We also celebrated Erik's grandmother's 81st birthday last Saturday with lunch at O'Charley's. We adore her so much and loved celebrating her birthday with her! Many more to come!
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Happy St. Patrick's Day & 81 Years Young
Last week we celebrated St.Patrick's Day a little early since they had Spring pictures on Friday. They still love wearing green and looking for the Leprechaun! I am not sure if Emma still believes in it but she goes along with it really well! I am not really sure we are Irish but my maternal grandmother, Donna always celebrated this holiday growing up so I always thought I was a little. I miss my grandparents so much but I know they are looking down on us from Heaven...and probably laughing!
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Keep Calm & Dance On
Emma has had a very busy couple of weekends with dance. Of course she loves it all but very busy, well at least for me!
On March 1st, Emma performed one of her group dances (Afro Circus) solo! She was a little nervous being this was her first time performing a dance solo and I was as well. Her school, Fouse packed the high school auditorium like nobody's business! There were tons of acts from dancing, singing, playing piano to funny skits! It was a long night but Emma performed in the first act so we got to see her early. I videoed it on my phone and Ethan took some pictures with my camera. This kept him busy for awhile. When Emma got on stage, she smiled and danced like a pro. We were so proud of her!
Then we drove almost 4 hours to Louisville, KY to watch her perform 4 of her competition dances last weekend. Our hotel was about 20 minutes away from the auditorium. We arrived Saturday afternoon since she did not have to perform until the evening. We settled into the hotel and then it was time to dance. The auditorium was filled. Emma and I got her dresses together and make-up and hair. She performed 3 of her dances Saturday night flawlessly. All 3 of them won trophies and special awards from the judges. The dancers were so excited and so thrilled to be recognized for all their hard work. Sunday Emma did not have to perform her last dance until the evening so we slept in since we lost an hour of sleep due to daylight savings time. Then we had a late breakfast at Bob Evans by the hotel. Then guess what, we found a Target near by and did a little shopping! Finally it was off to the show. Emma and her friends again dances wonderfully! However we left right after the dance since it was 6 pm and the kids had school the next day. Another Mom told me the dance won 2nd place! So happy again for them.
Emma worked so hard on her dancing this month. I cannot tell you how proud I am of her and all of her hard work she puts into it. I know this is her passion and I hope she keeps it for a long time!
On March 1st, Emma performed one of her group dances (Afro Circus) solo! She was a little nervous being this was her first time performing a dance solo and I was as well. Her school, Fouse packed the high school auditorium like nobody's business! There were tons of acts from dancing, singing, playing piano to funny skits! It was a long night but Emma performed in the first act so we got to see her early. I videoed it on my phone and Ethan took some pictures with my camera. This kept him busy for awhile. When Emma got on stage, she smiled and danced like a pro. We were so proud of her!
Then we drove almost 4 hours to Louisville, KY to watch her perform 4 of her competition dances last weekend. Our hotel was about 20 minutes away from the auditorium. We arrived Saturday afternoon since she did not have to perform until the evening. We settled into the hotel and then it was time to dance. The auditorium was filled. Emma and I got her dresses together and make-up and hair. She performed 3 of her dances Saturday night flawlessly. All 3 of them won trophies and special awards from the judges. The dancers were so excited and so thrilled to be recognized for all their hard work. Sunday Emma did not have to perform her last dance until the evening so we slept in since we lost an hour of sleep due to daylight savings time. Then we had a late breakfast at Bob Evans by the hotel. Then guess what, we found a Target near by and did a little shopping! Finally it was off to the show. Emma and her friends again dances wonderfully! However we left right after the dance since it was 6 pm and the kids had school the next day. Another Mom told me the dance won 2nd place! So happy again for them.
Emma worked so hard on her dancing this month. I cannot tell you how proud I am of her and all of her hard work she puts into it. I know this is her passion and I hope she keeps it for a long time!
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