Ballerina Annabelle

Annabelle took her first ballet/gymnastics combo class eariler this Spring. Mommy kinda talked her into it....but, she really looked forward to it each week. And now when I ask whether she would like to take a ballet class or a gymnastics class, to my surprise she chooses ballet! So we plan on signing her up again this Fall. Who knows.......Nutcracker next?

Annabelle's Favorites

Okay, I stole this idea from the Staples' blog.....which was stolen from their friends' blog....I asked Annabelle some questions on the spot a few weeks ago, and these were her answers:

1. What's your favorite thing to do? Play
2. What's your favorite movie? Happy Feet
3. If you could paint your room any color, what would it be? Purple
4. What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to be a mommy
5. Who's your favorite person? Emma and Katrina
6. If you could be called by any name, what would it be? Emma and Katrina, they're nice and they're silly.
7. Who's your favorite character in the Bible? Jesus
8. If you had $5, what would you buy? A Jack in the box that pops up
9. What's your favorite thing to eat? Carrots
10. What's your favorite dessert? Candy
11. Who's your favorite person to play with? Emma and Katrina
12. What's your favorite game to play? Animal Sequence
13. What's the best kind of cereal ever? Kix
14. If you could go anywhere today, where would you go? Safeway to get a cookie...If I'm good.
15. What's your favorite Bible verse? "Happy and you know it".

We're on the blogger train!

Hey friends and family! Welcome to our first blog entry. We wanted a way to journal a little about our family and what's going on with us for those of you who live far away! Our blog address will be attached to our "journal" link on our webpage, so you can also access it that way.

Summer is over, and we had a good one this year. It progressively got slower as the summer went on. We did all our major things the first month of summer and were able to relax for the rest! I attached a few pics of our summer.

- Ella's first birthday!

- Chris and I celebrated our 10th Anniversary in Puerto Vallarta Mexico in June, while grandma (Amber's mom) stayed with the girls.

- We (Annabelle & I) were in our good friend Tina's wedding in July

- We got to enjoy Jana's (Biola girlfriend) wedding in August.

- Andi/Tata (Chris' sister) moves from France to Portland!

It will be nice to get back into the swing of Fall, and it is my favorite season here in the Great Northwest!