Julia's solo - Starpower

Julia did a beautiful job this weekend at Starpower.  She placed 4th out of 34 girls for her solo! 

Trio from Starpower

Happenings

Sometimes it takes me weeks to catch up on the happenings around here...Gianna had her 2nd grade biography report presentation.  She did her report on Neil Armstrong and it was awesome!!!  Her teacher told me it was one of the best in the class!  She's a smarty pants for sure!  : ) 

Gianna and her adorable friends from school, Jess (Harry Potter presentation thus the glasses and outfit) and Katherine...

Gianna and Julia love to play "sled dogs".  Gianna's obsession continues with dogs...now it's Huskies.  She makes sled teams out of her stuffed animals and her little plastic dogs.  So cute.

Mother's Day was very nice. 

Kimmy made a delicious lunch and this special homemade strawberry shortcake...yum!

What a gorgeous spring day it was...

My beautiful Mom...

Brandy Boots...

The girls played for hours in the woods...the same woods I played in when I was their age.  I wish we had woods at our house.  It provides hours and hours of entertainment...

Julia and Gianna are competing at Starpower this weekend.  Julia had her solo first thing this morning.  She amazes me with her extraordinary grace and talent.  Here she's just being a DIVA....ha!! 

Julia got 5 out of 5 stars (equivalent to a platinum) and 4th place overall (and that was out of 34 girls)!!!  Fantastic!!!  I was kind of late taking out my camera and snapped a picture just as they were bowing and leaving the stage.  Oh well. 

Funny video of the girls playing "sled dogs". 

Gianna's 1st Communion

It was a gorgeous day for Gianna's 1st communion....

She was as pretty as a princess...

  



Julia's solo

Here's Julia's solo from Turn it Up where she won 1st place! 

L-O-V-E

I love my sweet Nicholas.  He holds my hand, hugs me and tells me at least 20 times a day that he loves me.  And...he is in 5th grade and STILL asks for a hug before he gets on the bus...in front of his friends!  That's my lovable boy!!! 

I love my precious Julia.  She is my mini me and I know she loves her Mama to the core.  We have our secrets.  We have our own language.  We have our own private jokes.  How I love my Julia Rose.

I love my little Gianna Mae.  She knows exactly how to make me smile.  She knows exactly what to say or what faces to make that gets me every single time.  She loves her Mama.  That I know for sure.

I love my Daniel.  I think it's truly remarkable how he is still by my side after nearly 20 years of marriage.  He loves me.  He gets me and I get him.  It's so comforting to know he is in charge of our little family. 

How lucky am I? 

L-O-V-E. 

So sad for my city of Boston...

Sleeping Beauty

Julia's ballet school performed Sleeping Beauty this weekend.  Julia danced the role of one of the Pied Piper children.  She was wonderful!  Julia's ballet teacher danced the role of Aurora (video of Miss Heather...formally a principal dancer with Festival Ballet...from dress rehearsal below).  She is a gorgeous dancer.  How lucky is Julia to have her as a teacher!!