Fall Bash

October 23, 2010

Fall Bash

Sayer as Alice in Wonderland

Baylen as a Bollywood Dancer

Dravyn as a Scarecrow

Me as a totally Awesome Mom!

The Fall Bash this year was a great success. There was a DJ and lots of fun dancing. Baylen kicked me off the dance floor a couple of times, said I was embarrassing or some such nonsense. But Sayer let me dance to the Cupid Shuffle with her. Baylen won 2nd place in the dance contest.  I guess all those years of dance lessons are good for something! Tracy kept Dravyn occupied with the inflatable jumpers. A good time was had by all!

Pretty Little Alice in Wonderland

October 23, 2010

Fall Bash

Sayer dancing in the talent show to Neil Sedaka's "Alice in Wonderland."

She may not have officially won, but she won over many hearts in the room.

Sorry for the low quality of the video. I used my Sony handycam and this is the first time I have tried to post using it. It wouldn't load unless I used this one with the tiny low resolution

Try the grey stuff, it's delicious!

October 16, 2010

San Antonio

For Baylen's upcoming 10th birthday, we took her and Sayer to see "Beauty and the Beast".  Although Tracy and I saw it almost 10 years ago in Lubbock when Baylen was only a few weeks old, it was like I was seeing it for the first time with them.  I forced my love of all things Princess on Baylen, but when sweet little Sayer came along, Baylen had already moved on to more grown up things.  Sayer totally missed out so she really was seeing it for the first time. It was wonderful and beautiful and I cried and Baylen made fun of me, and Sayer was cold, and Tracy missed a horrible Texas Tech game.

Baylen picked Joe's Crab Shack on the river walk for her pre-theater meal.  Luckily it was just a hop, skip and a jump, from the Majestic Theater. Why "luckily" you ask?  Baylen has a new dental appliance much like a retainer.  See where I'm going with this?  Tracy made it back with plenty of time minus a healthy tip for the observant waitress!

Dravyn's Day Out

Duck Pond

August 25th, 2010

These ducks were very funny, every time I took their picture, they got completely still like they were posing.  Dravyn still is very wary of the geese and ducks, and will not turn his back to them.  He is also slowly adjusting to the girls being back at school, although he does attack them with "play with me!, play with me!" when they get home.

First Day of School!

4th Grader!

2nd Grader!

One week down, so far so good.  Next week the girls start dance and Baylen start G.E.M. (Awesome Gifted and Talented program) so things are about to get crazy.  Between them both, I think they are signed up for 8 dance classes.  Baylen will have to be at her school at 7:00 to catch a bus to go to the center two days a week, plus she gets back to her school later, so I have to go back to get her after I pick up Sayer.   I will really be putting some miles on the minivan!

Dance Recital

Art & Soul

Dress Rehearsal

May 1st, 2010

Hip Hop Dance

"I Wanna Be"

Dance Recital

Art & Soul

Dress Rehearsal

May 1st, 2010

"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"