Everyday Adventures

Tessa and I went to Amarie's dance recital. Tess had been asking when she can watch Amarie in the Nutcracker again, and was so excited to hear that she had a recital the next weekend.

We both loved the recital! Tessa couldn't stop herself from dancing in her chair on all the upbeat songs, and was entranced watching all the ballet numbers. Amarie's trio was absolutely beautiful. She is a really great dancer and that trio is one of my favorite dances I've seen.

We went with Al, Caitlyn, and Hallee, which made it even more fun.

The girls were so cute taking selfie videos after the recital. Tess loves her cousins!

The kids and I went to Jonah's basketball game too. He's a great player and it's so fun to watch him do something he loves.

Paul got a gift card to the Water Gardens, so we took the kids to see How to Train Your Dragon 3. We all enjoyed that one.

I sure love these cute boys of mine!

A lot of weeks Tessa and Hallee show up to dance wearing the same thing without planning it. They are too cute!

We celebrated Grandpa Ham's birthday. Rockwell and Wyatt did a drumroll before every present he opened. :)

Al got him this shirt. Love it!

It was Katie's birthday this month, so we spent a night in a hotel to celebrate. It was so much fun to spend a whole night with best friends, and laugh and laugh, and support each other. I'm so grateful to have them in my life. 

Trying to get a good selfie gave plenty of opportunity for laughs! :)

There have been a lot of warm, sunny days lately and we have absolutely loved it! We spend as much time as we can outside on those days. The sun just makes us all happy.

Tessa has decided she really wants to learn how to rollerblade. On a rainy day, she wanted to start practicing in the garage. I wasn't able to help her, so she asked Damon to instead. That was adorable!

She's practiced a few more days outside and has improved a ton. She's very proud of herself, and we were talking about the learning process and how she's come a long way because of her practice.

Rockwell was listening, and then ran into the garage and brought out his bike. He said, "Well, I guess I could try this again." And he took off! He has been so afraid to even try riding without training wheels, I think because of fear of getting hurt. I'm so glad that he decided to really give it a try because he loves it. He is so proud of himself! He wants to show anyone who will watch. He said his favorite part about riding a 2-wheeler is feeling the wind in his face. :)

Damon is big enough for this bike now, and has gotten really good on it too. He cruises around the cul-de-sac, and just seems so grown up doing it.