Sense-sational (Dance Recital 2011 - Part 1)

The Farm Girls

(Bianca, Katelyn & Sarah)

 Five Senses

(Julianne, Emily & Abby)

Julianne posing...

My girls...Katelyn and Julianne (in her Ice Cream outfit)

Sarah, Katelyn & Bianca

(after a great job dancing on the big stage)

Celebrating a great weekend of dance...

Dance, dance, dance!  The girls love dancing.  This was Julianne's fourth year of dance and Katelyn's first year.  It is hard to believe that 4 years ago Julianne was in just one dance.  This year she was in five dances!  Both girls did a wonderful job and their faces lit up when they were dancing on the stage.

I AM SO PROUD OF THEM!  

Brian also did a great job with his dance part.  He got to dance with Julianne in a father/daughter dance called "When I See an Elephant Fly" (these pictures will post later).  

My girls made me so proud this year in their dance classes and dances on stage.

Katelyn learned the basics of ballet and teaches me what she learns each week at class, including 1st position, 2nd, and so on.  When Katelyn can't remember she asks Julianne.  It is great that they are learning to work together even more.  They both have learned discipline, patience and listening.  I look forward to watching each one blossom thru dance as the years continue.  They will continue to point their toes, flex their hands and smile on stage.  Their smiles light up the stage and warm my heart.  Some days I don't know if I should smile or cry because I am so proud of Julianne and Katelyn!

Life moves on...

Some days I sit wishing I could freeze time, rewind time, and even at times fast forward time.  Over the last month I have been savoring each day, each hour, each minute.  I knew the time would come that we would be moving, I have been preparing for this time for over a year.  I knew it would happen, but I thought I would be more ready for it then I am.

This past month has flown by.  I have watched as my daughters finished their last days of school here, danced in their last recital with Ballet Arts, did the last gymnastics practice at the Y, and many more things.  While experiencing all of these lasts, I remind myself of all that the future holds.  The future holds so much.  My trust in God is stronger than it has ever been.  That trust gets me thru each minute, each hour, each day.

In the next week I will experiences many more lasts with the kids and Brian here in Chillicothe, but I will also experience so many firsts.  I will also have some agains.  We will have Julianne's first and last sleepover in our house here.  We will move, again.  We will live in Sioux Falls for the first time as a family. So, there is so much to look forward to.  We will plan weekends with friends, we will now call Chillicothe a place to visit, and we will reconnect with friends.

I thank God for these opportunities and experiences.  I trust in God and his plan for us.  I praise God for the glorious days ahead.