Hannah's 11th birthday!

Hannah chose to go to BeniHana for her dinner on her 11th birthday. It's always a fun place to go! Her birthday was the first day of school, August 24th. Now that we've made it through the first week, we'll plan her party!

Hannah's Tap Recital May 09

Here are some pictures from Hannah's tap recital earlier this year.

Alli's Jazz Recital May 09

Here are some pictures from Alli's jazz recital this year.

Zach's braces

Here's Zach in his usual position on the couch doing what he loves most -- playing Xbox. Zach got braces earlier this month... I'm sure he loves that I'm putting these pictures on our webpage! So far so good with them. They say he'll only have them for 14 mos.

Hannah's newly painted room

Hannah's been wanting her room painted for a LONG time and we finally got around to doing it! She choose the 'Spa Pool' color. Still have to put things back on the wall, but she's loving it.

Those crazy kids :)

Alli having fun with her cousins, Andy and Ethan!

Highland Girls Camp Aug 09

Here are some pictures from Alli's Highland Girls Camp which lasted 2 weeks in August before school started. It's hard work and quite a commitment, but she's really enjoying it. There are 68 girls this year. They have several different routines that they perform at pep rallies, football and basketball games, and for competition. At this point, they have been learning and working on routines for pep rallies and football. To perform each routine, the girls must try out and make the team for each routine. You don't perform if you don't make the team for that particular routine, so some girls may perform when doing one routine but not the other. Makes the girls work hard and be proud when performing, but you also question whether it's just too much pressure for 12-13 year-old girls! Alli was nervous during camp, but she's handling it all quite well now.