CINDERELLA

well i can sum up this last week (and several months) with one word...CINDERELLA!!!  my sister Diana had this great idea to direct a school play and allow an opportunity for kids to act, sing and dance....and she roped me in along for the ride!!  even after many stressful practices, hours and late nights, i am so grateful i was able to go on the wild roller coaster experience with her!  We started rehearsals way back in September, and the show seemed eons away, but man this year flew by and before we knew it, it was time for the show.  Blaine auditioned and got the role of king....my nieces were also casts as Fairy Godmother, evil step mother, and Jake played a town boy.  

 we were not allowed to take pictures or video during the show (due to copy right laws), but i was able to sneak a few pictures during practice and back stage!

 Blaine as a townsperson and the King

 Me and my crazy sister Diana before out final performance....we were still alive and standing at that point!  she was an amazing director and did such a great job with the kids.  i pretty much just ran around back stage like a chicken with my head cut off making sure everything ran smoothly on stage...my job was just to make the kids look good!!  mission accomplished!

 Becca as stepmother and Sara as Fairygod mother...how great were these costumes, and can we say attitude?!! i love it!

i feel so blessed to have this experience and watch all these talented kids grow and make new friendships.  i am super proud of Blaine who came out of his shell and made an awesome king.  my sister is already talking about next year's show...i might need a few more months off before i commit to another show, but i know that one will be great too!  way to go Diana!  you are amazing and all your hard work truly paid off...these kids were AWESOME~

Happy Easter

The boys were up and excited nice and early Easter morning to find what the Easter Bunny brought for them.  after much searching, they were able to find their baskets.  that tricky bunny gets harder every year!

 Then it was time to put on their Sunday best and head out to church.  it's always hard to get up and going for 9am church, but the boys were excited to go to church and have lessons on the true reason for Easter.  Both boys came home with handouts and stories about Christ and the Atonement.  i am so grateful to be a member of our church and to know of the true reason for this season....HE is Risen!!

 me and my boys

i have the handsomest boys in the world!  i love my family!  xoxoxo

Easter Egg Hunt

On Saturday morning we had our ward annual Easter Egg hunt!  it is always so much fun to see all the kids run and get excited over something simple like plastic eggs and candy!

 Ty lined up with his buddy Logan...ready to go

 and Blaine with a few of his big friend buddies!

Hoppy Easter to these cute little bunnies

dance, dance, and some more....DANCE!!!!

i feel so lucky, i've been able to dance and teach dance sooo much lately.  i really love working with these kids and have so much fun!  they all did so awesome!

 these pictures are from my 2 regular classes.  i had a little class ages 5-8 (plus little sydney in font who is 3) and an older class ages 9-12 (plus a couple younger who were ready to advance).  this was the last day of class before they "Performed" for their parents.  i made those little tulle skirts and the girlies looked sooo cute.  i also made shirts for my older kids with "afterparty" on the front and their name on back!   both classes were AWESOME!!

 my future B-boy Ty guy....he was ready for class too!  haha

 then, i was approached by the local Jr High to help with a number.  i told them I DON'T CHEER...but they wanted to do something more "hip-hoppy".  i was super honored that they wanted me and we really had a great time.  this was my biggest group number and such a great learning experience for me...oh and did i mention, the girls were AMAZING!!!!  i was so glad i was able to work with them and had such a great time.  this was their FINAL performance of the year and they really went out with a BANG. showing off their stuff!!

 the girls even taught me a couple things...and we were able to add some stunting in the routine.  so fun!

thanks again girls for letting me come and play!  :)

Lets go Fly a Kite

we had a pretty windy day over spring break, so we thought it would be fun to go fly some kites!!  ty really wanted to do it "All by himself", but was having a hard time getting his kite up off the ground!

 he ran up and down the street and across and around and all over trying anyway he could....

 but only ended up getting tangled in the process.  it just wasn't working!!!

 leave it to BIG BROTHER to come to the rescue. 

 together, those 2 can do anything!  i'm so grateful for sweet moments like this.  it may seem so simple to some people, but i really hope ty realizes how much he needs his brother, and that with him, they can FLY!  (cheesy i know...but true)

i love these boys so much!  xoxo