Macy's Music Theater Performance

I am so glad to report that Music Theater Camp actually turned out to be alot of fun for Macy. She really enjoyed it and couldn't wait to go every day. I think she may have just conquered her fear of doing something without knowing anyone there -- YIPPEEEEEE! Macy is such a sweet child and usually gets along with all kinds of people, yet she's been a little shy in the last few years and never seems to want to try anything new..... especially when she doesn't have a friend with her. But not this week..... she walked right in there and said to the little girl sitting next to her, "Hi, my name is Macy. What's yours?" And from there she made a few new friends....... I just can't believe she finally took my advice! I've been telling her for so long...... it's just THAT easy..... just say, "Hi!"

And I'm also glad to report that once they got rid of the 89-year-old woman singing in the background, the kids sounded pretty good and the music was much more enjoyable than that CD we've been practicing to all week. Macy may never be a soloist, but she learned so much this week about working together as a team and most of all she had FUN -- lots and lots of fun. She now says she wants to sign up for theater in the fall. I can't tell you how happy I am to see my girls finally liking some activities they try. Here are a few pictures..... I didn't take alot because just before the performance, the director said NO FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY and I couldn't get my flash to turn off.

Macy performing "Consider Yourself" from Oliver

The kids taking their bows

They sure do love each other

The gang after the show

JP and me watching our little baby sing her heart out

And of course he's got to throw one of these in!

My high school hottie

Don't you just love to look back at old photos....... that is, as long as you aren't in them! No, it's fun...... thinking back to the "good ole days" or reminding yourself how life just flies right by..... and I love to look at old pictures of Jonathan. He always says Jacob looks just like him, and then I pull out our baby pictures...... ME..... he looks like ME!!

So lately I've been working on a project taking all of our old video tapes and burning DVD's of them.... there are like 75 of them so it's quite a project. But it's been so heartwarming and fun to watch the kids when they were little, and I even found a tape of a trip Jonathan & I took together in 1996 before we were married..... so young! That DVD project got me thinking I needed to update my blog a little so I put a few more photos down the right side of the page. That's when I came across this little baby.......


Wasn't he a cutie? This is his senior football picture...... And I know all of you who know him now are probably wondering..... Football???.... He doesn't even like to watch it on TV very much....... Well, it turns out that was just a ploy to get the girls in high school...... he hated to play, but the girls seemed to like the boys who did, so what do you know? He played anyway...... A-M-A-Z-I-N-G what a teenage boy will do to hook up with girls! Yikes -- and I have two of them!!

Purdy Cookies!!

Aren't these just pretty!? Simple, easy and pretty...
They are sugar cookies... with little dots of royal icing and ribbons tied to them... perfect thank you gifts...

Just make sure you make the hole before baking them, i used a straw...

Enjoy!!