Dance Pictures

We enrolled Kelsey in dance classes back in the fall. She really looks forward to going to class each Saturday morning! Her recital is coming up toward the end of April, so we go her costume this week and picture day was this morning. I can't get over how CUTE she and her friends are in their costumes!!

I'm posting some pictures that I took this morning - hope you enjoy them!!

Note: It was highly recommended by her dance teachers that we put make up on her for the pictures because some of them were taken in black and white and the make up apparently makes those types of pictures look better. Also, the make up will be mandatory for the recital, so it was good practice for me - it's hard putting makeup on such little eyes!

Getting ready to leave hte house. She had to wear a robe over the costume, and the ruffles make her look like she has a ghetto booty! LMAO

Strike a pose, cutie pie!

Kelsey (middle) practicing her dance with some of her classmates - aren't they beautiful???

Playing Dress Up

Kelsey's really been getting into playing dress up lately. For the past few weeks, everytime she goes up to her room to play, she comes back downstairs looking something like this:

She is such a character!!!

Spring is Coming!

This really should have been posted last weekend, but things have been busy, so I'm running a little late.

Last weekend the weather was beautiful! We took Kelsey for a bike ride and I tried to teach her how to use the jump rope she got for her birthday. Here are some pictures from our activities:

Here's Jim airing up Kelsey's tires - you can see my new car in the background!

Kelsey on her bike withe her babydoll on back.

Luke just chillin' in the yard - he loves being outside when it's warm.

Jumping Rope

Riverdance

Today we took Kelsey to see a live performance of Riverdance, a show of traditional Irish stepdancing, instrumental and vocal music. I was awestruck by the whole show.

I've always found Irish music to be very pleasing to listen to, but I never imagined what it would be like to see the traditional dancing that accompanies that music!! I can't believe the way the dancers move their feet so rapidly - the the movement of their tap shoes against the floor makes the most amazing rhythms.

Kelsey loved it too - just like she's said every other time we've taken her to a show with music and dancing, she looked at me and said, "I want to dance like THAT someday!" It's good to have high ambitions. :-)

If you ever have a chance to see Riverdance, I highly suggest you go - it was amazing!!

Birthday Party Time!

Well, I'm a little late posting this, but better late than never, right?

We had Kelsey's Fifth Birthday Party last Sunday. We didn't have as many people come as last year, but it turned out to be a really nice party. Our house is too small for large parties anyway!!

Here are some pictures of Kelsey and her friends at the party:

Princess Kelsey

We got the kids a pull-string pinatta - safe for indoor use. Jim looks like he has a butterfly head!

The girls loved scrambling for the candy that covered the floor when they broke the pinatta!

The girls had a baloon fight with my dad - I'm not sure who enjoyed it more, thr girls or Dad

Daddy lighting the candles for Kelsey.

As you can see, everyone had a good time. Happy Birthday, Kelsey!!

Backseat Driver

Apparently, once you turn five years old, you automatically receive your Backseat Driver's License. I say this because Kelsey turned five yesterday and today Daddy relayed the following story to me.

Jim was taking Kelsey to see Pappaw, and they were waiting to make a left hand turn. When the left turn arrow turned yellow, Kelsey yelled, "Hurry, go, go GO!" They made it through the light, but then they got stuck in construction traffic (go figure, construction is one of our two seasons here, the other being winter...) It didn't take long for Kelsey to grow impatient as they waited in traffic. In expression of her disapproval she exclaimed, "For real people, come ON!"

I think I'm going to have to plead the fifth if anyone ever asks me where she may have learned this impatient traffic behavior. Or maybe I'll tell them she got it from Daddy. At any rate, I'm innocent!

Kissing Boys

Kelsey has lost 2 teeth over the past two months, and she has a permanent tooth coming through in one of the spots. She also has a top front tooth that is loose and is almost ready to come out.

Well, my stepmom and my dad tease her and tell her she's losing her teeth because she's been kissing boys. This is something my family has done for a long time, I remember being teased about it once upon a time too. The teasing made me not want to be around boys - they certainly weren't worth losing teeth over!

But this isn't the case for Kelsey...she's excited to be losing her teeth and getting her big ones in. So much so, that before school today she wiggled her tooth and said, "I'm so glad I get to go back to school today! I can kiss Isaiah and then my tooth will come out!"

Thanks Dad & Lisa, thanks so much!! LOL!! :-)

Six Months of Marriage

Yesterday was my six month wedding anniversary. I know, you're not supposed to celebrate until the one year - but still, there's this awesome feeling I've been getting on the 3rd day of each month ever since the wedding...

It's a feeling of love, happiness, satisfaction, amazement, a whole array of good feelings. I have a wonderful husband, and I'm so happy to be his wife!

You know what's funny? It doesn't feel like we've been married six months already, and at the same time it feels like we've been together forever. It's so crazy - but so great at the same time.

Jim took me to Dario's for dinner yesterday. That's where we went for our first date. It's where we were when he surprised me with a proposal! We also had our rehearsal dinner there before the wedding. And of course, we go there often in between big events too! But we hadn't been there for about 5 months this time.

When we walked in, the hostess said, "I haven't seen you guys in a long time - how've you been?" The our waitress (the same one who waited on us the night we got engaged) saw us and said, "You guys can't just disappear for 5 months like that - we were worried about you. So, anything new?" as she raised her eyebrows. I think we disappointed her when we said no - she was hoping for some more life changing news I think! The owner came over an talked to us, as usual too. We love that place - we feel like we're a part of their family and they're a part of ours. And the food is fantastic! (If anyone reading this is ever in the Westland area, I HIGHLY recommend a visit to Dario's Italian Eatery on Ford Rd.)

Well, enough of my babbling that's turning into an advertisement! The point of this blog is to tell everyone how thrilled I am to be married to Jim and to say...

I love you, Jim!