Down on the Farm

Olivia had an end of the year program for her preschool.  It was a farm theme and all the kids were asked to dress farm-like.  We decided that denim and khaki would do the trick--and also be wearable after the program!  She was a goose in the play--but they didn't have a mask for a goose, so her mask was a duck.  She had a line to say which was really cute--"Old McDonald had a goose. It ate his can of apple juice!"  She did a great job saying her line into the microphone.

10th Birthday!

Yes--my little baby turned 10!  I really don't know how time can go so quickly!  It seems like not long ago I was scared to death with what might happen to him being 8 weeks early.  Lucky for us, Jake has grown up to be a (knock on wood) healthy, happy child.

May 19, 2001--Jake at 3lbs 9oz and 17 3/4 inches long.

 

May 19, 2011--Jake at 81lbs and 4 foot 7 inches.

Happy Birthday to my baby! :) (He loves when I say that!)

MIA...

Yes, I know I have been MIA lately with this blog.  There wasn't too much going on throughout the end of February and into March, but since then, it has been a little busy!  Watch for more posts for the updates!

Spring Dance Recital

Olivia had her spring recital on Friday night.  She danced to a song called Personality, and boy did her costume live up to that name.  She had a great time being on the big stage at the high school.  Here are her pictures and a short video.

Olivia and all of the girls in her class.

My model daughter--just know that she does these poses by herself without any prompting! :)

I worked back stage with the girls, so I had a special location to watch them perform!

 

 

Olivia's dance teacher, Miss Nadia.

Olivia with Nana and Papa who drove down just to watch her perform.  

This is just a little part of her show. 
Olivia is all the way at the far end of the line of girls--so the last girl on the right side of the video.
They were so cute!

Olivia's birthday

Olivia is 5!  We celebrated at home on her real birthday and then we opened presents on Easter weekend with the family.  We also got to see our cousins, which is always a lot of fun.  Allison was also able to come home from college for Easter weekend.  The kids were able to play outside a little bit and enjoyed swinging on the porch swing with Nana's new puppy, Gibbs. 

 

 The little home celebration.

 Hello Kitty cake!

Her favorite gifts....  Clothes!!!  (jk!)

The cousins!  From left to right...  Maya, Jet, Olivia, Jake. 

 

My adorable kids!

 The cousins on Nana's porch swing- with Gibbs.

 

 

Cute!

 Birthday presents!

We also went to visit my Grandpa Anderson for her birthday as well!  

We had fun visiting and celebrating with him.

An exhausted kid!

Little Vickie's Wedding

The closest person to being a little sister to me is Little Vickie.  She grew-up across the street from us and we treated her like a little sister.  I am happy to announce that Little Vickie is not only not little anymore, but she is a married woman!  She met a great guy named Roger and they had a beautiful wedding.  We were lucky enough to all be invited--Mom, Papa, Beth, Chris, Allison (who didn't get to go because of college), Emily, Chris, Jake, Olivia and of course me.  Mom and Papa were on a cruise so they didn't get to come until later into the reception.  We had a great time though dancing and celebrating with a wonderful person.

Heat on the Rise!

Saturday was the last day of basketball for this season.  The team had been in a tournament where we played three games.  We had beat the Jazz in a blow-out game--28-12.  We beat the Spurs in another big win--17-6.  Then we were in the CHAMPIONSHIP game!!!  We faced the Lakers which we knew would be a very difficult game.  The Lakers had only lost one game the entire season.  We fought the hard fight but couldn't get the baskets to fall.  We ended up loosing the game--however-- this meant that we placed 2nd in the league!  WAY TO GO HEAT!!!  It was a really fun season to watch this year with Jake being a more confident player.  If you recall, last season we were excited that Jake scored in the last game! This year, Jake scored 8 points.  Here are some of the pictures from the game and from giving the trophies and such.