Annabelle's Ballet Recital and Gymnastics Meet

Annabelle's ballet recital was the last weekend in April. She was an Emerald.  She had so much fun dancing, and I had fun being the back stage mom again this year.  The day before her recital, she also had an In-house gymnastics meet; the equivalent to a recital.  She was very reluctant to go to the meet, but once she was there, she had a lot of fun.

Annabelle's professional picture in her costume.

 

Hadley Tilger and Annabelle waiting for their performance during dress rehearsal.

 

A few pics from their dress rehearsal. Annabelle was front and center of the circle.

A curtsy at the end. 

 

A wave to her adoring fans. :) 

 

Annabelle's class after dress rehearsal.  Back row: Audra Emerson, Zoey Seale, Rosalind Sudbury, Annabelle, Hadley Tilger, Jubilee ___; Front row:  Ellie ___, Belle Hartgrove, Chloe Knight, Campbell Schubert, Mary Lynn ___, and Addie Prewett. 

Ananbelle and Hadley Tilger.

 

Mommy and Annabelle. 

 

Isla Baker, Belle Hartgrove, and Annabelle before the show. 

 

Mommy and Annabelle in the balcony waiting for the show to start. 

 

Headed backstage. 

 

My view from the wings.  Annabelle is on the far end. 

 

Annabelle with her Covenant friend Ann Holland Crow. 

 

Flowers from Daddy after the show. 

 

A family pic.

 

Annabelle with Nana and Papa. 

 

Annabelle with Mimi and Tia.

 

Lined up before the gymnastics meet started. Annabelle is in the pink and purple.



 

First rotation was vault.  Annabelle running.

 

Then on to bars.

 

They went through a series of skills.  Here she is flipping over the last bar. 

 

Then she headed to the beam.  A pic of her after her two foot jump.

 

Step kicks. 

 

Saluting before her floor skills.

 

Performing a hand stand.

 

Last rotation was trampoline.

 

Every participant received a trophy.

 

A selfie with Mommy after the meet was over.

 

A family selfie.

Caden's Dallas Cowboys 7th Birthday Party

Caden chose to have a Dallas Cowboys cake this year for his birthday. 

Mommy's creation.

 

Caden with the cake before we headed to the party location. 

 

Daddy, Annabelle, Mommy, and Caden before the party. 

 

Caden chose to have his party at Altitude Trampoline Park in Richardson.  The cake on the table.

 

Caden running along one of the trampoline areas. 

 

Caden loves this jousting game.  Caden playing against Shep McFarlane. 

The kids ready for cake. 

 

A pic with Mimi after the party.

 

A pic with Papa and Nana after the party.

 



Caden is Seven!

Caden turned seven on Sunday.  I cannot believe how big he is getting.  He loves playing basketball and baseball.  He is doing great in school.  He loves math and reading.  He's reading at a third grade level, and he just loves reading The Boxcar Children series, historical books, biographies, and books about nature.  He is a joy to have as a son, and he's a wonderful older brother.  Caden is 49.25 inches tall (83%) and 54.8 pounds (70%).

A "7" pancake for his birthday breakfast.

 



Here are a few pictures I took of him with his birthday shirt on.

 

And a few pictures from years past...