Why Catie is the Best.

Dear Catie,
You are the best sister anyone could ever ask for. I have listed a couple of reasons why you are so remarkable:
1. You are so funny, you make me laugh...constantly. I'm actually laughing right now.
2. You are better at the violin than me. Especially flats.
3. You're the best. Period.
4. You watch my kids.
5. You wrote this post, so it must be true.
Love ya, Catie

Halloween Recital

Teagan had her first dance recital last week and she said she was so nervous. I guess she can pull a great game face though because she was smiling through the entire dance. I think she really enjoyed it. The whole recital was put together by the same dance company, Expressions Dance, but all 9 or 10 groups looked like they were made up of girls around Teagan's age. That it a lot of 4-5 year-olds!

She was the best one out there...really...I'm not just saying that because I'm her mom...she was really good...she had the whole dance memorized.

She had to be there 30 minutes before the recital started and then her group ended up performing last so she had to wait an entire hour before dancing. She was great.

Teagy-Lou is a Dancer Too.

Man, does this girl hate to have her picture taken and mainly because she doesn't like the flash. Even in her school pictures she has her eyes closed for all of them. Anyway... She does love to dance. So we have her signed up for a ballet class and things are going really well there. These are just a few pictures I got of her in one of her leotards.

Isaac and Maira... and Jex

My baby brother is getting married! Yay! And to the sweetest girl in history! They let me try their patience and take some engagement photos for them. I love messing around with my camera. So here are a few shots we were able to get mid-morning.

Isn't Maira gorgeous! It was a lot of fun to hang out with these guys. And of course the pictures wouldn't be complete without my little main man, Jex.

Brought the itouch and it kept him busy for a little while, long enough to get some pictures of Mommy and Daddy anyway.

He was a little shy of Auntie Charity at the beginning of the session but was pulling me by my finger at the end. I love that kid. He needs to come and visit me and my new rocking chair :)

(P.S. Isaac had better watch out, this kid has already got some smooth moves)

That Time Again...School!

Morgan allowed me to take some pictures of her this morning before taking her to school. Since we had some extra time I took a few more pictures than "some". Mo was very patient with me this morning.


Sandon decided to come out and get in on some of the action. What do you think of his bed head?
Teag officially starts school next week so watch for more school pictures. I hope she will be as patient with me as Mo was. Teag has developed a little bit of "I'm Grown Up So I Don't Need Mom Anymore" attitude. I've never seen a kid roll their eyes so well and so often.

Jill's Wedding

This was a busy day; two weddings and a family reunion. I wish i could have made it to all events and somehow transported myself from Brigham City to Grantsville. But since my sister-in-law asked me to take her wedding pictures a while ago I guess my decision was already made.

Just keep in mind that I'm not pretending to be a professional photographer and I don't have all of the lenses and equipment I would like. Taking pictures is just something I like to do on the side.

Flower Girl

Teag got to be one of the flower girls for my sister-in-law's wedding.

And she was thrilled. So the night before the wedding she practiced.

She and her little cousin got to lead the procession.

After the wedding, and after the luncheon, and after the reception, when the lighting was a little better, we got these pictures with Aunt Jill.

Soccer Success

We signed the girls up for Soccer this spring and it was awesome for Morgan. She loved it! Many of the games were rained out and canceled because of the unusually wet weather we've been having this year. It was 50-something degrees and extremely windy during her first game, but it didn't dampen her enthusiasm to play. She made it to all but one of the games. Now that the season is over, she wants to try out karate. Anyone know ofa good place?

Braces

Morgan is now officially the youngest kid I've known who has needed to get braces.

Up close and personal. She has springs on the wires where her teeth are missing to make room for her teeth coming in.

Checking herself out in the mirror. On the way home she was so funny. She said to me, "Mom! I'm so excited to get braces. I've always wanted braces!" Dave and I just keep telling her how beautiful she looks. She now has a daily hygiene regime that rivals mine.

Boo Boo

Teagan tried riding Mo's bike last night and put her teeth through her lip. Doesn't she look so sad? I can still see the scar on my lip where my teeth went through. I think it happens at least once in every family.