Our Beautiful Ballerina

Caroline had her very first ballet recital this month. She has been taking a ballet/tap combo class since August. For the recital called "Under the Sea", her class performed a ballet number. Caroline was so excited to dance a ballet on the stage! She has loved dance this year and dances around the house all the time. I have been very impressed with all that she has learned. She knows first through fourth positions and has learned many French ballet terms. Her favorite move she performed in the recital is "arabesque around the world"! I loved Caroline's recital costume. Her class wore a mixture of pink, yellow, and teal costumes. For some reason, her teacher chose pink for her! I think she got to know Caroline pretty well in class!

Striking a pose

Caroline and her friend Jordan

Sweet ballerinas

Caroline and her friend Anna

Practicing her moves backstage before the recital

Puppy and Grandaddy with the baby girls

Caroline did a great job during the recital. She was such a graceful ballerina! (These pictures were actually taken during the dress rehearsal because no flash photography was allowed during the actual performance.)

The ballerina with her proud Daddy

Caroline and Olivia

Caroline and Catherine

Last day of school

I cannot believe that summer is already here! Caroline's last day of 3 y/o preschool was Friday. It feels like yesterday was her first day at Madison Methodist. She has had a wonderful year, and we have loved her school. When we knew we were moving back to Jackson, I started looking at preschools for Caroline. One weekend when we were in town I visited Madison Methodist and met the director. I just felt like it would be a great fit for Caroline. I am so thankful to God that there was a spot for her. Usually there is a long waiting list and some people spend the night at the church the day before registration to be sure their child gets a spot. I know it was God's provision that worked all of that out! We are so excited that she will be attending 4 y/o preschool there, too! Our ballerina on her last day of school(Can you tell Caroline was excited about her recital the next day?)

She wanted to take a picture on her bike!

At the end of the year party, the kids decorated foam visors with stickers and then we took a class picture of them wearing their visors. So cute!

Caroline and her friend Anna

Caroline on her first day of 3 y/o preschool

and her last day

Beach Trip

I had a great time at the beach with my best friends from high school. We had some wonderful girl time and enjoyed visiting with each other and being lazy at the beach! We drove down on my birthday and went out to dinner at King Neptune's to celebrate. It was a delicious meal and so much fun sharing my birthday with these girls!

We usually stay at my friend's family's condo, but this year we stayed at a house in Fort Morgan. It was so nice! It had five bedrooms and 4 bathrooms and a huge deck on the back overlooking the beach. Our view from the deck

We had beautiful weather and enjoyed our time on the beach.

All of us except Elizabeth who was taking the picture. We are on our way to Scoops for ice cream after dinner. We missed Bo and Aimee who could not come this year.

I love these girls!

32!

I had a wonderful birthday spent with family and friends. The Sunday night before my birthday we had dinner at Aunt Dodo and Uncle B.G.'s house and celebrated together. It was a fun night with family.

I love this picture of Catherine and Olivia playing together!

Daddy and his girls

Catherine had fun playing with Aunt Dodo and Gomme and Dandy!

Olivia eating her dinner

On Mother's Day, we went to dinner with Winnie, Grandaddy, Uncle Tyler, and Aunt Taylor. After dinner, we came back to our house and celebrated Mother's Day and my birthday. Tripp gave me this beautiful Peter's Pottery bowl!

My actual birthday was spent traveling to the beach with friends! I will post about that fun trip next!

7 months old!

Catherine was 7 months old yesterday! This is such a fun age and we are enjoying every moment with our baby girl. She loves sitting up and playing with her toys in the floor. She still loves her exersaucer, too. But her favorite thing to do is play with her sister! She loves Caroline and wants to sit by her, play with her, and sometimes she will even lay down and fall asleep in her lap.

She loves eating anything we will give her! She just started eating fruit and loves it. She also likes Puffs and Cheerios. She is a great sleeper and sleeps from 7:30pm to 6:00am. She also takes a morning and afternoon nap.

She is starting to talk more and say "dada". No "mama" yet! Catherine has the sweetest smile and laugh, and she is happy almost all the time. She seems to be teething, but no teeth yet. She is such a joy to our family!

Mother's Day

I had a wonderful Mother's day with my family. We went to church Sunday morning, out to eat lunch, and then home for a lazy afternoon. That night we went to dinner at PF Chang's with Winnie, Grandaddy, Uncle Tyler, and Aunt Taylor to celebrate with them. Before church, we attempted to take some pictures of me with the girls. It is nearly impossible to get both girls happy and looking at the camera at the same time!

Caroline loving her sister

Caroline wanted her wand in the picture!

I am so thankful for my precious blessings, Caroline and Catherine. I would not trade being their mom for anything in this world! And I am so blessed to have a mom and mother-in-law who model godly motherhood for me. Puppy and Winnie are the best grandmothers in the world, too!