Teeth and Tulips

 

 

This week some teeth came out and some tulips came in. Mya has been struggling with her last stubborn top tooth.  With much effort (an quite a few tugs from friends, teachers, and neighbors) it finally fell out.

In the photos below, she offers more poses of her missing tooth in her "Laura Ingalls bonnet" that she must wear everywhere.  I'm wondering when she will decide to wear the bonnet and glasses together. That should be a treat.

 

 

The tulips coming in every year is a big deal.  First, it the girls note the beginning of spring.  Second, we get to see the magic we planted in the fall.  Every October we plant a few new bulbs in different colors and place them strategically in our small fairy garden in the front yard. We are always pleased to see how our flowers grow each year. Mostly because we forget what we planted by the time April rolls around.

We are also enjoying the other spring blooms that our yard has to offer.  After the bleakness of winter, it is always refreshing to see everything so colorful and alive.

 

 

 

 

 

Gettin' Our Bling On

 

 

So when my cute kid decided she wanted to dance for the performing company at the studio, I thought it made sense, she's been dancing since she was 3 years old.  I must admit though, I became a little apprehensive: Would my kid become a demanding diva? a psychotic perfectionist? Would I be a "dance mom"? get into catty fights with other moms? Will we be reality TV material?

Worries aside, we took the plunge.  Here's a few things we discovered along the way:

 

 

 



1.  Teamwork!  At such a young age, these girls are really rooting for each other.  I've seen many laughs, praises, and comforting hugs exchanged between these gals.

 

2. Moving out of our comfort zone.  Marlee (and myself) had to reach out and get to know other people we would otherwise never would have met.  (We're not in Bent Creek anymore...) We all became very close, very quickly, especially when you travel, eat, and dress with one another.

 

 

 

 

3. We actually enjoy make up and "blinging"!  Who knew?

 

 

 







 4.  We really have a great time with the people we've met.  The other moms in our small group are funny, supportive, and always helpful.  The moms have just as much fun misbehaving as the kids!

5.  Marlee has gained confidence, confidence, confidence!  She started in August from not knowing how to do a proper cartwheel to almost perfecting a back walkover.  She is learning what her body can accomplish with some practice and effort.

 

We had a great experience our first year of competitive dance. Marlee is looking forward to dancing again next year.  I'm glad she has decided to take her dance lessons to the next level and move out of her comfort zone.

 

*on a side note...look at the photo below and notice who is all the way on the left, warming up with the girls.  It looks like we may have two company dancers next year.  Talk about leaving a comfort zone...yikes!

 

 



 

 

Spring Break!

It was so nice to have 10 days off for spring break!  Although the weather was not typical, (it felt more like winter break) we still had a great time.

We kicked off the week by heading down to Atlanta to see our best lady friends. We got to swim in the fancy pool at Georgia Tech, experience a cool thunderstorm, watch a few movies, and take our usual trip at Ikea.  Even "Hot-lanta" was not so hot, as we spent every moment indoors this time.

 

 

Our homecoming was greeted with 3 days in the in 30's with cold rain and snow. All three days were declared as pajama days.  We had a grand time lounging around, starting new crafts, and just enjoying days with no agenda.

 

 

 

 

 

 

There was finally a thaw in the second half of spring break and we gravitated outside.  We took a trip with some friends to Elijah Mountain Gem Mine. The kids LOVED it!  It was a great time for different ages & genders- the oldest being Garrett, a 5th grader and the youngest being Mya.  Everything was fun from the tacky décor to the actual mining itself!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Of course we wrapped up the week with our Annual Egg Hunt at our community park on Saturday.  This is one of my favorite traditions.

 

 

 

Easter was spent with our extended family across the street as they hosted their annual Spring Brunch & Egg Hunt.

 



 

 

 



Way too much candy and so much fun!  This gives us a glimpse of what's to come as we shift from our cozy slacking pajama days to spending our days outside.