Monday, November 21, 2011

Flashback... Aiva's Dance Recital

Back in May, Aiva had her very FIRST dance recital. She and her cousin Courtney were in the same class, and waaay back then, I promised my sister-in-law that I would post some of my pictures on my blog so she could use some of the photos. Oops. So here we are, the week of Thanksgiving, and I am just now posting pictures. (Forgive me, Sarah!) So enjoy some pictures of our little bumblebee and her first dance recital.








Aiva is second from the right.




Aren't they so cute?!



The first was tap. This is ballet. She's a little flower.



Hehe. So cute!




Aiva and her cousin Courtney








Sarah and Court





Me and my little bumblebee






I love this. This is for the finale, and all of the dancers are jammin out together on-stage. Aiva is the furthest on the left and you can see that she is doing the twist. She was really getting into it!



And after it was all over, Mike gave Aiva some flowers. That is one of my sweet memories of when I danced, was my dad always bringing me flowers after my recitals.




Hope you enjoyed that little blast from the past. :)





Friday, November 11, 2011

Why I Shop Second-Hand

I buy almost all of my kids' clothing at second-hand stores, and a great deal of mine as well. (Name-brand jeans for 1/3 the cost? Heck yes.)




Case in point:



Cowgirl boots for Aiva for $2 . 70. Uh huh.