First Day of Ballet

This past Saturday was Leah's first day of Ballet. She was so excited to start... We found a place in Columbia called Ballet Royal.

Leah was very excited to find out a friend from school was in her class!

We look forward to her recital in December (The Nutcracker) and the recital in the spring. Leah you rock!! We love you!!

National Gymnastics Day

Today Win Win Gymnastics celebrated our 1 year anniversary and National Gymnastics Day. The gym was open to the public to see our facility. Our USAG Competitive team and Mason Dixon team did some demonstrations on the Floor Exercise and Beam. This was Leah's first event on the team, she was very excited!

(Leah is in the front row, 5th from the right)
Here is the team stretching before the demonstration...Leah is the first one in the second row.

At the end of the demonstration, the owner Chan Wang was presented with a cake from the parent organization.

Leah with her friends Cadence and McKenzie from Level 2. We are now training them to compete level 3.

I'm so proud of Leah and look forward to her first USAG meet, in October!!

Feeling younger every year!

I'm 32 today!! The numbers keeping increasing but I still feel 20! When I turn 80, will I feel like I'm trapped in someone elses body, lol!! Leah and I had fun taking a bite out of my ice cream cake, yummy yummy!!I had a busy day but the day ended nicely...spending time with my family.

Things I'm grateful for:

1. My family is happy and healthy

2. I have great friends and family, that love and support me!

3. I have two jobs that I really love!!

4. I was blessed with an optimistic personality

5. I can still laugh at myself

6. My husband -fun loving, adventurous, hilarious and a great friend

"Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday, I'm going to party like it's my Birthday..."

Family trip to Harrisburg, PA

We decided to take a trip to Hershey Park for Labor Day weekend. We spent three days and two nights in Harrisburg, PA. We had a great time!!

At the beginning of the park you measure yourself to see what type of candy bar you are (that way you know which rides you can go on).

I was a Jolly Rancher...

Neal was a wanna be Twizzler...

Leah was a Reece's Peanut Butter Cup...

Katie was a Hershey's Miniature...

I couldn't believe how many rides Leah could go on!! This park is very kid friendly! Her favorite ride was the Super Dooper Looper and the Comet, which I took a picture. I was also surprised that Katie went on every ride and loved it! Her favorite ride was the Canyon Cracker. The whole family sits in a log,twisting and winding through the water, the last part of the ride takes you down a steep plunge into the water. We bought a picture of this ride because the expressions on the girls faces are priceless!!!

We also went to Chocolate World. First, we took a chocolate tasting tour, yummy!!

Second, we went to the Really BIG 3D Show...

Third, we took a tour and watched the process of making various chocolate bars, fun!!

Last, we participated in various hands on activities... we took a picture of our family and put it on a giant candy bar. It read, "It's Sweet to be Stalkers!"

It was a great family trip, with a lot of great memories, good laughs and lots of junk food!!!!

A visit from the Tooth Fairy!

Life really does fly by...I can't believe I already have a daughter who lost a tooth! She lost it right before we left for our family vacation...she was worried the tooth fairy wouldn't know we were on vacation. She was very excited to wake up in our hotel room with $2 under her pillow!!