DELTA MAE'S NUTCRACKER PERFORMANCE

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

DELTA MAE'S NUTCRACKER PERFORMANCE
I mentioned way back in September how excited I was when I found out that Delta Mae's new dance studio performed The Nutcracker. And was even more thrilled to hear that they allowed all of their dancers to be a part of the show, should they choose too.

We chose to. =)

Delta Mae's final dress rehearsal was this past Friday night followed by her performance on Saturday's 1:00 pm show. Videoing wasn't allowed during the show but I took a lot of photos during rehearsal and during her performance. Check out our Adorable Angel.




She's on the bottom row, seated with the angels on the left side of the photo, second from the center.


I just love the way she would look at the big girls. She was mesmerized by them and it was so sweet to see.

During the downtime, you could find her doing this. =)

We made our way to Newberg High School on Saturday and after dropping her off backstage, we swiftly got in line to enter the auditorium. It was general admission seating only and we wanted seats up close. We were able to get seats on the second row and Chicken could spot us from the stage. She smiled so big at us and waved for what seemed like forever before joining the rest of the girl for the routine. 


Homegirl pictured above was incredible and had like four different roles during the performance.

And there's our Sweetie Pie!





They did the final bow, we collected our Tiny Dancer and brought her back home for a special meal - mac + cheese... Her choice. I wanted to take her out to eat. She wanted to get home.

Later that evening she came down with a tummy bug that hung around for the rest of the weekend, which was a bit of a bummer. You see, there were three performances and only one of them was professionally recorded. It was the Sunday show and Delta Mae was sick so we couldn't attend, resulting in no video for us to have. Womp. womp. Maybe next year.

Anywho, we love you Chicken! You were the Most Beautiful Angel!

PUMPKINS + PAINTED HAY BALES

Saturday, October 1, 2016

 I'm pretty excited about what the fall months bring: warm, colorful foliage, pumpkin patches, apple orchards, + foggy mornings. Life in the Upper West Corner also means we can expect an abundance of rain showers, which is precisely why I took the kids to our first pumpkin patch of the season yesterday. Rain was forecasted for the weekend but Friday afternoon was clear, warm and sunny.


After we picked up Wyatt from school, we made our way to  Ryser's Farm. I pass this farm every time I take Delta Mae back + forth to preschool and thought it was time we stop in + have a look around. The kids had the most fun feeding the goats. There were two goats in particular that didn't appear to get along - at least not while we were there. They would occasionally head-butt each other and stomp their feet. It made for a great show. Wyatt + Delta Mae were belly laughing, which made my heart happy.

We very much enjoyed the time spent there and left with some adorable photos. And of course, a couple of pumpkins.

WYATT'S FIRST FLAG FOOTBALL GAME

Monday, September 12, 2016

 I truly never thought this day would ever come. Turns out, you can only press your desires onto your children so much. Sports have always been a thing that Brad + I both loved and wanted our kids to enjoy and participate in. We had given tee-ball, buddy-ball, and basketball a try, but Wyatt's heart was never in it - evidenced by him running up and down the basketball court with his arms out like an airplane during nearly every game last year. =/


Thankfully, his love for Taekwondo hasn't diminished.

But last week, we were driving in the car and he asked if he could play football this year. I don't recall his exact words but he mentioned something regarding the men that play in the Superbowl. The next day he asked Brad about playing, so I took it upon myself to see if signing up for the flag-football league was still an option.

It was!

I picked him up from school and told him the great news last Friday. We picked up some hand-me-down cleats at the local Play It Again Sports ($9.99 Nike's were a total steal) and a PeeWee football.

And then Sunday, after church and lunch (#Priorities) we arrived at Field #2 for Wyatt's first EVER flag football game. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves for a bit and fill you in more at the end.

ADORABLE THINGS || BACK TO SCHOOL 2016

Thursday, September 8, 2016

Not so surprising, I'm definitely talking about my children and their Back To School Photos! Wyatt started Second Grade and Delta Mae started her First Year of Preschool this week. Yes, that's right. She's never been to preschool or daycare before. Just a whole lot of one-on-one time with her Mama. =)

Let's get started with Wyatt's First Day, which was Tuesday, September 6. He asked for pancakes shaped like a bat and sausage for breakfast. Apparently, he thinks I'm a pancake molding genius. I'm not - but I tried. He said he loved them even though the wings broke off during the flipping-over process. Sweet Boy.

He was happy to oblige me with some sweet smiles before heading off to school.