Sliding, Swimming and Diving: Samantha's 7th Birthday Party

This year we had much better luck with the weather at Samantha's birthday party. They wore out the slide and diving  board. I could barely get them to come in to have cake and open presents!

Samantha was READY with those goggles!

Sliding was SERIOUS business!

She is getting to be a big girl. No more characters or pink on the cake! She is a wild woman with animal prints now!

I am glad I'm not a pinata!

Whew! It's over for another year! Their parties wear me out!!! :) Everyone was so great and we had more kids come than ever! Samantha is a lucky girl!

Field Trips and Field Days

Below is Jessica with Mrs. Childer's 4th grade class on her birthday.

 Besties: Galyne, Jessica and Dasani

 Claire, Jessica, Kolby and Molly at Cheeburger Cheeburger before seeing Soul Surfer.

 Meagan, Jessica, Claire, and Dasani at G.W. Long Field Day 2011. Luckily I was substituting for Mrs. Childer's that day. I loved every minute of it.

 Jess and Meagan in SueB's room

 Let's not forget those 1st graders!

 Top picture is Ellie, JennaVeth, and Samantha. Below is Ellie, Sam and Lilly Grace.

Tug of War...

It must have been boys against the girls!

 Looks like the other team is about to win!

Team Crush

Jessica played softball for the first time this year and loved it. They didn't win much, but that didn't dampen her enthusiasm for softball.

Hannah Payne and Jessica watching their friend Megan pitch for the other team.

 The very cute cheering section: Callie and Samantha.

 

Jessica enjoyed playing catcher,

just not all the sweating under the pads.

Coach Daddy's helping her get in her pads.

She did a really good job as catcher. I hope she gets to do it again next year.  She especially liked it because she didn't get bored :)

Elevations Recital 2011

The best thing about the girls taking dance is getting to see them in their dance costumes! Dancing is fun but the outfits are AWESOME!  Jessica and Galyne at Elevations

Samantha, Sela and Galyne backstage at the Civic Center before the show. Jessica was hiding from the camera again.

Yes I had to beg Jess to stand still and smile : )

"Jessica you can go now, I'm ready for my close up!"

Galyne and Jessica relaxing and having pixie stixs after their performance.  

Time to go home.