First Day of....

****DANCE CLASS****

Well folks it was Madison's first day of dance! She looked darn cute and she was as excited as she looked! Before leaving she had to do all the poses and practicing! She was adorable!
She did pretty good for it being her first day and first time ever doing an activity like that with out a parent! She got a bit bored in the beginning while they went through all the names! It did take too long especially being an almost 3 year old who is NOT shy...my opinion of course! When it was time for the dance part she was much better and loved participating! She tends to watch first then does the move after. It is cute and she will get better as each class happens!

She LOVED it! She is excited for next week!

Sisterly Love :-)

Sisterly Love...HAHA! I have a feeling I will be seeing this picture more often as they grow up! Too funny! 

Avery is all about the camera

Avery has now taken a turn and decided that she wants to say cheese in the camera...she is too cute! 

Here is my Ave Girl! 

Gearing up for the colder weather...

I am NOT one bit happy that winter is coming but I do like fall! Nana bought the girls new hats for the winter! They are adorable and Madison would not take it off.
Sunday it was rainy and cold so it was sweatshirt weather. Madison thought it was winter/santa so she needed to wear her winter hat!

Thursday Fun Day!

Thursday was a great day! 

TJ took the day off and we had a family day! We went to the Children's Museum for the first time! The girls LOVED it! They had so much fun. Thankfully we got the yearly pass so we will be going back a TUN this winter! So worth it! 

After a fun time at the Children's Museum we went to Target and then home for lunch and a nap! Once the girls woke up we went get the girls their Halloween Costumes! They are set and they are fabulous! I can't wait for Halloween! Thanks for staying home with us TJ! The girls loved spending time with their daddy. 

Preview to Dance Dance Dance

Madison has been signed up for Raddatz Dance. She will be doing tap and jazz with other 2.5-4 year olds! Her class starts Monday with Ms. Becca! 

I have wanted to have Madison in dance for a while but her age was always the issue. Well after a little research we found some places. We chose Raddatz because when Shelbie and Sam were growing up they went to Nancy Raddatz Dance (her daughter owns the Raddatz Dance). 

When I asked Madison if she wanted to start dancing she immediately said yes!  I showed her the video on the website and she was very excited. Madison and I took a short drive to the studio to purchase her tap shoes, leotard and get her registered. Lets just say I have never seen her SO excited as she was. 

She refused to take off her leotard after we tried it on at the studio...so we wore it home. She got to watch 10 year old girls practice tap and lets just say she wanted to go in and DID NOT want to leave. She had a slight fit because she wanted to stay and dance. The whole way home she kept saying she was "mad and crabby". Once she got home she was excited to show her outfit and shoes off! She was so happy! 

I am hoping Monday goes just as well...will update soon! Keep your fingers crossed. Oh and her recital is in May...so mark your calendars. Todd and TJ you are coming and do not have to work :) hahahaha! 

Here are some pictures of her new outfit and shoes...I DO know she has mismatched socks on but she insisted on wearing those. She even put them on herself...so we rolled with it! 

State Fair and TJ's 29th Birthday

Tuesday was TJ's 29th Birthday! His last year in the 20's and he is having a rough time with it. He keeps saying he is going to do crazy things now...haha!
He decided for his birthday and his love for me that we went to the State Fair!
I LOVE the State Fair. On my side, we used to go every year! My lovely Grandma and Grandpa started the tradition :)
I missed the last 5 years and needed the fix :-)
We packed up the Suburban with the girls, stroller, diaper bag and 5 adults! We got to the Fair at 8:30am and that was a perfect time! It was not crowded and the weather was perfect. Not hot and sunny and not cold and rainy. The girls had a blast looking at all the animals. Avery kept wanting to see the puppies and was convinced and excited to see the sheep because she thought they looked like dogs...it was hilarious!
Madison and I went down the big slide and was really fun. I actually got air and was a little surprised by how fast we were actually going! We went to the kid midway and Madison had SO much fun on the rides! She was a hit...full of smiles and people flocked to watch how excited she got. She was a hoot! Madison and Avery split a big corn dog, lemonade and had a couple cookies! We tried cheese curds, cookies and deep fried pickles and a dairy barn strawberry rhubarb sundae! Sami got a delicious wine ice cream and Shelbie got mini donuts. There are too many choices and never can decide on what to get...but what we did try it was amazing! We got home at about 12:30 and then went out for a late lunch/dinner! We had some yummy cake and watched a movie to end a great Tuesday and a great birthday for TJ!
Oh and us ladies went on the crazy ride that spins up in a big circle by the midway...it was SOOO much fun and so glad we all decided to do it! TJ enjoyed his time watching us. He says as he has gotten older, he can't do rides anymore...haha!
Here are some great pictures from the fun festive day! Love you TJ and hope you had a great birthday!

What a great Tuesday had by all!