Shantelle’s Birthday

Another birthday come and gone. I went to lunch with my sisters and mom and got pedicures with Tobi in the afternoon. For the second year in a row my girls had dance pictures on my birthday, and this year they went pretty late in the evening. But we managed to gather all our kids from their activities and make it to dinner and Menchies. 

 

Lily Pad

Costco rolled these out back in March and I debated whether or not to get one. I was afraid it would be too big for our pool and end up being dangerous. The second time I went to Costco and saw them still there I realized how light they were and decided to buy one before they were gone. Fast forward 2 months when we opened up the pool and opened up the lily pad. Oh my. That thing has completely changed how they play in the pool. It's all they play on and helped me not regret buying it. It's the perfect size and they literally play on it the entire time they are in the pool. Every time. Worth every penny!

 

Bruno

Yep. Josh found a snake and the kids went nuts over it. They got out the old aquarium and decided they were going to keep it as a pet. They named it Bruno and loved it. Until it got out of the cage. Then they found it in the garage and kept it again but with the same lid that allowed it to escape the first time. So it was inevitable that it would escape and there were many sad faces when they weren't able to find it again. Sigh.

 

Dance Recital

Year end recital! So many emotions go through these girls as this is the ending of such a great year. They get excited for the new year, but are sad to leave these routines and teams behind. They did a great job and it was fun to just sit back and watch them one last time!

 

Sojo Dance Company

Brooklyn had her year end concert with the Sojo dance company. She doesn't love it bc they don't do much compared to how much they do with Empower, but it's still fun to dance with school friends that she doesn't normally get to dance with. It was a cute concert and she's excited for another year next year!

 

Wheeler Farm

I wish I could have been one of those moms that could go on all the field trips with the kids during elementary school. But alas...I wasn't. Now that they are all in school it's easier for me to work out scheduling so that I can go and have fun with them. I was able to go to Wheeler Farm with Britney and her class and it was a lot of fun!

 

Mother’s Day

Mother's Day is always busy and rarely relaxing but it was fun nonetheless. The kids like to make me breakfast every year but since we had early church they decided to make me breakfast after church. We headed out to visit my mom then spent the evening with the Ericsons for dinner and to hang out. I love the pic of Bryn totally wiped out...dance hangover is a real thing and the girls are always completely exhausted after their conventions where they've danced their hearts out for 3-4 days.