Our little ballerina

Just a few pics of Lil's last dance classes,

then a few more from her recital.

Isn't she lovely?

And,

YES!,

half the fun of a recital

is:

wearing make-up!

She looks so confident!

Here she is fresh off the stage!

It was so cool to have our family there, too --

Auntie Becca, Uncle Ia and Cousin Marleigh

made a special trip out to be there!

Thanks guys!

(And a special thanks to Grampa

who endured a very LONG ballet recital

just to be there for Lily's

five minutes

on stage...

we only heard snoring a couple of times! :o)

Special hugs with Gramma!

Lily was so proud to have her there

and to show her the award she'd received.

You did a beautiful job Lily!

Phinn's 1st Birthday

The family all came together

to celebrate

Phoenix's

1st Birthday

in May.

We had a simple dinner of

lasagna, garlic bread and salad.

It was so good to see

uncles and aunts

from near and far

on this special day. He was fascinated by the balloons.

(and a little overwhelmed by all the company

thus the serious face)

Lily, on the other hand,

fell in love with Great-uncle Richard

and stayed by his side the whole time!

Cake, schmake...everyone else thought it was great!


He was happy to feed cake to Mommy however.

He knew JUST what to do with a toy truck!
Many thanks to Great-Uncle Phil who provided Phinn
with his first gender-NOT-neutral gift! :o)
It was a hit!

Can't believe my baby is a year old!
So happy he is part of our family.

Better late than never

Some spring photos of my babies on the farm: