Making Dresses

Gloria said I should show everyone my latest dress creations- here are the 3 I made this summer. I have 7 more to make before November, plus team dresses for Regionals- 30 for Phoenix, 16 for Tucson, 24 for Idaho. I also have to make about 10 new costumes and alterations for the Irish Nutcracker. I'm just a little busy!

First Day of School

The kids started school last month- here they are all ready to go!

Hyun 10th grade, Taryn 9th grade, Taegan 6th grade, Ffiona 4th grade, Haedyn 1st grade

San Diego Trip

We spent Labor day weekend on Coranado Island. We have a wonderful dance competition discount at the Lowes Coranado that we like to take advantage of every year.

The kids spent the days (when they wen't competing) splashing in the pools and in the ocean.

They loved hunting early in the day for

sand dollars and other shells

They loved all the relaxing and enjoyed having Daddy to themselves

In the evinings there were poolside marshmellow

roasts and Dive in Movies

Our last day we went to the San Diego Maritime Museum for FOS- Festival of Sail.

We went on the Star Of India and on the HMS Surprise and a Russian Submarine

First day of school

New backpacks, new dinosaur shirts, ready for school

Dylan shares a table with his friend Anna at kindergarten :)

Rowan is cute

Summer photos for your viewing pleasure #2

Picnic at Wallace Lake

Dress up is fun

The boys loved washing to car (cheap labor)

Rowan's first plane ride and Dylan's third.  They did great and even distracted mommy from her nausea and anxiety from flying

Having fun with their awesome daddy

Summer photos for your viewing pleasure

Llamas at the Ravalli County Fair

Rowan changes his mind

The boys really liked this ride

Petting Stingrays at the fair

Dylan loved learning to fish with Daddy on our Idaho camping trip.  

Nat was at our camping trip and Rowan thinks he is so funny

The boys loved the beetle they found

Dylan loved to roast marshmallows, but not eat them

kids.... you gotta love them

This is what I get for letting them play alone while I got some weeding done.  Not only did they empty a full bottle of baby powder, but Rowan dumped a bottle of apricot baby oil on the end of his bed.  Jesse and I had to laugh (without them seeing of course).