Play Time

We mentioned to our neighbors that we needed to get a bike for Emily. Lo and behold, they pulled one out of their crawlspace that had belonged to the previous owners. Poor thing, she has the such skinny legs that she can't really pedal all that well. She will get it though.

These two can be the best buddies... or the worst enemies. I guess that is the way it goes with sisters. Here are some pictures of their friendlier moments.

Playing dressup with mommy and daddy's clothes

 Modeling their princess crown craft

 Fashion Show - Emily's favorite activity

 

 The power went out one morning, so they wanted to pretend they were camping.

Playing charades - can you guess what Princess Sarah is dressed up as?

Yes, I let my girls wear boots with their bathing suits.... and a tattered old ballet skirt.

Myrtle Beach

Andy took a few days off before Memorial Day weekend, so we decided to make a last minute trip to Myrtle Beach. (We actually went a few days before the weekend - before the rates went up, because we are cheap like that.)  I haven't been there in quite a long time, so it was interesting to see how things have changed.  However some of the old spots were still there so it was fun to reminisce about some good times there. But I do know that I will NEVER let my daughters walk up and down the strip after 9 pm and I am surprised that my BFF Shawn and I survived our trips down there as teenagers. :)

Anyways, the girls were very excited about staying in a hotel. They got to jump on the beds, eat late night snacks and breakfast on the balcony and stay up late watching Scotty win American Idol!

However they weren't too keen on sharing a bed and I had to put a pillow in between them to cut down on the fighting!

We got upgraded to an Oceanfront room - Sweet!

The girls love the beach. Emily loves the sand and water... Sarah just loves the sand!

Emily and Daddy always have fun running through the waves together.

Sarah made lots of castles and never put one foot in the ocean!

This was Abby's first trip to the beach. She enjoyed laying out with me and even took a dip in the ocean!

The hotel had a great kid play area. Sarah, of course, was a little hesitant at first, but eventually enjoyed herself. We just let her go at her own pace.

I love this picture of Sarah talking to Andy. You can just tell by her eyes that she loves her daddy!

Emily is getting to the point where she can walk around and play without me feeling like she needs to be within an arm's reach. It is hard thing letting go sometimes.

At night we enjoyed dinners out and walking around Barefoot Landing and Broadway at the Beach. Sarah followed Emily's lead and wanted to go one ride. She *almost* made it the entire ride without tears.

It was such a nice vacation for our little family. Since Emily has an amazing memory, I know she will remember our trips and fun things we do together. It definitely makes it all worth it.

Dance Recital

The girls had their dance recital a few weeks ago. They were pretty excited about it, however I was nervous about Sarah doing OK backstage. I was afraid she would get upset when I dropped her off and then not make it out on stage. Thankfully, I was wrong and she did AWESOME! She did cry when I dropped her off and they said nobody could calm her down. Finally they went and got her teacher and she held her right at the curtain while she watched the other classes perform. Then Sarah got excited and said, "My turn. I want to do that. I want to go on stage." I was so happy when I saw her on stage. She was so cute smiling and dancing on stage!

"Who Let the FROGS Out?"

Emily also did great.

 Considering she is usually pretty shy, it surprises me that she doesn't get nervous about going on stage. She  told me she was just going to smile a "little bit" on stage. I was laughing because I could tell she was holding back a smile as she came on stage. She performed a ballet, then tap routine.

Ballet- "A Dream is a Wish"

Tap - "Baby, I'm a Star!"

Trophies... Roses...Dance Charm Braclets

Nana and Aunt Sharon came to watch.

So proud of our dancers!