Ballet Class

Sophie and Abbie had fun dancing together part of the time.

Matt shakes his pom-poms along to the beat of Jingle Bells as we sang and danced. We got a workout by the end of the hour.

Sophie and the girls in their dance class with their teacher, Miss Jeanie.

On a side note, Sophie and I were able to go to the mini-Nutcracker this year that is put on at Harpeth Hall each year. We both enjoyed it overall and it was just long enough for us!

Budding Artist or Future Cheerleader?

Abbie was so proud that she was painting with water!

Abbie and Sophie with their pom-poms when we "took dance" with Sophie

Sophie shakes her pom poms to the rhythm as we sang "Jingle Bells"

This past week has been a lot of fun but it's also been busy. On Monday, Abbie and I did some shopping at Target. The whole time, I promised her that if she'd be good we would get a popcorn snack. Well, it worked really well but if you know Abbie, she also really likes whatever carbonated beverage you're drinking instead of watered down juice. So, I ordered a diet Coke and she drank a lot of it. I know it's terrible but at the same time, I didn't really want a huge tantrum in the middle of Target. While we were there, we also bought Abbie a paint with water coloring book. She really loved trying it after we got home! Sophie is really into arts and crafts so I think Abbie felt special to get her own little book.

Then, on Tuesday, parents were invited to attend ballet class with their child. We all went with Sophie and it was a lot of fun! Abbie and Sophie were both excited. I got a couple of pictures of Matt with his pom-poms. He was a good sport too!

Halloween Fun

Sophie as Cinderella

Sophie's preschool class with Grumpy

our family before we went out trick or treating

Last week, we were busy with several events centered around Halloween. First, on Tuesday, Sophie wore her costume for ballet class. At the end of the class, all of the parents were invited to watch the children participate in a costume parade and then sing and dance along with a couple of Halloween songs. (I would like to try to post a video from that.) Then, on Wednesday night, we went to Trunk or Treat at church. Both of the girls had fun but they were so busy and there were so many people that I only took a couple of pictures. They got lots of candy! Abbie dressed up as Abby Cadabby that night. On Friday, it was time to celebrate Halloween with Sophie's preschool class. It was a lot of fun! They had pizza and exchanged treat bags. Also, the kids did a little bit of trick or treating right around the church. So, by Saturday night, we already had a good bit of candy but since the weather cooperated, we took the girls to do a little bit of trick or treating on Halloween night. Abbie dressed up as Snow White that night. Nana, Paw-paw, and Aunt Martha came over and had dinner with us so they were able to see the girls dressed up. They also helped pass out our candy while we took the girls trick or treating which was nice.