365+1 Week 20

Well, I did in fact make it through my marathon week last week.  We were all on the run from one fun thing to the next and by the time Sunday hit I was exhausted.  The following photo's tell just part of the story, but they pretty much highlight the best of the goings on- however, most days this week include more than one photo. I just couldn't narrow down all the goodness!!!

Photo's #135-140:

Monday I went with Eva and her preschool class to the Thanksgiving Point Farm.  This has long been a favorite in our family and it was fun to go with all of Eva's friends.  Her favorite part- as always- is feeding the Llama from her hands.  Many of the children had never done this before and they were all giggling with delight!

When we got home we hurried over to Liv's class to help her with her classroom State Report presentation.  She was assigned Florida and Hawaii.  She did a wonderful job telling the class all about her destinations and then we handed out Oranges for Florida, with pineapple and macadamia nuts for Hawaii.  She did such a wonderful job!!

"Love" Tuesday was my first day in the water with the bubble over the pool taken down.  It is so glorious to swim my morning laps in the crisp fresh air with the sun shinning down and kissing the surface of my skin. All is right with the world in those moments.

"Something you made"  Wednesday was Liv's "Charlotte's Web" class party.  They have been studying this work in literature throughout the semester.  All the children were able to wear farm clothes and then they watched the movie and had snacks.  We made these fun "Charlotte"  spider crackers as our contribution- they were a total hit!! Just so you know, I seriously cry every time I read those last chapters. I LOVE the ending lines:

"Wilbur never forgot Charlotte.  Although he loved her children and grandchildren dearly, none of the new spiders ever quite took her place in his heart.  She was in a class by herself.  It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer.  Charlotte was both."

 Thursday was Abby's final game of the season.  They won and closed it out with 6 wins and 2 ties putting them in 2nd place.  It was a great run and she LOVED being on this team.  Abby is primarily a defender, she is really good at it too.  Because of this she doesn't score a goal very often (but neither does the other team!), so for the final half of the game the coached switch the players up putting her as forward striker- and wouldn't you know- in about 2 seconds she had scored a goal!! What a way to end the day!!

Way to go STORM!!

Friday we attended Olivia's dance recital.  She has been putting her whole heart and soul into these lessons and dances.  Her group preformed three numbers- one was a ballet and 2 were Jazz.  Oh how this girl can perform!! She loves the costumes, she loves the music, she loves the moves, she loves the stage.

She had a beautiful performance.

Oh, and she received her much anticipated flowers from her adoring fans too!!!

Saturday.  My niece Tia is on the Lehi High School ballroom dance team.  (Here she is front and center in the above photo) She is a phenomenal dancer!  This year she was also able to travel out of state to competitions with her Singles Cabaret dance. (featured below)
This afternoon we took the opportunity to go to the end of the year performance and cheer on our favorite dancer.  Holy cow- my little girls were in total rapture for the entire two hour performance!!! They clapped, cheered, and gave standing ovations!!

"The costumes, the costumes, where did they get all those beautiful dresses, mom!" Way to go Tia you were an inspiration to the next generation, keep up the good work, we are so proud!!