The Dance Recital

Because of the amount of little girls that take dance at our dance school, there are four recitals in one weekend. Molly's class for example, as well as three other 4/5 year old classes, all had the same costumes and same dance. Therefore, each of these 4/5 year old classes danced at only one of the four recital times. The older girls in our dance school have less classes and because of this, Meg got to dance in all four recitals. I am proud and happy to say I attended every one of them! This wasn't the plan, and I was only planning on watching her in the first two (one where Molly also preformed), but I just LOVE watching Meg dance and couldn't resist.

This Jazz dance was to an older song called "Black Bird."

Sisters. . .ahhhhh

This age is the BEST to watch dance. They watch each other to see what they are supposed to be doing, and usual the dancer they are watching isn't watching the teacher and therefore, preforming the wrong step.

As you can see all three dancers are doing something different.

Now they've got it!

Tuckered out after rehearsal.

A second wind!

Every dancer must have flowers after the recital.

After looking at ALL those parents/grandparents/aunts, etc. with flowers to give their dancer, I had wished I had set up a shop outside the auditorium $$$$.

It was a great weekend with Meg and Molly's Grandma Thompson, Grandma Kathy, Aunt and Uncle, and Great Grandma (Grammi) all attending.

Ben's 5th Grade Celebration

Ben at his fifth grade "graduation." He is such a stud!!!

Ben and some of his buddies.

Ben recieving his "diploma."

Ben had just started wearing contacts a few weeks before this. He still looks a little weird to me. I miss my "four eyed boy" (I didn't call him that to his face by the way).

Ben's friend Tyler (the short one).

Ben's friend August (the tall one).

Sam LOVED coming to the "graduation" because he got out of class and was able to eat 6 green glazed donuts. Oh, and to see Ben get his diploma.

The Graduate

Molly's preschool "graduation" was last May, 2010

( I know I'm seriously behind, but I have a good excuse).

We were entertained with a number of bible school songs .

Molly giving the "once over" to her class mates.



After the program, the school had refreshments and gifts.

Meg, Ben and Molly all attended Westport Rd. Bible preschool. . .we will seriously miss them!
This is our last day of preschool with our last kid:(.

Aunt Valerie and Molly

Molly with Ms. Susan

Molly was lucky enough to be in a car pool with two of her BFF's and kids from church. I had so much fun driving with the three of them and listening to thier conversations. I'm going to miss it!!!

Mother's Day and Father's Day 2010

What is up with Molly? She is so fun to be with.

Mother's Day 2010

Father's Day consisted of gifts, cake and lots of handmade cards.

Sam was asked by a church teacher to fill out a questionnaire about his dad. Question: "If your dad could go anywhere in the world where would he go?" Sam's response, "To France in July to see the Tour de France, with ME."

Take Me Out to the Ball Game. . .

Twice a year our minor league baseball team, The Louisville Bats, host a Boy Scout night. The scouts get to walk around the field before the game starts so they can wave and act crazy when they see their families.

Sam was feelin' like a rock star. And I am his greatest fan. I mean look at that face. When I look at that fuzzy-red-headed-cutie I almost forget the fact that he taught the kid next door a swear word on the bus. (when I asked Sam where he learned/heard that word. . .couldn't be from home. . .he told me another kid from the bus taught it to him. Whew!).

Sam LOVES scouts (and I love that he loves it)!

Our pack of animals. . .I mean cubs.

BFF's

Nothin' says baseball games like sticky-cotton candy.

The scout himself enjoying some of that yummy stickiness.

Spring in Kentucky

The was the view during my runs last spring.

Sam's Baptism

Sam on the day of his baptism, April 24, 2010.

In the months leading up to Sam's baptism, anytime he would get in trouble for doing something he shouldn't have, his response to me was, "Satan just knows that I'm about to be baptized and that's why it is extra hard to do what I'm suppose to right now." Sam "milked" this theory until the day of his baptism.

Sam had Ben and Uncle Mark give the talks. Ben did a great job and Uncle Mark related his entire talk to football, so Sam thought "it was the best talk in the world."