oh this sweet boy melts my heart into a million pieces!

Ella is no longer a 1st grader... tear! Time please, please slow down. I am loving every minute of watching my beautiful children grow up, but it is just simply going by way too fast. 

Ella had an award ceremony on the last day of school and she received an award for diligence and for math problem solving. She also got straight E’s on her report card! So proud of this girl!

What better way to end a school year than with a party! Bounce houses, mad science and friends!!!

Jacob and Ella love the Brittany Spears song, Oh La La. They watch the music video on youtube all the time. Jacob informed me that she is a “really cute mommy.” He keeps asking me to take pictures of him doing different things (riding his bike, drawing pictures, etc) and to “send the pictures to that cute mommy.” 

Jacob has upgraded to a new big boy bike (with training wheels). He loves it and hopefully this will build up his confidence to soon take the training wheels off!!!

Summer has officially begun! Pool days here we come!!!

Ella and I went to cheer on her friends in their dance recital. What a great recital it was!! Ella has a lot of friends who dance at this dance studio, so just about every dance she knew someone in it which made it very exciting for her. What an added surprise to find a ton of our friends whom we haven’t seen in awhile in the audience. And to top it off, Ella got to sit with her school teacher in the audience! 

Ella’s school had a talent show. Ella and Emma decided to perform their lyrical team dance. 

I was looking through Ella’s yearbook and found this... how do I say thank you to a school for giving my daughter so much joy and happiness while at the same time teaching her and helping her learn.

Congratulations Luke on your preschool graduation! We are so proud of you and Kindergarten is going to be so lucky to have you next year!!

I love this boy. Just looking at these pictures makes me the proudest mama ever.

While at the dance competition, when Ella wasn’t performing we were either watching her friends perform; at BuildABear making their very own stuffed animals with their friends; out to lunch or dinner with friends; dancing at downtown Disney to the bands; dining with Disney characters and much much more!