Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Big Weekend!

I am so behind on blogging...I think I actually have picture from Christmas yet to make it. But the little girl had a big weekend and I just had to share. She lost her first tooth AND got her ears pierced! Can't believe how fast she's growing up! I never thought she'd lose a tooth. Many of her friends have lost multiple by now. I went back to see if it happened to be the first tooth she got as a baby and it was! Waaaah! Mommy's having a hard time with all this growing up stuff :( She was so proud and happy about her new smile and her new ears!

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Tis the Season to be BUSY!

I can't believe I haven't posted in almost a month! December is slightly crazy I guess. I'm going to do my best to catch up!

First up the kids (mostly Katie) had a great time hanging ornaments and putting up decorations around the house.


Ryan takes a music class after school with Ms. Mary. I think he likes the class although not quite as much as his sister did. He sure was cute up there though!
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And a litte bit of his performance!


Katie also had her Holiday Show for dance! She always makes us so proud! She did great and looked so cute. Hard to believe we've been at this for 4 years now! This year I ended up as backstage mom...not my favorite thing as I miss seeing the show. Katie's fan club was in full force though including her BFF Sophia.





Ryan finished school a week before Katie and had a cute little party. They made a pine cone Christmas Tree, had a fun snack and got two presents from their teachers. I forgot my camera so iphone pictures are the best I could do :) The poor teacher could not get those kids to sing. She swore they were just belting it out during practice before all the parents showed up! Ha!



Next up on the calendar of fun was The Nutcracker! It's been fun to make this an annual tradition with Katie. We went again this year with a group of friends and had such a great time. The girls were super cute all dressed up and each year they seem to love the show even more.



While Mommy and Katie went to the Nutcracker, Ryan and Daddy got dressed (like twins!) and went to see Grandma sing in her Cantata at church!


Here are some shots from Katie's Girl Scout Christmas Party!


Finally...Katie's holiday party. They made cute frosted ice cream cone Christmas trees. They also had a book exchange!
Coming up...The Todds invade for Christmas... :)