Friday, June 6, 2014
Bella Hip Hop 2014
This is Bella's first year doing hip hop and she LOVES it! She missed the first pop out and got confused on another part but she did really well.
We'll practice more tonight before the recital tomorrow, I'm so proud of her, she wants to practice all the time. Her discipline with dance is impressive, she wants to be the best she can be :)
Hip hop is another genre she plans to continue with, I have a feeling this fall she will choose to do ballet, tap and hip hop. She really wants to do tap again, she didn't really like it when she HAD to do it as a "tiny dancer". Now she misses it since she isn't doing it.
Proud of our little lady she is really growing as a dancer!
Bella Ballet 2014
Bella has her dance recital tomorrow, last night was dress rehearsal where we can take video.
She did awesome! Bella is in the front farthest to the right (looking at the video).
So proud of my little ballerina, she definitely will be keeping ballet in her dance choices as she moves forward with it.
Thursday, June 5, 2014
10 Years...
Today is our 10 year anniversary, how can Kyle and I have been married for ten years already???
I remember that day so well, it was warm and sunny with some much needed sprinkles at just the right moment. During the photos it was crazy sunny, hot and buggy. Everyone kept having to pick bugs out of my huge dress, pretty hard to get them when they were stuck between the layers of tulle.
Before my dad walked me down the aisle it started to sprinkle, at first I was upset I was afraid it would start raining hard. My dad just held my hand and told me it was ok, a little rain wouldn't hurt anyone and it was good luck.
Our limo broke down on the interstate on our way to the reception, what a funny picture to see a wedding party standing on the side of the interstate drinking champagne in the rain :) My sister-in-law from California was the only one with an umbrella, thankfully she came to my rescue in the rain.
It was a beautiful day, we had such a blast with all of our family and friends.
In the past ten years we've bought a home, had our first dog Tybalt, had our beautiful daughter Bella, had our best friend live with us, one of my nephews live with us and now my father-in-law lives with us.
There have been obstacles I thought we would never be able to overcome, times when everything felt so broken we wondered how to put everything back together. Through it all we've always come back together and helped each other pull through some of the toughest, most unexpected moments in life.
We may not be perfect, but we are the most imperfect version of us and I wouldn't trade it for anything.
I can't wait to see what the next ten years bring us. We are lucky to live the life we live surrounded by those we love and who love us. I am so grateful for this life I've built with Kyle, together we have done some amazing things, the most amazing part of course is Bella.
Here's to the next ten years!
I remember that day so well, it was warm and sunny with some much needed sprinkles at just the right moment. During the photos it was crazy sunny, hot and buggy. Everyone kept having to pick bugs out of my huge dress, pretty hard to get them when they were stuck between the layers of tulle.
Before my dad walked me down the aisle it started to sprinkle, at first I was upset I was afraid it would start raining hard. My dad just held my hand and told me it was ok, a little rain wouldn't hurt anyone and it was good luck.
Our limo broke down on the interstate on our way to the reception, what a funny picture to see a wedding party standing on the side of the interstate drinking champagne in the rain :) My sister-in-law from California was the only one with an umbrella, thankfully she came to my rescue in the rain.
It was a beautiful day, we had such a blast with all of our family and friends.
In the past ten years we've bought a home, had our first dog Tybalt, had our beautiful daughter Bella, had our best friend live with us, one of my nephews live with us and now my father-in-law lives with us.
There have been obstacles I thought we would never be able to overcome, times when everything felt so broken we wondered how to put everything back together. Through it all we've always come back together and helped each other pull through some of the toughest, most unexpected moments in life.
We may not be perfect, but we are the most imperfect version of us and I wouldn't trade it for anything.
I can't wait to see what the next ten years bring us. We are lucky to live the life we live surrounded by those we love and who love us. I am so grateful for this life I've built with Kyle, together we have done some amazing things, the most amazing part of course is Bella.
Here's to the next ten years!
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Happy Mother's Day
Mother's Day was different this year. It fell on the day after my figure competition and we were in Des Moines. I was happy to have my parents there supporting myself and Carley, so we did get to spend Mother's Day with my mom :)
We started the morning with a quick walk to Krispy Kreme, got some donuts and I had a vanilla latte. It was a nice morning with everyone before we headed out to head home.
I am really excited, I got my mom tickets to see Les Mis in July! Theater Cedar Rapids is putting on a performance, we both can't wait to see it. We stopped for some lunch together on the way home, it was such a nice day.
When we got home I had volleyball and afterwards we celebrated at our house. Bella picked out some beautiful pink roses and white tulips for me, she was so proud of her choices :) Kyle got me some Summer Shandy, that may sound like not the best Mother's Day gift but believe me it was one of the best gifts ever! We ended the night with a movie and snuggling.
It was a whirlwind of a weekend that was ended perfectly. I am so lucky to be Bella's mommy, she is the sweetest, most giving, loving little girl. She makes me smile every day and count my blessings, life is spectacular thanks to my Bella!
We started the morning with a quick walk to Krispy Kreme, got some donuts and I had a vanilla latte. It was a nice morning with everyone before we headed out to head home.
I am really excited, I got my mom tickets to see Les Mis in July! Theater Cedar Rapids is putting on a performance, we both can't wait to see it. We stopped for some lunch together on the way home, it was such a nice day.
When we got home I had volleyball and afterwards we celebrated at our house. Bella picked out some beautiful pink roses and white tulips for me, she was so proud of her choices :) Kyle got me some Summer Shandy, that may sound like not the best Mother's Day gift but believe me it was one of the best gifts ever! We ended the night with a movie and snuggling.
It was a whirlwind of a weekend that was ended perfectly. I am so lucky to be Bella's mommy, she is the sweetest, most giving, loving little girl. She makes me smile every day and count my blessings, life is spectacular thanks to my Bella!
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