Bugsy Ballet!

Yes, I know that ballet is usually something that you put your little girls in.  However, ballet is a good foundational dance for every other kind of dance.  And, since we own the studio, Matthew can go for free, so yes, we put Matthew in a ballet class with a bunch of girls.  

He's okay with the dancing, but what he really loves is the fact that he gets to go with daddy every Monday and Wednesday.  He does like the running across the floor part though.  I could only get good pictures of the slower stuff, but he really likes running!

And yes, this is from last September, but I'm hoping I'll get caught up soon!

Bella's First B-day Party

Yes, Bella's birthday was 5 months ago.  Better late than never right?  ;)

Here are some pics of the celebration.  We did a "Belle of the Ball" celebration.

Here is our little princess.  She was a little shy as usual, and didn't eat much cake, but she seemed to have a good time.

We decorated with royal flags and a royal cake.  I was only up until about 11:00 the night before which is a lot earlier than I am usually done.  The cake took a lot less time than it usually does.  Notice the torch to light the candle, obviously you need a blow torch for your birthday candles.  :)

We all got to decorate our own crowns, had some lunch and of course since it was a ball we did some dancing.  It was realy cute to see the kids doing the "Hokey Pokey," "The Chicken Dance," and following me in  line dance.    They seemed to have a good time.  I was just glad we didn't have any big problems and I got to actually see the birthday girl during the party.  Simplifying can be a great thing some times.  :)