Happy Birthday Jesus

Tonight was Carmen's first dance recital. The song they danced to was "Happy Birthday Jesus". She was a donkey. She wanted to be a donkey like Eeyore. And, for those who know Eeyore is her best friend and has been since she was 3 months old. he is is dire shape but well loved.

Anyway, she did wonderful. She lost one of her black gloves which was nice to spot her in the crowd.

Wow, my baby's first recital. how fast they grow! I was crying during her performance. I was so proud of her! She loves to preform and I think she is so brave to get up and preform at this age. She wore her hair pulled back in a bun(like the Sugar Plum Fairy, Mom....see Nutcracker post)

She looked so big, yet so small. I wonder if my heart will always be able to expand with love, amazement, and pride?

Mama, loves Sunshine....I am so proud God let me be a part of your world!

Walkin' in a Winter Wonderland......

So at last measure we had 8" of snow! Yeah!! I love snow especially at Christmas time. Carmen told me that it was Christmas because it snowed. Forecast says we are supposed to have snow on Christmas and the day after. Wouldn't that be something.

Let it snow!!!

The Nutcracker

So I took Carmen to see the Nutcracker last night. Her first theater performance. She did really well. When I was 3 my mom took me to see my first Nutcracker. We used to go every year. I have seen it 15-20 times. I love the tradition and it was always so special for me to do that with her so, I wanted to start it with Carmen.
Nana(my mom), Grammy, and two of Carmen's friends went. Isabelle and Breanna and their moms Lisa and Marla (my two good friends) came also. The girls we dressed so beautiful and seemed to enjoy the excitement and experience.
I was really impressed how well they all did. Breanna and Isabelle stayed until about a quarter of the way into the last part of the show then they were ready to go home. Carmen lasted until about the last quarter of the show and then she fell asleep. I was so impressed at how well the girls did. They were very well behaved.
Carmen was just entranced! When we got home she had to reenact as much as she could remember. She got to say hello to the cast members and that made it even more special to her. The performance was in the same theater that her dance program is going to be next weekend. She is very excited that she is going to get to dance on the same stage! All in all it really did go beyond what I expected and I know we will continue this tradition just like my mom did.
Thanks Mom!

Pin Curls....Cutie Pie

So, when I was a little girl my Granny used to do pin curls on me all the time. My hair was naturally curly so they were really tight and cute. Anyway, we had Christmas pictures done with Carmen and Gilli; so I wanted to try them on Carmen. Very cute! It was alot of work and alot of hairspray to keep her fine and straight hair in the pins. I was so amazed the next morning that they had stayed all night and her hair was curled. It turned out nice but, they were gone by afternoon. It was nice to see what she would look like with curls.