others. Time is flying by and my kids are growing up faster than I would like.

Birthday

For my dad's birthday we decided not to go out to dinner but to go over to my dad's house for dinner and dessert so the kids could hang out and we could actually spend some time chatting. The kids were crazy as usual and had to do something just as crazy for a picture.