Emma Can Dance!

As a Dad it's hard to accept your kids are growing up, and I know they are a long way from leaving home, but seeing them both perform today showed us how independent they are getting. It's what we want, but the glimmer of tomorrow is a mixture of pride in what they are becoming, and missing their little giggles when holding them up high like they're flying! Ok, enough wrambling...

Emma did great at her 1st competition of the year! She's come such a long way since being a 4 yr old ballerina :-) Here's a pic with Grace a few hours before taking the stage:




Unfortunately they didn't allow photography in the auditorium, so this is about as far as my camera got ;-)




We did get pictures of her in her costumes, and this one is my favorite (not a 2 piece!!!):




We're so proud of you Emma for working so hard this year in dance!

Location:Will Rogers Aud. Ft Worth, TX

Braniac Maniac's DI Competition

Today's going to be a busy day with back to back events for Josh and Emma! First on our list is Josh's Destination Imagination contest in Weatherford, TX. His team is the Brainiac Maniacs:




This is one of the biggest DI events in DFW, and the highschool is packed with kids making last minute changes to their projects! They've been working for weeks, but each kiddo is focussed on making sure everything is ready to go. Here's Josh working on part of their crane:




Here is the group after a great performance trying to get balls to their targets. The crane is down in this picture, since they are talking to the judges, but you can see the 6' wall they had to overcome:




We're off to Emma's dance competition, but we're proud of you Josh!!!

Location:Weatherford,United States

More Snow Pics....

I will try to post some of the house tomorrow. The snow is almost all gone now. All that's left of the snow now is dirty cars and runny noses (hah!).

Texas Snow

Here are some pics of our recent snowfall.

Daddy Daughter Dance!

Jen was so sweet to remind me about the Daddy Daughter Dance at The Keller Pointe! I am not a big fan of dancing, but that is what my girls love to do most!




They are so sweet, and Emma even said I was a good dancer :-) Here we are at snack time, which Gracey didn't want to end:




My favorite part was the last dance (not just because my feet are tired), since they are such wonderful daughters, and are growing up too fast!

Location:Rufe Snow Dr,Northeast Tarrant,United States

Gavin 8 Months!

Look at my sweet baby boy that is 8 months old already! My my, how time flies!

Here is he trying to squeeze in his baby bath tub!

Battle of the Books

~~Battle of the Books~~

Well, Josh entered into a competition called Battle of the Books at his school. There were 10 teams from his school, made up of 3rd-5th graders. The teams were supposed to read the 10 books and then there was a competition to see which team remembered the tiny details of the books the best. Josh's team won the school competition, so then they got to represent their school at the district event.

There were 9 teams at the district competition on Thursday, January 28. Granger's (Josh's school) team did a great job. After a 3-way tie for 2nd place, they ended up in 4th place. We are so proud of Josh for reading all of the books. When he began preparing for this competition, he wasn't all that crazy about reading, but now I think this has really begun a love of reading.