Wednesday, June 18, 2008

DANCING KIDS!


Over the past year both Madi and Jaxson have been taking dance at UDA. Although At times I hated carpooling every week, it was a pleasure to see them preform at Kingsbury Hall last week end.

Madison has been taking a Jazz class with her best friend Hailey Winterton. There dance routine was to the Pink Panther and what a cute routine it was. I had no idea what a little performer Madi is! She was darling to watch on stage, with her cute smile and moving hips! There costumes for the routine were one of the cutest in the entire 3 hour performance. They even used garbage cans as props. I was very proud of her, watching her on stage!

Jaxson has been taking Hip-Hop with a couple of neighbor friends and he loves it! I laughed so hard watching him on stage because he was the smallest, little guy out there. (He was actually supposed to be a year older to be in the class, however they made an exception because they wanted more boys involved) He loves to perform and I am so proud of him and his desire to do anything. I'm not sure dancing is his forte', we may have to stick with sports!

Overall it was a busy weekend with the dress rehearsal on Friday afternoon, matinee performance and evening performance on Saturday. (UDA runs a tight ship, very organized and demanding and all worth it!) The kids were wiped out by the time we arrived home Saturday evening at 11:30! What a weekend.

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

FRIENDS FROM FLORIDA


Last week I let my kids miss school because my good friend Courtney was in town. Courtney and I went to school together and had our first kids within a couple months of each other. Chiara and Madison were little buddies right from the start! (They really had no choice in the matter, because Courtney and I did a lot together) Needless to say they built a strong friendship. Courtney and her cute family moved to Florida about four years ago, so Cory could go to dental school. Lucky for us they still come to visit because all of their family is here in Utah.

We decided to take advantage of the good weather on Tuesday and we loaded up the kids and took them for a picnic in the park. Madi and Chiara had a great time together and spent the entire day together. Jaxson and Bryson played well together too. (Bryson and Jaxson were preety little when they moved away, so neither of them remembered each other). Courtney and I had such a great time catching up and enjoying the beautiful weather.

We are so glad Courtney and her family will be spending a lot of time in Utah this summer. We can't wait to get together and see them again soon.