Happy Birthday, Nana!!!

Happy Birthday, Mamaw!!!

A special birthday message for my wonderful mom, aka Mamaw:

Happy Birthday!
We love you and hope you are having a wonderful day!

Mamaw!

Encore!

Yesterday was my birthday and, lucky me, it was also observation day at Chloe's ballet class. That was a little gift that I was so excited for! Here are two short videos of the class. The first is of the girls tap dancing to "Under the Sea" from The Little Mermaid. The second video is of the ballet portion. Unfortunately I wasn't ready when they started that part so it is pretty short. She loves it and it cracks me up how serious she is through the whole thing. I hope you enjoy!

 

Chloe loves her class so much she asks everyday if it is a ballet day. In fact, this morning she has already asked how many days until she gets to go back. I don't know how long she will enjoy these classes, but I am going to enjoy them while I can. She makes me such a proud momma!

Ballet!

Gun Control

I know it can be a touchy subject, but if all guns were this stinkin' cute I think everyone would agree they make the world a better place.

Simple joys

I have so many things to write about, but I thought this little bit of joy from the park today really needed to take precedence... :)

Thanks to our dear friend Esmeralda and big brother Colby for providing the entertainment!

May all of your days be filled with this kind of joy!

Macy loves peek-a-boo!

One year later...

I didn't even realize it until just now, but my little blog turned one yesterday. I can't believe that I started this a year ago. I have been kind of neglectful as of late, but I haven't given up! I am so behind, but I just had to jump ahead to share this little video from last night. Chloe was about to fall asleep half way through, but she perked up for the end of the performance. Enjoy the show!

After that inspiring performance, we agreed that sock puppets needed to be made today. Originally we were going to do buttons for eyes, but Colby picked out the googly eyes at the store today. I think they turned out pretty cute for 15 minutes of gluing and sewing. Most importantly, the kids loved them!

"A Bushel and a Peck" - A Duet

Okay, so I have about 10 posts worth of Christmas and holiday stuff to post about, but that will have to wait for another day. (hopefully Friday) Today I am introducing the newest kids musical group. That right, my babies singing together. So here for your listening pleasure is their version of "A Bushel and a Peck." I guess that's what it is called anyway. My Nana used to sing it to me when I was little and now Colby loves it too.

*Update*

After watching this again tonight, I decided that I might need to add some translation for those of you who are not familiar with this song. Normally Colby speaks, and sings, very clearly but by the time I pulled out the camera he was starting to be sing silly.

I love you
a bushel and peck
and a hug around the neck
and barrel and a heap
and I'm talking in my sleep
about you
about you

That's Colby's version anyway. He leaves out a couple of repeats of the some of the phrases. Hope you enjoyed my musical babes!