Dance Starts

Another season of dance has started for both girls, and that means we are getting busy during the week!

Brett Starts Karate

After Brett saw a child taking a karate class on TV, he decided he might want to try it. The next day I got a coupon in the mail for a free class at a local studio. We called, made an appointment, and Brett got to try it out!

He adored every minuet of it and asked to take regular lessons. The place he tried out was a bit pricey for our budget, but I am now on the lookout to find a reasonable place for his request to come true.

Gavin the Sock Stealer

Yep, those are mine!

Cheering For Kaylee!

Kaylee had been eagerly awaiting the start of cheer, and the time has finally come! She gets to practice for about a month, and in September the official games start.

She is in the front row with a flower shirt and black shorts.

The other kids seem to have found ways to entertain themselves while their sister practices.

Flying Kenzie!

I Guess this is Growing Up

My baby girl Kenzie went through some big changes a month before her 5th birthday. First, she requested a hair cut. She heard that if you cut your hair it will grow back longer and healthier. Since long "princess hair" is the goal, she went for it. Her only request is that I do it, not a salon. It was a first hair cut for both of us!

Ta-Da!

She seems happy with it!

Next request came a few days later. She woke up and decided it was the day she was going to go get her ears pierced. We watched a few YouTube videos of kids getting pierced to ensure she understood the proses, and off we headed to the mall!

We have a few mall rituals that we had to do first, one of which is to stop at the pet store.

If you look at the corner of the cage there is a mommy rat nursing baby rats!

Next is the rides that we never put any quarters in, but the kids seem to love anyways.

Last but not least in the mall ritual is the play area.

With that out of the way it was time to get down to business. With pretty flower earrings pick out, the lady at Claire's was ready to pierce Kenzie.

The boys were hanging out to see if their sissy would be okay.

Ah that hurts! One down, one more to go.

All done! She told me she never wanted to do that again!

Everyone got suckers after, which made it better.

What's even better then suckers? Picking out a new nail polish!

On the way out everyone had to stop and make a wish at the fountain. Kenzie's wish? For her ears to stop hurting!