The Recital

Six days after we moved, Abby made her debut on the dance stage at Westlake High School. Although she likes her dance class, she did NOT like her costume (IT'S TOO ITCHY!!!) or Daddy's shirt that she wore as a cover-up. She also did not like having to sit in her car seat in her costume and Daddy's shirt, nor did she like being awakened from her nap in the car to go backstage (as evidenced here). Boy, those LOUD struggles were worth it to see her on stage . . . well, at least I think they were.

She DID enjoy getting to wear make-up and hair gel that became known as our special "pirate's gel" in my effort to convince her to get ready for her dress rehearsal. Of course, she was hard to recognize. My sister, when looking at pictures from the event, almost asked who the cute little white Asian girl was! :)

The routine was so cute and she's such a ham. The audience just ate it up. I'm just glad she woke up enough to be happy on stage. What an ordeal. And, we're signed up for it all again this year . . .

Abbyism of the Week:

Abby got a toy Fiona (from Shrek) in a Happy Meal several weeks ago . . .

Abby: What is it?
Emily: She's an ogre that's a princess.
Abby: No, she's too ugly to be a princess.

What am I teaching my daughter???

It's been 2 months already?!?!?

Can't believe it's been that long since I last wrote. We've been A LITTLE busy moving to a new house this summer. Here are the kids "helping" me pack up the old house.

Packing and unpacking have definitely been a challenge with the little ones. Especially since Will started to crawl at 6 months, right around the time that we started packing. He started going up the entire staircase 2 days before we moved. So now, we have to keep constant watch over him or he makes a bee-line for the stairs EVERY time. Now, he's 9 months old and can also climb ladders and step stools. He's into everything. Just a matter of days before he's walking. Then, LOOK OUT! Little stinker.

Once we moved out, we found a renter for the old house, so we could hang onto it. Now we own 2 houses! Unbelievable! And a little scary at the same time.

Things in the new house are starting to come together. We still have a couple boxes to unpack almost 2 months later, and nothing on the walls yet. But, hey, we're making progress!

In the midst of moving, I decided I wanted to become an Independent Consultant with The Pampered Chef. (I know, my timing is questionable, but many of you have called me crazy in the past. Here's another perfect instance!). I've had 3 shows so far, and it's so much fun! I'd love to do a show with anyone who is interested in earning free high-end cooking products! I'll have a website soon, but in the meantime, you can check out http://www.pamperedchef.com/.

Guess that's about it for now! Stay tuned . . .