Dance Pictures

The girls missed out on getting their dance pictures taken with their class, so I took them and got portraits done at JC Penney. I think they turned out really great! Great smiles and posing from both of them!

The girls really had fun taking these jumping pics. They loved seeing their funny hair!

Camping!

We went camping this weekend with some of our friends.   The first night it started pouring right after dinner.  We all hunkered down in our camps and waited out the long down pour.  It left some of us soggy, but it didn't dampen our spirits! 

On Saturday, we ate odd and ends for breakfast since the raccoons opened up one of our coolers and ate almost all of our pre-made breakfast burritos!  The kids and the parents had fun relaxing and playing.  The parents played a pretty intense game of Redneck Golf.  The kids played house, doctor, Uno, and who knows what else!? 

We ate foil dinners and Smores on Saturday night.  On Sunday, we did some more relaxing and eating.  Then headed home in the early afternoon.

The cicadas were plentiful, but didn't bother us too much.  There were a lot of their shells on the tree near our campsite and occasionally a live one would fly down near us. 

(An interesting note: Between us, we have kids in each grade, K-7, except 3rd grade!)

Dance Recital

The girls had their dance recital last Sunday.  Their studio rented out the auditorium at St. Charles Community College.  The girls did such a great job.  I was a little worried that Kathryn would get too nervous to perform, or give up if she made any mistake, but she did wonderfully.  Before they went on, they were allowed to sit out with us and watch some of the other routines.  I would point out girls that were smiling and girls that were not smiling, so they could see what a difference it makes!  After Kathryn's first performance she said, "I don't usually smile during my class, but I smiled while I was up there!"  And she looked beautiful.  Sydney was not quite as confidant with the actual routine, but she did awesome!  I could tell that she was focused and trying to do a good job.  Instead of flowers, I gave them candy bars, Pringles, and a little toy caterpillar.

Here are the girls with their class, ready for their "Do You Love Me" routine.

Looking kind of like bobbleheads. 

With their teacher, Miss Liz.

On stage for their final bow.  I wasn't allowed to take any pics during their actual routines.

After the show in their "Rubber Ducky" routine costumes.