Summer Fun

Playing in the sprinkler




Playing in the pool with friends



And Ethan being Ethan


Such a male. He kept walking around with this sword between his legs. Typical.

Growing Butterflies

One of Mimi's presents was a Butterfly Garden for Belle. The kids really enjoyed watching the caterpillars and then their chrysalis. We then eventually were able to let real butterflies loose.

Happy 4th Birthday!!

I'm way behind on blogging it seems.

A couple weeks ago we took Belle on her annual birthday trip to Ohio. We always go to the Strawberry Festival parade because it falls on her birthday weekend. The kids loved it. This was Ethan's first year of really being able to participate. They loved catching candy and dancing to the bands. And Belle loved all the horses, of course.

Belle did an awesome job at the recital today. And we got it on tape!!. After the circle part you'll notice Belle and another girl are confused. Its because the teacher mixed them up on their positions at the beginning and then Belle tries to go to her old spot that she was supposed to be in. They just stand there for a bit and then eventually get into the groove again.

She even got her first ever trophy. She's so excited to have her "gold". ha ha

Recital

I have so many things to blog about, but thought I'd get this one in while it's on my mind.

We had Belle's rehearsal for her recital. I wish I had video to attach to this post, but I stinkin forgot to push record on the camcorder. So I held up that dumb thing thinking I was recording.

But anyways, it was a lot of fun seeing Belle up on stage. You could just tell that she loved being up on stage. Not a bit of nerves. She was eating it up. One little girl in her class was terrified though. The teacher carried her out and then asked for the girls mother to come up to the stage so that she knew her mom was there. That was no use, the little girl just cried. The teacher got them into position on the floor and Belle looked at the girl, winked and gave her a thumbs up. It was the cutest stinkin thing ever and I didn't get it on video. Errr.

The girls age from 3-5, so the actual routine was pretty rough. I think their routine is harder than the 8yr old ballet class, but anyways.

I admire Belle's confidence, it was fun to watch.