Tiny Dancer

The dancers waiting to go on stage(Ava, Olivia, Ivy, Paige, Lilly--some of her favorite ballerina buddies)

Ava, Paige, Liv

Olivia & Sweet Lilly

Bravo!

Olivia had her end of the year recital a few weeks ago. It was very cute, revolved around familiar nursery rhymes and children's stories. Very simple, short(at least Olivia's performance was,) cute, and a little too hot & humid in the theatre(that's what you get in an old building I guess.) There were lots of performances done by the older girls. Watching the older, more experienced dancers is always fascinating to me. I think ballet is such a beautiful dance. It will be interesting to see if Olivia really takes to it and dances for most of her young life like it did. I just wish I'd never stopped. I'll live vicariously through her if she chooses to stay with it =) Here are a few pictures from her performance at the Bing Crosby Theatre.

The BiG 32!

Gosh I seriously can't believe I'm 32 now. Time really does fly on by, I just can't catch up with it. I had a WONDERFUL birthday, and it seemed to drag on for most of the weekend. I felt loved, spoiled, and a bit pampered for 3 days--whohoo! Shane took me to Clinkerdagger on Friday night, just he and I. It was so overdue, and much needed. We had a fabulous time eating, drinking, and dating. Saturday was my actual birthday. The kids, Shane and I went out for coffee, and then I scooted off for a mani/pedi at my favorite salon, Incognito. Later that night I met up with some friends for a few drinks and then a night of dancing. We had a blast, wait, a BLAST!

I feel incredibly blessed by all of my sweet family and friends who thought of me on my birthday. Jen, thank you for the beautiful broach, I love it so much and already know how I'll wear it. Siri, Laura, & D~thank you for my lululemon gift cert, can't wait to head over to Seattle to use it up =) Laura, thank you for all of my other treats, you know me too well. April, thank you for your sweet card, you never miss my birthday, I love and miss you dearly! Tab, I got your sweet card too, thank you! Shane outdid himself this year. I will finally have my own computer very soon. Shane got me a laptop, thank you Babe! But one of my favorite gifts, tickets to Coldplay at the Gorge, smack dab in the middle 17 rows back--I get butterflies just writing about it! Those of you who know me, know that I'm a music junkie. Coldplay is one of my favorite bands, and I CANNOT wait to see them in July. Thank you again everyone, you are so thoughtful and I appreciate, and love each and every one of you. I will be sending out proper thank yous. Cheers! How odd that I'd be having technical difficulties with my blog--the slideshow stops at one point, but the pictures will continue within a min or so.

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Lilah Ann Wiley

Some of our dearest friends added a new addition to their family just 4 weeks ago. The Wiley's now have a precious, sweet baby girl, Lilah Ann. Shane and I wanted to see her while she was still a little newborn, fresh into the world =) So we drove to Seattle and back last Saturday. It was a lot of fun actually. I say anytime that we can spend together as a "couple" and to have some alone time is WONDERFUL. At the same time, the kids love being with their grandparents. Both of our parents pitched in, one taking a morning shift, and the other the afternoon/evening.

We spent a few hours with the Wiley's at their house. We always have such a great time with them, and wish we lived closer! On the way out of town, we hit our FAVORITE restaurant, Typhoon Thai, and another favorite on my list, Trader Joe's. I wish, I wish, I wish, we had a Trader Joe's in Spokane! We stocked up on all sorts of yummy organic food, and treats. It was a perfect way to end our quick trip over to the west side. Most of all, we're so glad we got to meet Lilah, not to mention I wanted to hold her the entire time. I'm a sucker for newborns, babies, and pregnant mommy's(which happen to be all around me right now.)