Back in the Blog...Take 2!

Let's try this again. I can't believe it has been 5 months since I last posted. Well, here is what has been happening in our family for the past few months...


In June the girls finished school and Kate headed off to EFY in Santa Barbara with her cousin Madison. They had a great time! It is the most fun Kate has had at EFY. Maybe the fact that she met a certain young man may have had something to do with it...
Kate and Madison in their dorm room!

Her group at EFY! A great group of kids!

Two GORGEOUS girls...Kate and Madison!

Kate and Jackson...back when they were "just friends"...



We spent a day with Grant and Tanya to go boating. We all had a fabulous time and the girls loved tubing. Unfortunately, we wore the boat out that day and it needed major repairs...boo hoo!
Kate, Alyssa and Logan on the tube!

Abby, Alyssa and Kate on the tube..Abby wasn't too sure if she liked it or not!

Grant tried to make the best of a broken boat!




In July, Abby and I headed off to Disneyland for Abby's national dance competition. She had an amazing competition. Her large group placed 2nd overall and her small groups placed 2nd, 4th and 6th overall. The best news was that her duet, with her best friend, Kayla, placed 1st overall. This means that their duet got the highest score of every duet and trio 8 and under. This is an amazing accomplishment for a national competition. We spent a few days at Disneyland with our friends, the McClendon's. We had a wonderful time!

Abby and Kayla with their HUGE 1st place trophies!

The girls with their awesome teacher, Miss Lori!

Abby's small tap group, 'Somedays." They place 2nd overall.

Abby in her "Bugle Boy" costume. They placed 4th overall.

Abby's large hip hop group, "Lose Control." They placed 2nd overall.

Me and Abby waiting in line for the "Buzz Lightyear" ride. It was so cute!

Waiting in line for the "Matterhorn." Abby wasn't too sure about this ride.

Waiting for my favorite ride,"Soarin'." I love that ride!!




In July, the girls cousin, Sarah, came out to visit. We went to the city and the beach. It is so wonderful to have such a close family. I am so grateful that my girls are close to their cousins!!

The girls at the top of Macy's in downtown San Francisco!

I will sign off for now, but look for a new post with our trip to Hawaii and our family's activities this fall!