Show Stopper

The recital went amazingly well. Anna's group was the 15th number that was performed in the first half and they did an AWESOME job. They really had it together and for their efforts they got the loudest and most applause of the evening. The rest of dances went great as well. Our Company Dancers are just amazing, including Anna's teacher and cousin. They had some super performances and solos. It was a really great show. Can't wait to next year! Way to Work It guys!!

Now or Never

That's the name of Anna's Hip Hop groups dance number, it's a song from High School Musical 3. Last night was dress rehearsal and pictures. She looked cute, of course, and they did their dance just fine. Anna is the youngest and smallest of the group and the dance is a bit harder for her but she did really well and most importantly had a blast. She's also excited that her cousin Brooke is in this recital as well. Brooke is one of the Company dancers at the studio so she is in lots of dances. She's very good and it was fun for us to get to watch her as well. And Anna enjoyed hangin' out with her and the other older girls backstage. Here a few pictures of her just before rehearsal. I'll post tomorrow how the actual recital goes tonight.

Breaking News!!

Anna has learned to tie her shoes!!! WOOHOO!!! She is very proud of herself and I am so happy that saga is over! I ended up signing her up for free shoe tying class at a local kids shoe store and it was exactly what she needed- someone other than her Mom or Dad showing her. She didn't get as mad or frustrated with them and the fact that the girl told her she would get a lipgloss if she did it, certainly didn't hurt either! They also gave her a diploma and a coupon off her first tie shoe purchase.

Another thing that's going well is Soccer. She's had a few goals and assists so far this spring and is doing really good-when she pays attention. She seems to have a short attention span lately, but when we keep on her about paying attention she does really well.

Dance is going okay. She has a very large class and the majority of the kids are 8, so Anna is by far the youngest and smallest. And the dance is a little hard, so she's not enjoying as much as we had hoped. She likes it but isn't super excited like she normally is for dance. Recital is on the 21st of this month. So even though she is certainly not going to be the best dancer , she'll definitely be the cutest and that's what really matters, right? LOL!!!

Oh, I almost forgot. She made me some of the cutest Mother's Day gifts ever at school. First they painted us flower pots and planted a flower. Then they added flowers they made that have things written on them like clean up toys, give kisses,ect. So cute. Then they made butterflys with their handprints and a picture of their face as the butterfly head. Inside they wrote about why they loved there Moms. Anna loves me because I cook,LOL! She also likes that I kiss her alot too. ANd last but not least they cutout a teapot shape with a face and attached was a tea bag and cookies they made for us and this cute little poem:

Here's A Gift For Mother's Day
I'll try my best in every way.
But when you get upset with me,
Relax and have a pot of tea.

Anna also added an " I Love You Mom" to hers. Just too cute! And she kept it all a secret from me too, which is so hard for her.

That's our latest Anna update. I hope everyone has a fantastic Mother's Day!!

Swine Flu

I am not going to bore or in some cases anger you with my theories as to what is really going on with this "so called" pandemic. But I do have a few things I'd like you to read or watch and consider about the events of the last week. You can form your own opinion from there.

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