Charlie's Birthday

Journaling: Charlie is 1 year old. He's gone from 15 pounds to 68 pounds. I can't believe he's grown from that cute little furball, to a big loveable golden in such a short time. For Charlie's birthday, he got the royal treatment. He got a huge 1 foot peanut butter bone to eat and 3 new toys. The kids thought it was the
best doggie party ever!

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Abby is the one sitting on the right side of the screen when they start (they all look alike) This still makes me tear up every time I see it. I'm so proud of her getting up in front of hundreds of people to compete. This is from the Joplin competition. I will try to get videos of her other routines posted soon.

Easter Dress

Journaling: I must love to take photos of my kids walking away hand-in-hand because I have several of them. The earliest one I could find is this adorable one from 2005. Marcus was 3 and Abby was 18 months. I can’t believe how much my babies have grown!

Shrine Circus

Every year around Aria's birthday the Shrine Circus comes to town. Here is a picture of Marcus and Aria the first time we took them to the circus (March 15 2005)


Here are our pictures from this year's circus...

Dance...it's all about ATTITUDE

Bentonville, Arkansas

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Platinum First
First Overall for 05-06
VERY proud!!!


Who Loves Rock 'N Roll???
Appearantly the judges did! 'I Love Rock 'N Roll' received a Platinum First and a First Overall for 05-06

Simply Fabulous

Journaling: "When I asked Abby to go get dressed for a birthday party, this was the outfit she put together. Of course, an outfit like this MUST have an impromptu photo shoot. So that’s what we did. Gotta love Abby’s style. She is fun, fearless, and simply FABULOUS!"

I'm A Big Kid Now

Aria is going to be eight!!! I had the privilege of getting to do a shoot with her for some birthday picts. What a gorgeous girl she is! These are a few of my favorites. They will probably make her Momma cry!

Coloring

So I caught Abby coloring and thought it would be a fun scrapbook page to make. I had visions of bright red, blue, and yellow paper with elementary school crayons and little kid font. But Abby doesn't take 6 year old coloring photos. She looks at a camera and automatically turns into a 19 year old super model! I think this photo is beautiful, but ironic. Such a grown up expression, yet she has a crayon in her hand. I couldn't use the red, blue, and yellow elementary school theme I originally had in my head....she's too grown up. :-(

Inspire

It was FINALLY sunny today, so the kids decided they wanted to ride their bikes. Sunny = warm in their minds. Unfortunately...it was not warm. Either way, they dusted off their bikes and had a great time. I absolutely LOVED these pictures I was able to snap of Abby. She was "giddy" about getting to be outside.

*inspired by Stephanie Brotherton :-)

Journaling: "You are filled with such spirit and such joy. My prayer is that you will never loose that childlike love for life. You remind me to embrace each moment. Thank you!"