Connor's Basketball Hoop

Well, Connor is finally showing interest in something, and that is Basketball!! Aaron and I went to a sporting goods store the other day and Connor saw the basketballs and the hoops and just started screaming with DELIGHT "Baball, baball"!! Aaron thinks it's kind of funny because Callan is turning out to look like he might take after Aaron and be the tall one and he LOVES to sing. And then there's Connor who looks like he might be short like me, and yet he LOVES basketball, how ironic!! Anyway, Aaron went and bought him his very own little basketball and hoop and needless to say, Connor is in HEAVEN!! Here are some pictures of him trying it out.

My Bellydance photos

Well, it took me a week, but here you go. The one shot, I'm in the back row in the middle and the other picture, I'm in the front row in the middle. My hair is cut up to my chin for those of you who haven't seen me in a while. Again, I had a blast and can't wait to do it again.

THE PERFORMANCE!!!

I want to thank everyone who wrote words of encouragement. I had a BLAST!! It was one of the best times of my life. Hearing the audience cheering and showing the attitude of the music and the dance is my favorite. Aaron makes fun of me because I supposedly have a "dance face" and it came on glowing and shining. Anyway, I'm going to be working my way up in this bellydancing company to be in the groups performing. I"m soooo excited!! Aaron took pictures, and hopefully by next weekend I will get them posted, but I just wanted to say thank you to everyone again.

My BIG week

Well, I will be fulfilling a HUGE dream come true this Friday night. When I was a child and through high school, I DANCED. It is my PASSION. I was on my dance team in high school and took ballet all through childhood. When I would work on a dance combo of any type and get ready to perform it in front of people, the RUSH would start coming. And yes, EVERYONE knows that I"m the social one between Aaron and me!! But, I love getting attention through performing a dance combo. Because it's not just me, but I know people are watching me and I can COMPLETELY feel the music in my soul. So, after getting out of high school, going to college, meeting and marrying Aaron and having 3 kids, my PASSION IS BACK, BABY!! I have been doing bellydancing for about 2 1/2 months and this Friday, I will get up and perform in front of my husband and tons of other people. I cry as I write this because THIS IS WHO I AM. Please don't get me wrong, I LOVE my family, but I do have to have something that's ALL MINE and that I can lose myself in and this is it. But, I do want to say thank you to a couple of people. First, Aaron because he could choose not to help me with the kids while I go practice, but he is COMPLETELY supportive of me. Second, my mom because she has know since I was a little girl that I was born to dance. And she always has supported me and been there for me for this. And third, my friend Kristal because since we moved here and I met her she has talked about it. She has never been pushy about it or tried to force it on me, but she knows how I feel about dance and just would bring it up around me and at a time that I knew was right, I decided to give it a try and now, I'M AMY. So, cross your fingers for me and think happy thoughts!

Baby Animal Days

We took the boys to Baby Animal Days this weekend. It was a lot of fun. They got to pet a whole bunch of baby animals and play games. Callan and Aaron led us on a treasure hunt that taught us about the history of Cache Valley. We stayed for about 2-3 hours.

Callan's Birthday at the Fun Park

After all the boys went home, our brother and sister-in-law came up to get our nephew and brought their two daughters and we packed up our kids and went to a place called the Fun Park. It's like a big jungle gym inside a building, plus they have games like Chuck E. Cheese's did. We had a REALLY good time there. We wore all the kids out, I think!!

Callan' Birthday Slumber Party

We gave Callan a choice this year between having a party with 7 kids because that's how old he turned or having a slumber party with 3 other boys and he chose the slumber party. The boys had fun, Aaron helped them make their own pizza's and then they ate a Transformer's Cake that we ordered for him. He opened gifts after that and got TONS of Transformer toys! The boys stayed up until about 11:30-12:00 and then woke up at 6:30 am, so it was a short night! We woke up and Aaron made a pancake breakfast for them.

Family birthday party!

Okay, so Aaron makes fun of me when it comes to birthdays, especially Christine's, mine and Callan's because they all fall within a two week period. So, I usually do two birthday parties for everyone. One family one and when I say family I mean aunts, uncles, grandparents that are around and one party either with friends or our own little family meaning me, Aaron and the kids. The funny thing is I do the same for him for his birthday and he doesn't seem to make fun of me at that time!! Anyway, we had a combined family party Sunday and Aaron's brother Thomas and his wife, Alison came up with their three kids and Grandpa Neil. We had cake and ice cream and got all sorts of cool stuff for our birthdays. Now, keep in mind, you have already seen Christine's birthday posts and then this Friday, Callan is having a friend's party. So, yes I may go a little extreme, but you only get one birthday a year, so why not go ALL OUT!!