Last year I forgot to blog about my recital. It was called Calendar Collage. My class was Summer Rainbows. this is me before my ballet recital.😃😃 this is me at practice(the person not in blue is my techer, Miss Kerry. The recital was at Weber State It was during our family reunion in Eden, so Grandpa got to come! We went out and got ice cream after.

In March we found a babysitter for Emmeline and took the four oldest kids to see Peter and the Wolf. A small group of the Utah Symphony, and Ballet West II performed it. It was awesome! Every last one of us really enjoyed it. There was a narrator that told the story, which helped the kids to follow what was going on.

Happy birthday to our sweet Leah! She turned six in May. Her birthday was on a Monday, so she went to ballet and school and Bryn's softball game! A busy day, but we managed to squeeze in plenty of celebration time. She had afternoon kindergarten this year, so she and Asa and I got to go to lunch on her birthday. She picked to go to Wendy's. Leah helped get the cake popped in the oven before ballet. Some ballet class fun on her birthday. Leah is a delight, as long as she has a full tummy! If she gets hungry, watch out! She loves to read, play the piano, play with her siblings, draw, and play school and house. She's really into rocks.  Totally thrilled that Bryn lent Leah her baseball socks for sports day at school. At the library, she likes to check out her regular chapter books, but is always bringing home all sorts of nonficton books from "toilet paper tube crafts" to "big cats." She is interested in so many things. She has...

During this past school year, Leah has been in ballet. Every Thursday morning she and Asa and I headed down to her class and while she practiced, Asa and I would visit the doughnut store or go to the park or the library. She really needed something a little extra in her schedule this last year before she started school, and ballet was a great way for her to get out of the house, practice listening to a teacher in a classroom setting, and learn something totally different. The girl loves to have things on her calendar. Heading out the door for practice during the winter. A sneak preview of the beginning of her recital dance. The recital was in June, and they did The Secret Garden. The different classes were different types of flowers. Leah's group were the Green Shoots. The costume was adorable. Her recital was actually pretty awesome. They did it in the auditorium of the college nearby and had live musicians accompanying a lot of it. Grandma and Aunt Bri and ...