Dancing Queen

Bella had her second dance recital last night and it was a blast. She did SOOOOO well. She worked really hard, practiced every day, and it really showed. I was so proud of her! She danced to Abba's "Dancing Queen" and definitely looked the part in her sparkly gold outfit.

Birthday Invite Extras

We had so much fun taking photos a while ago for Bella's birthday invitations. Here are the ones that didn't make the cut, but were still so darn cute.

Jameson's First Beach Trip

It was a PERFECT day for the beach. When we arrived it was upper 60's and lovely out, but as the afternoon went on, it got hot! We did NOT expect it to be so nice out today. We had a picnic with friends and went hunting for shells. Bella was in heaven! Jameson had fun, but didn't like the fact that we did not let him eat all of the rocks. All in all, it was a fabulous day.

Glass

Another wonderful perk about living in Tacoma is that if you have a Tacoma library card, you can check out free passes to the local museums. CJ and I had never been to the glass museum so we took advantage of his down time this week and took a field trip. The glass was beautiful, but the best part was watching the people work with it. It is a small museum, perfect for the attention span of two small children. Bella even entered in a contest to have her art turned into glass. Her art was titled "sun" and her description was "good morning sunshine." It was a nice day.

Powerwheels

We have wanted to get Bella a powerwheels jeep for a long time now but could never justify a $250 purchase on a toy that she would grow out of so quickly. I scoured craigslist, but they go fast. Luckily, our friend has one that she offered to us for free! Bella was SOO happy and I was even happier that it didn't cost a thing. The reverse doesn't work, but she can cruise around just fine without it. It is a lot of fun watching her drive around the yard. She even made it up the side of a rock, as you can see in the photo. Jameson had a lot of fun going for a ride with her around the yard, but I didn't get a picture because I was busy making sure they didn't crash into anything.

9 Months

Jameson is 9 months old today. The first year is coming to an end quicker than I could have imagined. Time seems to be on fast forward when you have two kids. You know what they say, "time flies when you are having fun!"