Maylen's Dance Recital

Maylen had her dance recital on Saturday with a tap, jazz, and ballet numbers. The girls were adorable in their tutus preforming their routines! I wanted to post the pictures right away from Maylen's dance recital and hope to soon upload the video. I was SO proud of how well she did, especially since I knew she was nervous and it is a real stretch for her to get up on stage in front of people. I kept telling her how proud I was. It was just too cute!



Maylen kept her eyes fixed on Miss Tammy the whole time. She wanted to make sure she followed the steps (and I think it made the audience disappear).



"I can mash potato, and do the twist"



Maylen took dance with some of her favorite girls from MDO (Riley, Bella, Maylen, ?, Ava)







Adeline, or course, wore her ballet costume to the recital too! She wanted so badly to be up there with the bigger girls dancing. She did attempt to run to the stage a couples time and start dancing. I had to finally take her to the back. Adeline and Maylen are so different when it comes to being the center of attention!



At the end of the show I let the girls dance around on the stage. I didn't know if I would ever get Adeline off of the stage. She had paid close attention and was trying out all the new moves!



Maylen's friends from Dance and MDO (Ava, Maylen, Riley, and Adeline)

Mother's Day with my girls

For Mother's Day, William gave me a very sweet card that he had made and some flowers. He also made me brunch with crepes (per my request). The girls both made me gifts in Mother's Day Out and gave me cards with their pictures. While we were waiting to eat, I read books to the girls.



Adeline wore the dress that was mine when I was 3! My mom said she saved a lot of the dresses that she made, but so far this is the only dress that she found that was mine.

Spring Flowers and Little Girls

It's been a while since I have updated. It seems that life is just too busy to update more than once a month lately. This spring I was so please with how the hard work that I (and William) have put into the yard and flowers has paid off. We had a beautiful spring in Memphis this year. Before we got the notorious April showers, we had really nice weather and the azaleas, dogwoods, and roses were all in bloom at once, which made for such nice drives around town. I managed to take a few pictures of this prior to what felt like 2 weeks of non-stop rain. I think it rained-- no, poured everyday!

This is a cutting from our rose bush. I don't know what variety it is, but the blooms are a large peach color.



Adeline was standing in front of some of the azaleas and climbing rose bush. (I pruned the large rose bushes along the back fence quite a bit the last two years which has produced more blooms this spring than the previous 4 years combined).



Gotta love little girls being sweet when taking pictures!









Evie, my niece, came to play with the girls one day. They were so cute in their princess costumes and holding their look-alike dolls.



I couldn't resist taking this picture of the girls one night before bed. They were giggling and telling each other something silly when I found them.

Easter, Egg Hunting, and Baby Silas

We went to the Mednikow Family Easter Egg Hunt and lunch at the Mednikow's House. They have an incredible lunch and hunt for the family. The girls had a great time eating and hunting eggs. It was such a nice warm day for the event, too.






For Easter this year I wanted to make both of the girls French Hand-sewn dresses. I bought the laces and fabric and then started constructing the dresses based on an idea I had, and I modified a pattern to fit what I wanted. I used a basic yoke pattern to work from. I was really excited with how they turned out. I finished the dresses at about 2:30 am, Easter Sunday morning. I wasn't able to get good pictures because by the time we got back to my mom's house for Easter lunch it started to rain. I got a few pictures inside, but I hope to take better pictures outside while the azaleas are still blooming outside.





Easter Sunday at my mom's was a fun time for the family to get together for lunch. Baby Silas, my brother's new baby, was passed around while he slept. The girl's were so excited to get to hold him.

Princess Birthday Party

We had the girls' birthday party on March 28. Maylen had asked for a "sweet and sassy" style party, so I had tables set up for the girls to come and get manicures, make up, and their hair up-do's! Then we played music for the girls to "dance" to. My sister decorated a cake for both girls of their favorite princesses. Maylen had an Ariel cake and Adeline had a Cinderella cake. The girls loved their cakes and were so excite about their party. All the little girls looked so cute dressed up in their princess costumes. It definitely was a girly party. I hope they will be able to remember it as a special way to celebrate their 5th and 3rd birthdays!

"My Mom," through the eyes of a child, by Adeline

Copy this note, ask your kid the questions and write them down exactly how they respond. By Adeline, age 3


1. What is something mom always says to you?
I love you

2. What makes mom happy?
When I'm a big girl (which I tell her when she keeps her panties dry)

3. What makes mom sad?
When you burn yourself

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
When a stranger comes and puts a bandaid on your face (what???)


5. What was your mom like as a child?
I don't know.

6. How old is your mom?
I don't know.

7. How tall is your mom?
You are big!

8. What is her favorite thing to do?
You love me.

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
When Daddy was little I spanked his booty and he was 1. haha (I have no idea?)

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
I don't know.

11. What is your mom really good at?
You love me.

12. What is your mom not very good at?
coloring your booty

13. What does your mom do for her job?
kiss me on the lips.

14. What is your mom's favorite food?
chicken tortilla soup

15. What makes you proud of your mom?
teetee and poopying in the potty all the time. (she thought I was asking what makes me proud of her)

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
Cinderella

17. What do you and your mom do together?
we take a picture on papa and nana's couch

18. How are you and your mom the same?
we both eat food together

19. How are you and your mom different?
we are not like a mean queen

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
when you spank me. (I do tell her that I discipline her because I love her, just as God disciplines those He loves)

"My Mom," through the eyes of a Child

Copy this note, ask your kid the questions and write them down exactly how they respond.
By Maylen, age 5

1. What is something mom always says to you?
Clean up your room.

2. What makes mom happy?
If I clean up and I help around the house.

3. What makes mom sad?
When I disobey.

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
By tickling my sister.

5. What was your mom like as a child?
You went to Disney World.

6. How old is your mom?
20

7. How tall is your mom?
This tall (she jumps up while holding her hand up)

8. What is her favorite thing to do?
Tell me what to do, hahahhaha, And give me a a spanking, hahahahha

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
What adult movies (we use the term "adult" for any movie non-cartoon)

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
Dancing on the stage (I think she thinks that famous people are people who dance on stages, e.g. movie starts, musicians)

11. What is your mom really good at?
Cleaning up my room. Praying to God. (I want that to be true)

12. What is your mom not very good at?
Nothing, you're always good at anything. (aww)

13. What does your mom do for her job?
Work on the computer everyday.

14. What is your mom's favorite food?
Lasagna

15. What makes you proud of your mom?
Getting Adeline to go poopy and teetee in the potty. (I have to say, that has been quite a feat!)

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
Ariel (since this is her favorite, that's quite a compliment)

17. What do you and your mom do together?
When Adeline's asleep, we paint pictures for people's birthday

18. How are you and your mom the same?
We both have brown hair.

19. How are you and your mom different?
I don't have a wedding ring.

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
Because you love me in your heart. Because you told me.