Dance, Dance!

The month of May always brings the girls spring dance recital. The girls did a great job dancing this year!

Lilli had two dances and did a great job.

Ava also had two dances and worked really hard to remember her smile while dancing. She did great!

Vivien's class got to be the very first dance number. The class did a fabulous job, including Vivi who got to help lead the class off stage.  Fun times! 

We all enjoyed getting to watch our girls perform. Lexi and Nicolette, Dad and Owen, Grandma and Grandpa, and mom and Lilli's friend Sammie were the spectators. 

Thanks for a fun night of dancing! Nicolette is ready to be on stage and finally this September her dream will come true.

Everybody Dance Now

Vivien, Ava and Lilli after the big spring dance recital.

Here is Vivi and her all time best friend. They got to watch all the dancing until it was their turn.
Grandma came to watch...thank you Grandma:)

Vivien was posing for the camera, this is one of a myriad of photos from my Vivi:)
Vivien is a fun dancer. She knows exactly what to do and every move to make.

This is Ava on the stage. Ava is such a graceful and beautiful dancer. She is a delight to watch.

Lilli is full of great dancing energy! She has not danced as long as the other girls her age, but she definitely can hold her own:)

Ava after the concert with her flowers.

Lilli after with her flowers.

Of course we had to celebrate the great dancing at B&R:)

Ava picked a chocolate sprinkle cone with lots of mint chip ice cream.

Vivi ate her treat pretty quick and was then feeling very tired!

I even caught her with her eyes shut for a minute:)

She did muster this cute smile in the end:)
Good job dancing girls! Another fun and great performance...I love these little dancing queens.

December 08`...busy and great:)

Nicolette 

I have managed to get most of our December in one post!  It took a bit of time but, I finally have it done:)

Making Soupt

 I made the traditional Zobrist Soupt this Christmas season.  It actually turned out this year!  I am still working on getting the braid done correctly.

Christmas Ballet Performance "The Night Before Christmas"

Lilli, Vivi, and Ava after the performance.  The girls all did a great job on their dances.  It was a very fun performance by all:)

Ava's dance

Vivien recreating her dance:)

Lilli was a "sugar punk fairy" this year.  She had a great time.

Vivien's dance

Ava perfecting her pose for the camera:)

Lilli's School Performance

The entire 4th grade at the school put on a wonderful Christmas show.  Lilli did a great job:)

Christmas dinner with friends:)

Patsy's AMAZING dessert:)

We had a fun and festive Christmas dinner us bloggers:) it was a wonderful evening full of fun and great food.  It was tricky finding a night that worked for everyone, but we made it work and it was well worth the efforts.

Yummy Christmas treats delivered:)

Kristy delivered these wonderful Christmas treats for us after our dinner.  The chocolate did not last long in this house full of girls.  I don't think Dad even got one taste...oops!

Christmas Piano Recital

The girls all did a great job on their recital this year.  This was Ava's first piano recital, and she did fantastic!  Lexi and Lilli had also practiced well and there songs were beautiful:)

Ava played Jingle Bells

Lilli played The Nutcracker Overture 

Lexi played Silent Night

Christmas Sunday

Nicolette

The entire group of us:)

Lilli

Vivien

Ava

Nicolette and Lexi

Family Christmas Party

The food at the family party was so delicious plus beautiful!

Daddy and Nicolette

The group
Nicolette and Finn having good times:)

Sarah played a beautiful song on her violin for all of us.  Kerri also sang a beautiful song for us, and I didn't seem to get a photo of that.  Lilli also read everyone The Night Before Christmas.

Grandpa and Grandma enjoying Sarah's song.

 The cousins getting ready for a white elephant gift exchange.

Christmas card pictures, and freezing at the park:)

Christmas Eve

dinner with Grandma and Grandpa

Nicolette, feeling so excited to open her Christmas Eve present.

All the girls ready to open

Everyone in new Christmas jammies...and ready for bedtime:)