and the pictures to go along with the previous post!!

I"m still learnng! Give me some patience and one of these days I'll figure out how to do the post and pictures together (or Donna will have to come give me a "How To Post On Your Blog More Than Twice a Year 101" class! At least here are a few pictures! And I had fun playing with the photo editing in IPhoto too!

No Worries...

Emma had her very first dance recital Wednesday evening. All those nights of dance practice this past year when I really didn't want to take her and after last night I was so glad I stuck with it. She LOVES to dance and lives in a tutu or her favorite nightgown all the time.

Getting ready for the recital, the plan was Missy was going to come over and "fix" her hair. I got Emma's hair cut short awhile back and then not long after that Emma decided to cut her hair again herself. Not once, but twice!!! Missy got her after work and I was getting ready. Emma was with Grandma in Salem so I sent Tony out to get her when they got home. When he got home I realized the dance outfit and tap shoes were still at Grandma's house. It's 5:15PM and we have to be there at 6. No worries... we'll have plenty of time!

Daddy got home with Emma and Missy started fixing Emma's hair. A new-do is called a "bi-level" if anyone is wanting a new look! Tried 3 different curling irons and the hairdresser wasn't fond of my Wal-Mart specials so she luckily had brought her own. Got the hair curled and Grandma finally showed up with the outfit. Quickly dressed and put the hair piece in and then we were out the door. 5:47PM leaving...

The program was changed at the last minute from the Lebanon High School Auditorium to Seven Oaks. It would have been a lot more comfortable at the high school. Bleachers vs. padded seats?

Emma was dancing in the first half of the program. Finally #14 her group is ready to dance. Unfortunately you were not supposed to take video or flash photography- is that why all the parents were videoing and taking pictures the night before at the dress rehearsal? Now I have to buy the $15 video just to capture Emma's first recital!

Her group did a very good job and we adorable up there on that big stage!

Emma thanks everyone for coming to watch her. Special thanks to Matthew, Marisa and Jennifer for the pretty pink flowers. Thanks to MaryLou, Bella and Gabe for my tooth fairy!

Afterwards Tony, Emma and I went to Sharis and enjoyed dinner and free pie! No I didn't eat the pie! :) And I had a very good tuscan chicken salad!

Going to the "wheeee park"

Yesterday we went to Bend for the day. Started out with some good finds at Goodwill, then to the Old Mill District to spend my REI rebate, dinner at Red Robin and then found a nice park to enjoy a little of the afternoon sun! We drove by it on the way to REI and told Emma we would maybe come back later and play there. Well, she didn't let us forget what we had told her. It was a nice and sunny day, but a little chilly!! Enjoying a couple more days at Tollgate and then back to reality.

Attempting at a blog...

Love to read other's blogs so thought I would give this a try!  We'll see how it goes...  Emma was down for a nap and it is a yucky Sunday afternoon so I'm playing on the computer but now Emma is awake- her 20 minute power nap is now over! I'll try and do some more blogging later but at least we have created one- that's the first step!