Dance, Dance Revolution!

When A started at Amanda Dalton Dance over the summer I wasn't sure that we were going to enroll her for the Fall. She wasn't participating at all. I knew she loved it tho since she would come home and try out all the jumps and twirl around like they did in class. Now, just six months later-- she is over the moon for dance! She knows all the moves and smiles during the whole class. I am so glad that we kept her in ballet.

Hanging around

Random pics from October.... just a quick note. Annabelle is growing up so fast! She really started to come into her "big kid" phase both physically and verbally. Also, she is loving school! I love hearing all about the things she does during the day and all about her friends. It is so fun.

This Week

This was the first full week in our new Fall schedule. A and E are in school. Plus A has extracurriculars such as ballet and playgroup. I relish the downtime that I get to spend with them whether it be on the couch watching a movie (we have watched Tangled so much I can recite line by line) or reading books or field trips to the Arboretum and library. Time is precious and I have to remind myself not to get caught up in the tedious.

Here are some of the pics from the park, Arboretum and reading High Five with A.

Silly Selfies!

Brought to you by a silly mommie.... its super, silly, selfie time! :-)

Water Days

We are spending as much time as possible at the park and in the water before it gets too hot to be outside! Ridgewood splash park is open and we are frequent visitors. I love that the playground and the splash area are so close! We are going to be frequent visitors throughout the summer. Here are some pics of us playing around at the park, in the pool and at the splash park.

Lets dress up!

Annabelle is very fond of playing dress up these days. We can frequently be found on the playground wearing tutus and crowns among other things. Check out the the pics below. Let us know if you need a stylist. Her expertise is available for hire!

My Little Fashionista

The weather is warming so that means a new wardrobe for A. She is certainly more interested in picking her own gear these days. In general she likes anything that looks like a tutu, sparkles, has a cat on it or is an accessory. I know down the road I may disagree with her choice of wardrobe but for now it is just plain fun. She is a sweet girl that is playing dress up all the time. It makes me happy.

Here are some pics of her new gear and one video of A and her Daddy. I couldn't resist.

Sesame Street Live

I was a little skeptical that Annabelle would sit through a 90 minute production. But, if anything was going to hold her attention that long, the best bet was Elmo and the Sesame Street gang. Turns out she loved every second of the live production and even danced to the Elmo slide at intermission. We had a blast and I am so glad that I got to have this "Mommy, daughter date" pre Ethan arrival.

Side note- she seemed to be much more interested in what Abby and Grover were doing on the stage. Also, the big elephant that came out at the end of the play was very exciting. A loves elephants.

Here are some pics.

Happy Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is one of my favorite holidays. Who doesn't like pink, red, hearts and sweets? Annabelle had an especially fun day complete with special treats, a party and even heart shaped pizza. Here are some pics from the day. 

Valentine's Day Princess!

Party time at school with her friends

Pic time at school

Donuts with Daddy

Robot

A loves to pretend she is a robot!

Just like Ms Elaina.... Daniel Tiger reference y'all!

Frontiers of Flight Museum

We took A to the Frontiers of Flight museum over at Lovefield this weekend. I had been wanting to take her there for a while. I knew that she would love seeing and climbing on the planes. The museum overall was nice but small. It wasn't crowded so we were able to let A run around and move freely through the exhibits. She seemed to like the kids area the most since it had a play plane with a slide. She loved pretending to drive the plane.

This could be a future birthday party venue.... we will see.

Here are the pics.

A's First Sleepover!

Annabelle had her first sleepover at Mimi and Gramps house last weekend. She had so much fun watching Curious George and playing with toys! Gramps sent the following photo of A cuddling with Nemo- her fav fish! We are so lucky to have Mimi and Gramps nearby. I know that A has so much fun with them.