Ballerinas in Training

My girls are so in love with ballet and gymnastics right now. They have the book on the Nutcracker Ballet and became slightly obsessed over Christmas. I was looking for swimsuits the other day and found all of these ballet/dance outfits that we got from their cousins. I was shocked to find the outfits fit since they are size 4/5. Such tall little goobers...

So I spent the rest of the afternoon dressing them, and re-dressing them, and re-dressing them. They wore every outfit for about an hour. :) I turned on music and let them dance away. They had a blast! Before these pictures, they were singing Jingle Bells while twirling and jumping. Lilly is wearing the purple...

Big hug for Mommy...

A lot of the pictures were slightly blurry, so I tried to edit them for fun. I can't get over how sweet these girls are...



They practiced gymnastics in their room...Lilly would prop her body up on the bar of the bed and try to hold her legs out behind her. She figured out how to do it first, so she showed Lexi how to do it.
She REALLY tried to help Lexi...good thing they flipped onto a bed when they went too far. :)
Strong Lilly...
Ballet kick...or karate?
Either way, I think they will have a fun time with all their lessons this summer.

Wordless Wednesday

One Reason I Love Texas...

Sometimes Texas weather gets on my nerves. Is it winter or summer, seriously?! Other times, I enjoy the warm days that pop up in between super cold days and just try to soak up the sunshine before it gets cold again. This has never been more true for me since having children. They need to be outside. I can always bundle them up, but a short-sleeve day is sooooooooo nice! This year, a few days before Christmas, we hit 87℉ for a high. It was glorious and crazy! We played outside for hours. I think the whole neighborhood was outside. I ended up putting hats and sunglasses on the girls because their foreheads were beginning to turn pink. :)

This was around 10 am in the car...fabulous, right?

The girls were able to play with our next door neighbors...some of their favorite kids in the world. We actually had two young elementary school boys willing to play with toddlers. It was really sweet. Lilly and Lexi got to play football and basketball. We really do have the best neighbors and are so happy to have that. It is such a blessing!

Lilly admiring Pete's bike...

Lexi running with the football...
Lexi...

See, we didn't even need shoes...

The next day was a little cooler, but still required some shading for the face...

Then after being a cold Christmas, it warmed up a little again. The girls took advantage of the weather and got in some soccer time with Daddy.

Lexi above, Lilly below...Eric was a goalie, so Lilly is learning the art from him.

Today it is cold again. Is it any wonder why we all get sick down here? :) So we are off to play and enjoy the fresh air as best we can. Have a great day and Happy New Year!!