Ballerina Girl

Kaylin was feeling a bit left out that Konner gets to play soccer and go to school and she doesn't. So Mike and I decided to put her in a dance class. And she is LOVING it!

It's a half hour class. The first 15 minutes is ballet. Colleen is an awesome teacher for little girls. She has great patience with them, and she continues to teach and do even when sometimes the girls would rather be butterflies!

The last 15 minutes is tap. The girls love the sound of their shoes clomping around on the floor.

Below are videos of Kaylin dancing. She's such a cutie in her little outfit and legwarmers!

A Little Dancer

Kaylin loves to sing and dance, so we signed her up for a dance class. It's a ballet/tap class at a studio I danced at for a little while years ago. Plus the owner's daughters are friends of mine.

This past Tuesday night would have been Kay's second class, but her crazy mom thought she could make it to San Dimas from Fullerton on an empty tank. Fact: Can't be done. We ran out of gas on the freeway right before the exit to get to dance. So Poor Kays missed her second class. Oh well, there's always next week.

Something to be thankful for

I love the beach. Just love it. I am so thankful that I get to live in a state where I can experience this kind of unique beauty.

And I am so thankful to have these beautiful kids. They are such a blessing.

We won!!!

We won! Yay yay yay!!! The score was 4 - 3. If you look closely or click on this picture to make it larger, you will see the back of Konner (#4) in the goal. He made one of the goals! He was so proud.

LA County Fair * We love this fair!

We went to the fair with the Bradleys and the Brennans. It was so hot, but the kids had such a great time and that is what is important!

Riding on the train ride. Always an important ride.

My kids love to feed the goats in any petting zoo. It's so dirty, but I do remember how much I loved the animals as a kid.

Riding the rides. Konner, Kaylin, McKayla, and Emily

Kaylin and Kayla - Great buds! And the same size too!!

Thanks for the fun, guys. We miss you already!

The Krazy 8s

Konner's soccer team is The Krazy 8s. These kids are fun!

There are 8 kids on the team. 4 girls and 4 boys.

The girls....

The boys....

I love being the mini van driving soccer mom. I never thought that would ever be me, but I sure am loving it now! I am even the assistant coach on Konner's team. I'm so sad that Konner won't be able to play with these kids next year.

First Day of School!

Konner started pre school this past Monday, September 14th. He was so excited to go. But before we could leave he had to have the shoe meltdown.

Konner lives in flip flops. I let him because he has some strange need to have his shoes tight. And when I say tight, I mean they are never tight enough. And so every time I try to get shoes on him he has this HUGE crying meltdown. And since the school doesn't allow flip flops, we have this meltdown EVERY SINGLE morning.

But once we got to school, he remembered how excited he was and calmly asked me "Will you tighten my shoes one more time, mommy?"

And then off he went!

This is Mrs Jones. She is one of Konner's teacher. There are two.

He had a great time. He is loving school. He goes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings, and he gets to stay for lunch on Wednesdays. My baby will be going to Kindergarden next year!! Oh my...