So, Carson likes rocks. Sometimes he likes to eat rocks.
Here he is eating a rock:
And here he is after he dropped the rock:
And…he has his rock again:
And then he turned away from me so I can’t see him eating a rock.
But when you get sweet smiles like this – it’s hard to scold him for eating rocks:
Mallory’s very first dance recital is this weekend. I am so stinking excited I can hardly stand it. I took ballet (and tap and toe) for eight years but didn’t start when I was three. Mallory LOVES dance class and loves when it’s Thursday because it’s “dance class day”.
Her dress rehearsal was last night and it was the only time we were able to take pictures and video. Here is a little sampling of the 27+ minutes of footage that Rick took. He has plans (in his free time) to make a little movie with video of her getting ready …
Mallory’s dance recital is next weekend and tonight was picture night. The girls got to get all dolled up in their costumes, complete with hair & makeup. :-)
How cute are these girls?
Just curly-haired Mallory and her curly-haired cousin Lauren, rocking a maxi-dress and a mini-dress.
A week or so ago, Mallory picked up her pretend black.berry phone and dialed some numbers.
MCB: “I’m calling grandpa – be quiet."
She put the phone to her ear, crossed her legs and looked off into the distance.
Looking back at me (who wasn’t saying a word), she said: “Be quiet.”
Looking at me again, she said: “Ok, sing a song.”
STB: “But you told me to be quiet!”
MCB: “Well every time you are on the telephone, I sing songs.”
Hey there.
It’s been awhile.
I think the longest blogging absence since I started this blog. Maybe it ties the longest absence. But anyway. It’s been a long time, and I feel TERRIBLE about it.
So – I’m going to give you a couple of Mallory gems to get us started, and then I’ll get you caught up on our doings.
At dinner one night, Rick asked Mallory to do something (probably along the lines of “sit on your bottom” or “use your fork” or “stop bothering your brother during dinner”), and Mallory followed direction immediately, which is always a bonus. …
FINALLY! The rest of the writeup from our trip to Florida in May!
One of the good things about waiting three months to write about a vacation is that I’ve forgotten stuff so I now I don’t have to write so much!
Anywho…
Monday morning was breakfast with the princesses at Epcot. Mallory was giddy as the princesses started coming through the room but was beyond shy when they came to our table. Carson wasn’t shy – he kept shoving food in his mouth the whole time. It was awesome though – because all of the princesses spoke just as you would think …
Better late than never, eh?
So – we went to Orlando in May 2010 so Rick could do a triathlon. Seems that most of our vacation are “working” vacations, we never go anywhere just for the heck of it. My dad & Shaners came with us, and Rick’s entire family met up with us down there. Here weego.
Friday – travel day to Flordida. Mallory was concerned that the captain of the airplane wouldn’t know where we were going and told me she’d tell him. She was obsessed with finding our gate (love that she knows her numbers so I could tell …
Here are two extremes of Mallory at Disney this week – one is “super-shy, wouldn’t look at the princesses” Mallory, and the other is “hands-up on the 60mph+ Test Track Ride at Epcot.
Lots more pictures and words to come but this is all I’ve got for now. We are packing up and heading north later today.