What Kids Love

Taylor was asked a few months ago to wakeboard for a video for the Family Fun magazine website! It was her first ever photoshoot as a very new rider. She did awesome and had a blast doing it. Ryan Marshall did and incredible job with her and the video turned out darling. A couple of our favorite little friends made a debut as well.

Lots of Love!


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Tiny Dancer

This week I had to email Taylor's ballet teacher to let her know she is not going to be taking class anymore. She has started swimming and wakeboarding and really wants to try gymnastics as well. In an attempt not to crazy over schedule her life we decided she had to give up ballet for now. I couldn't believe how sad I was. It seems like just yesterday this precious little thing was getting ready for her first dance class ever! 

We were both giddy with excitement as it was her first thing ever doing away from me! She was only 2 and half. I remember being so excited to get her all ready for class. My mom, Taylor, and I went and pick out tap shoes and ballet shoes. My Nana used to buy my dance shoes for me so my mom wanted to pass on that tradition! The day of her first class I was so excited putting her hair in a bun, getting her into tights and a little leotard and of course taking pictures. I was so caught up in all the excitement that I totally goofed up the time of class. I thought it started at 4:45pm. It was really from 4:00 to 4:45pm. Whoops! So we show up for her very first class right as it is ending. Tay stood looking through the glass her eyes welling up with tears.  I felt horrible. I couldn't believe we missed it.  Seriously, I felt like the biggest failure as a mom. I had no way to fix it except try not to cry with her, promise her we would be extra early the following week, and take her cute little pink butt home to tap dance and twirl in her new shoes with me on the tile in our kitchen.

 Every Wednesday for the next two years she would be overjoyed when I would tell her she had dance that day. She loves dancing and she made the most darling little friends.

There is always one stubborn dancer in the group!

I loved how it helped her build confidence. I loved watching the joy in her face. 

I hope she will continue dancing long after any classes. I hope she will dance in the kitchen when no one is watching or everybody is watching just because it makes her happy!  I hope one day she will take a formal dance class again but I mostly feel sad because I can't believe how fast the time has flown and to think she is moving onto something else makes her feel so grown up. We have had such a monumental step in her going to preschool and I feel like everyday I pick her up, thankfully at noon! She seems older and wiser. Part of it makes me so happy because I love seeing her develop, but truthfully another part of me feels scared. Have I cherished the moments enough?? Have I been present enough? Have I enjoyed it enough?!? This is a good reminder to do just that!

Lots of Love

Catching up

So, I don't normally make New Year's resolutions but I did make one this year...to catch up on my blog. I have been writing posts on my phone for months and life has felt too crazy to actually get it up on my blog. So I am commiting to get these posts up in the next couple weeks. I'm ok if the only people who ever read it is my mom and my hubs. I think its therapeutic and I hope I will look back years from now and cherish these little memories. Here's to catching up!

Lots of Love