Billy's First Birthday

Here are a few pages from Billy's 1st Birthday party. I have more cute picts so I'm sure there will be more scrapbook pages to come.

Journaling: "One year old is so many things. A tiny discoverer of butterfly wings. A hugger of teddies, a sweet sleepyhead, and someone to dream for in bright years ahead."


Journaling: "Hold them and kiss them, gently in your arms, pamper them forever, spoil them with your charm."


Journaling: "Marcus's newest Nintendo DS apprentice"

Need to Pack

The most stressful part about a dance competition???.....PACKING. I am always TERRIFIED I will forget something. This year the dance studio was nice enough to give us a packing checklist. Perfect for my Type A personality! After checking (and re-checking) to make sure I had everything, I snapped this photo before we packed it all up and headed to the first competition of the year in Tulsa, OK.

Journaling: "1 TUTU 2 PAIRS OF BOOTIE SHORTS 1 PAIR OF SILVER SPARKLY HIGH TOP SHOES 2 PAIRS OF LEGGINGS 1 80’s GUITAR SHIRT 1 PAIR OF NUDE COLORED JAZZ SHOES 1 PAIR OF LONG GLOVES 1 DOG COLLAR 1 LEOPARD-PRINT LEOTARD 1 PAIR OF NUDE COLORED TIGHTS 1 SPARKLY DRESS 1 PAIR OF FISH NET GLOVES 2 DANCE PAWS 2,000 RHINESTONES TONS OF MAKEUP 40 BOBBY PINS 1 GALLON OF HAIRSPRAY 5 CLEAR HAIR TIES 1 BOTTLE OF TYLENOL 1 TIRED DANCE MOM"

TPAS Kick Off Party

This is the second year Abby gets to dance with Chloe at TPAS. They are such cuties! They love to be girly and silly. But when it competition time, they get their "game face" on!


Journaling: "Since August the girls have been practicing non-stop for the 2010 competition season. Every year before the first competition, there is a “kick-off” celebration. Abby got to meet her ‘big sis,’ Taylor who gave her a goodie bag of root beer, Goldfish, and pink fingernail polish. This year was a little rough, for Abby. She had given up all desserts for 40 days as part of a “fast” for church. She had a tough time watching all her friends eat cupcakes. But I was proud of her. As soon as I told her she could break into her Goldfish, she was a happy camper again. Lots of craziness with all of the sugar highs, but tons of fun with her girlfriends and a great time to relax before heading off into competition. Best of luck 2009-2010 TPAS Dance competition team."

Monster Box

Marcus spent a long time working on his Valentines box this year. He was very proud of it.

Journaling: "Making Valentines cards and boxes are such a BIG deal. Marcus never wants anything too “girly” so this year we decided on a “MONSTER BOX!!!”