This is the reason why I try so hard to make it work for her to go to this school MW and now Fri in the Fall. She absolutely LOVES these girls in her class! She also loves her other school and is excited that Evie will be going there in the fall. More to come...
We went to Little Rock to see Disney on Ice this year with Ava, Aunt Rachel, Nana, and Aunt Katie!!! We went to eat at Purple Cow first and the girls got a purple milkshake. Then, they all got dressed in their princess dresses. Ella was mesmerized the whole time!
Ella's Jitterbugs Performance! She did FOUR dances and was adorable!!! She really wanted to take dancing, but I just wasn't ready for her to do it yet. Her school has a fitness/dance class that is extra, but you have to be 3 years old to do it. So, when she turned 3 in January I asked if she could try it out. She loved it and the teacher said she did really good even though she was the youngest. She still talks about it and wants to be on stage. She was a pirate in one dance (Wiggles Caption Feather Sword song). Below is the L.O.V.E. song, Splish Splash with a towel (her favorite dance), and skirt and hat for Footloose.
Emily was in the Dance Club at school for the month of April and in May they had their performance at the End of the Year School Dance! She was SO good and had a great time!
We took the girls to Farm Friends back in May. Emily has gone with her preschool and kindergarten classes previous years, but Ella hasn't gone yet. We took Emily when she was Ella's age (wearing the same outfit Ella is wearing, yes I remember those things). They had a great time and they ran into some friends there too!
Emily's friend Gabrielle and her mom invited us to go to a Dinosaur Exhibit in Fort Smith. I thought it would be a fun outing and Ashton was coming too! I dropped off Ella at my parent's house b/c I know she'd be scared of dinosaurs. It was fun for them, but kind of expensive. Emily rode down with Gabrielle and Ashton, so that was really fun for her! Then, we stayed later to eat dinner with Cita and Poppy.
I have been waiting for this day to come since I heard Mary Poppins was coming to town! It is one of my favorite kid's movies. The price was a little expensive for a kid's show, so I had to really think about going. I decided to get tickets before they ran out when Roy and I saw Rock of Ages in Nov. I ended up getting my mom a ticket too as a Christmas present. It ended up being her Mother's Day present too since she was leaving town to visit my brothers. We took Cita out to lunch before it. I was concerned about how Ella would do, but she was mesmerized by the whole thing. It was a truly amazing experience! Seeing Ella clapping at the end was so cute! Ella loved the "Fly the Kite" scene. Emily, Cita, and I LOVED the "Step in Time" part. Wow! I also love the "Jolly Holiday" one. I really loved it all! I absolutely love musical theatre and I'm blessed that we are able to see Broadway shows here.
Emily had her 2nd dance competition in April. I liked this competition MUCH better than the last one. The dances/costumes of other dance studios were much more age-appropriate. Emily's dance studio did great! Her "Teenie Team" only performs one dance. They won First Place in their age group and Elite Gold ribbon. So proud of them! I can't believe how much she has learned all year compared to last.
Easter came upon us quickly this year it seems. Ella had a rough night before Easter (bad cough) and wasn't feeling well on Easter Sunday as you can see in the pic. We decided to let her stay home or she'd be coughing the whole mass, so Emily and I headed to 9 am mass. She was disappointed the Easter Egg hunt was cancelled at church b/c of rain the day before. We headed home to get ready for our company. Roy's parents, sister + family, and my parents came to OUR house for Easter. We had a great time! The girls and their cousin got to hunt Easter eggs in our backyard.
Roy and I have been married since October 9, 1999. We have two beautiful girls, Emily Catherine (born June 23, 2005) and Ella Grace (born January 13, 2009)! We also have 2 poodles, Teddy and Toby.
