ballet class

I got to go observe the girls dance class last night and took this video that I hope works!
There recital is in June, the 4th I think :)

Isabella's costume, and her new look

per Auntie Anna's request, Isabella's costume was Josephina (an "American girl" from New Mexico)





And, while Auntie Angie was here Isabella finally got the bangs she's been wanting for weeks. So here's her new look.

Sophia's Birthday Party

Sophia's annual costume birthday party was a lot of fun once again!

Lots of dress up fun.









Lots of yummy cake fun.
Pin the tale on the donkey, and blindfold a carebear.



And the pinata!

because fall is pretty

Renaissance festival

We got to go to the Renaissance festival this weekend, it was a nice weekend for it, cool but not cold and no rain!
The kids had lots of fun, one of their favorite parts was the petting zoo.Kole wasn't so sure at first but liked it after a while. It was funny that he was more afraid of the goats than of the Llamas that were so much bigger than him.

the picture scenes are always a big hit. Xander-hood and Maid Sophia





There were some pieces of armor that the kids got to touch and try on. This helmet was sooo heavy I wouldn't even try to put it on him, Papa had to do it.

Trying on some princess hats in one of the shops

One thing the kids remembered from last year was that there is this shop with a bubble machine on the roof and bubbles fly all day long.
This toy helmet was easier to try on
watching the joust. This year we got to go up and pet the horses after the joust, which of course was another of the kids favorite parts.



Lots o fun