Madden got to catch up with his kinder teachers Mrs. Brisebois and Mrs. Valenty thanks to Dylan. Dylan's parents bid and won dinner with a teacher and Dylan wanted Madden to be his friend who joined him. They went to Islands and had a blast on their little double date.
The Children's Museum came to the school for the day.
For all the kids who hit their reading goals they got to participate in the school form party.
Skylar's class.
Lucy, Skylar, Ivy, Madeline and Aubrey.
Before the form.
After the form.
For a Memorial Day celebration the kids watch a military helicopter land in the middle of the school field.
Took Grandma and Aunt Sherry on a little stroll along the beach boardwalk.
Well we have another dance recital in the books for this two dancers. After 4 long years of begging Skylar to add hip hop into her realm of dance she FINALLY caved in. I don't know if it was because she sick of me asking her or after seeing Madden do it last year made her more intrigued. It really doesn't matter to me, I was just so happy she agreed to it. What was even more exciting about it was that she and Madden got to be in the same class. I can't tell you how excited I was about seeing them both preform together. Madden was such a stud. He showed so much improvement from last year. His new class was definitely a jump from last year and he handled it like a pro. Never once complaining about going to class or being the only boy in the whole group. Skylar didn't have a single problem picking up the hip hop moves. She took to them all right away and really enjoyed it.
Skylar got a new jazz teacher this year, which I know in the beginning was a big change for the girls, but Skylar took it with such great stride and enjoyed the whole year learning from Miss. Natalia.
Madden loves performing. I can tell by the huge smile he has while on stage. Right after his last performance he was already asking me if he was going to get to have Mr. Efren next year for hip hop.
Skylar always says tap is her favorite of them all. This year she really step up and looked fantastic out there. Everyone thought it was the best they had ever seen her tap.
These two are such work horses. Every week they practice before actual practice and it shows. They were both front and center for the majority of their routine and they deserve that spot. I know Jake loves this special time with Skylar.
Skylar & Stella
Skylar, Mabel and Reese with some awesome dancing dads.
Tightrope crew.
Mabel, Sophie, & Skylar
Ella, Sophie, Stella, Skylar and Mabel.
Backstage goofiness
Skylar and Madden have the best group cheering them on each and every year. It was so special having Aunt Sherry back down this year. I'm hoping she can make it it every year from here on out. We were minus one this year but I know he was cheering them on from a distance.
On stage hitting their number to perfection. I was so proud of her on her tap routine. Can't get over how much she improves each year.
The girls were obsessed with having a prop this year for jazz.
Each and every year at dance recital is always so special, but this year was extra special with Skylar receiving her 5 year award from the studio. We couldn't be more proud of the dedication she shows for dance. Guess who is up for his 5 year award next year.......Jake!
5 year award headshot.
We are so proud of all your accomplishments this dance season. Always remember to be the best you can be! We will alway be here to encourage and cheer for the both of you.
One more year and she is double digits, I can't even handle it. I'm definitely going to cherish this last single digit year with my girl a little bit more. Lucky for Skylar this year her birthday landed on a Friday and she got to celebrate at her brothers football game and end of the year party..."YEAH"! We felt so bad because on the kids actual birthdays we always let them pick what or where they want to go to dinner/dessert and always talk about our favorite moments of them during that year and Skylar had to spend it at football with Madden and his teammates. She was such a trooper and in the end I think she actually had a fun time. We did give her a special breakfast and she opened up her presents.
Madden's football team singing "Happy Birthday" to her.
Don't get me wrong, just because Skylar wasn't truly able to celebrate on her actual birthday didn't mean we didn't celebrate. The next day we threw a four way birthday bash for Skylar and her good friends. These four girls birthday are all a week or so apart so we figured why not celebrate together. I came up with the idea to throw an Out of this World Theme birthday party for the girls. Us moms got a DJ and rented the Bressi Clubhouse for the event.
Birthday Beauty!
The girls (and 3 boys they invited) played games, danced and ate way to much sugar for 2+ hours.
We had about 30 or so kids attend the party.
Besties since they were 2 1/2.
Always eyeing the sugar.
I think it may have been the bash of the year, but I could be a bit bias. The birthday girls were full of smiles the whole evening and the kids didn't slow down one bit. We were basically kicking kids out when their parents arrived to pick them up because a lot of them didn't want to leave. There was a lot of great feedback from parents letting us know how much fun their kids had.
Sunday we got to have a family dinner where we talk all about our favorite parts of 8 year old Skylar and she topped off the birthday weekend with a massive ice cream sundae.
