Vacation Part 2: Disneyland!

One of the highlights of our trip was our day at Disneyland! Our expectations were pretty low since we weren't even sure if we would be able to go the morning of our Disney day. But we honestly had a blast. Princess was in heaven.

 We started out the day seeing Donald Duck! Princess was so excited...

 We went on the Carosel....

 Princess had SO much fun!

 Grandma and Grandpa came with us to Disneyland. We loved having them there with us. It allowed for us all to enjoy the day with a good balance of kids rides and adults rides.

 Sleeping Beauty castle was so cute!

 Princesses favorite ride was Dumbo. She asked to go on it again ALL day long. She was so sweet about it so we eventually decided to do it again...

 Two weeks later she STILL talks about the Dumbo ride!

 Just being cute!

 Watching the parade and holding her Mickey Mouse balloon.

 Us standing in front of Sleeping Beauty castle

 Princess with her Grandpa on the Winnie the Pooh ride.

That adorable face pretty much says it all. We loved Disneyland.

Vacation Part 1: San Diego Reunion

We had a great reunion in San Diego......

 We went to the Mormon Battalion Museum

 Curtis got to see the sword of his great great grandfather who was in the Mormon Battalion....

 Princess got to participate in a toddler race at a Stake Pioneer Day event...

 Look at her go!!

 We went to the beach!

 It was a beautiful day, sunshine, waves and sand

 Princess thought that the ocean was very interesting. It was like a big swimming pool!

 Cute Cousins playing in the sand

 Aren't they adorable?

 Curtis spent most of the five hours at the beach jumping the waves and boogie boarding!

 My beautiful girl

Four little girls within a year and four months of each other. They had so much fun playing and getting to know eachother better!

4th of July Weekend

We had a wonderful July 4th weekend together as a family. We Saw the movie "Cars 2" in the theater. Princess did really well and seemed to like the movie. Afterwards we went to Young's Jersey Dairy and minature golfed. Princess loved it and we were surprised at how well she grasped the idea. She even hit the ball with the golf club a few times.

                                                                        Isn't she cute?

 On Monday, July 4th, we went to the Beavercreek Parade. It was pretty small, and not especially exciting but Princess loved all the free candy, the horses, and the dogs.

                                                 She devoured 2 lollipops.

 After the parade we went to Rotary Park to get ready for the fireworks. There was a live band, food, and games. There was also a piece of the Twin towers there. We were able to take a look and get some pictures.

 Princess did pretty good while we waited for the fireworks to start. She played with her glowstick and ran around. She also did a lot of socializing with other little friends.

                                                      Princess's reaction to the fireworks.

 In awe of what she sees

 Just a small taste of the fireworks we saw. It was probably one of the best shows we've seen. It was super long and had an awesome loud, crazy finish.

 Happy 4th of July!



Recital

I held my first recital on June 6, 2011 for my four amazing voice students. I had been planning and stressing about the recital for weeks. I am so proud of how well they all did. They each made so much progress over the 1-5 months that they had lessons with me. And I had such a good experience. I love teaching voice lessons.

(Pictured are Curtis-behind piano; Meagan, Katherine, Me, Becca, and Kristin)

Curtis was so sweet, he accompanied all SEVEN songs! I am so grateful that I married such a talented man.
The recital went very smoothly, which was a huge relief!! Can't wait for the summer to be over so I can start lessons with all these ladies again!

FIVE

5 years ago Curtis asked me if I would be his wife. FIVE YEARS!! It seems like it was just yesterday, but it also feels like it happened ages ago.

 I love him so much. Saying yes, was the best decision I have ever made. Can't wait for for another 5 years to go by! I LOVE YOU BABY!

First Haircut

Princess got her very first haircut last week! It was really more of a small trim but it was exciting nonethless.

She sat in my lap the whole time, and other then the occasional wiggles and turning of the head, she did so great!

Sometimes I can't believe how big my little girl is getting. Where or where does the time go?!

Fun in the Sun

We finally had one day of complete sunshine. Seriously, the last month has rained 90% of the time. Rain makes for lots and LOTS of green and luscious forests, but it gets in the way of outside play time!

So we spent a good hour at the park on Saturday enjoying the sunshine and playing with Daddy's soccer ball and frisbee.

 Princess had SO much fun. She was in absolute toddler heaven.

 Princess loved throwing the ball to daddy and havin him kick it around with his sweet soccer moves.

 Princess has a good arm!

Family picture by mommy's request. Aren't we cute?

Crossing our fingers that we get some sun this Memorial Day weekend, we have lots of fun plans!

We are doing very well for those of you who may be wondering. Curtis is enjoying his job. I love teaching voice lessons, and keeping myself busy with projects. And Princess is learning and growing SO FAST!