Guess who lost her first tooth!?! Emma has had a baby tooth hanging on (barely) for the past several days now. Although all of us offered to pull it for her, she sternly refused. Miraculously, last night while she was sleeping it fell out by itself and miraculously, she did not swallow it or lose it.
I just came across this adorable Valentine's printable and had to share. The blog eighteen25 has so many wonderful crafty ideas and I have had so much fun looking around their site. The have the subway artwork pictured above available for download for free on their site.
Last weekend was another busy one. Saturday was Emma's Dance Showcase held at a local elementary school. This was the dance company's first chance to practice their competition dances in front of an audience. It was an all day event that concluded at 5:00 p.m. with a spaghetti dinner.
The picture above is a group picture of the entire Stepping Out dance company. Emma is in the front row, the fourth from the left.
Since she is only competing in one dance, we had a lot of time to kill so we spent most of our time watching the other dances until it was time to get her costume on. She got to wear clip-on diamond earrings and I must say, I haven't seen her that excited about something in a long time! She kept asking for a mirror so she could look at herself. She might be just a little vain!
I told Michael to brace himself for the girls' costumes since they are a little small! The Pre-Tater tap group is dancing to "Splish, Splash (I was taking a bath)" so they have the blue costume underneath and come out on stage wearing the towels over the top.
And here is the entire Pre-Tater tap group as they were getting ready to go out on stage. The girls did such a great job! They don't compete until May so I'm sure their number will look very sharp after a few more months of continued practice.
Two snow falls already in 2011 - this is something for the Columbia, SC area! Last night all schools (and many businesses) were closed for today in anticipation of the great snow fall and ice storm.
The kids, of course, were ecstatic when they woke up this morning to 4-5 inches of snow on the ground.
Everyone bundled up with mix and match winter clothing pieces and went outside to play for a little bit. The girls didn't last too long - they just don't have the same jackets, winter boots and waterproof items that we had growing up in the north.
Michael took Ryan sledding this afternoon and they had a good time. Ryan sled using a bin lid - I keep pleading my case for owning a sled for these once a year events!
Michael also helped Emma build a little mini snowman in the front yard.
She was so ready to turn in and change clothes inside once this picture was taken!
We haven't heard anything yet regarding delays or closing tomorrow and are waiting to see what the weather does tonight. All will be right with the world as long as our power stays on!
December 5th was the annual Lexington Christmas Parade. Our kids have been fortunate to have lots of opportunities to appear in the parade for the last few years.
Here they are as they started taking off...
And close to the finish of the route...
Before the Christmas and New Year holidays, Stepping Out held their Open House for family. I attended with Emma the night before Avery's and brought along the camera, unfortunately, the battery was completely dead and I wasn't able to get any pictures.
I made sure everything was charged and ready for Avery's dance night! I just took a couple of pictures but videotaped her dancing. Since parents are not generally allowed in the classroom during instruction, it is always a treat to watch up close and see how they are doing.
