First Dance Performance - now with the video!!!

I have lots of blogging to catch up on - but I thought I'd better post this.


Liv had her first dance performance today and it was too cute. She has so much fun, and was thrilled because she got to wear makeup for it :) Here is a video of it...

(When looking at the video Livvy is the one just to the right of the space in the girls.)

Mourning...

So last night I came to the conclusion that I should not rapidly watch tv series. Marcus and I like to find a show we like, start at season 1 and watch a few episodes every night. The past few weeks we have been doing this with the BBC tv series of Robin Hood. In one of the episodes we watched last night one of the main characters die (I won't say who in case anyone else watches it) and I feel like I am in mourning today! I will find a way to pull through :) but the dynamics of the show will be totally different now, and in a way that will leave much wanting. Plus it was one of my favorite characters. Oh well...


On a different note, we went to the lake this past Saturday with some friends and it was a lot of fun, although crazy windy! For some reason we did not get pictures of any of us on the wave runner, but here are some other pictures.

Cruise

Last month we were able to go on a week long cruise with my whole family.

On Sunday we woke up at 5:30 am so we could be on the road by 6 - headed for Los Angeles. We happened to get to the pier at the exact same time and Gr Laurie and Gr Rob & Aunt Monica and Uncle Johnny.









That first day was Gr Laurie's birthday and Gr Rob's was a couple of days earlier, so we had a birthday party for them that night. We snuck into their room and left some cake and then opened presents.












Monday was a sea day so we just hung out. Gr was just too much fun for Lily.











That night was a formal dinner.





















Tuesday we were in Cabo San Lucas. Our little family went on a semi-sub adventure!




Later that day some people went ice skating. The girls and I watched.








And Livvy was the queen of high fives!!!










Wednesday we were in Mazatlan and we all went to a beach on a nearby island. We got to play in the water, ride horses and take out kayaks. It was lots of fun!



























On Thursday Gr and Gr, Jonica and Daddy went and did a canopy tour in Puerta Vallerta.
















Friday was a sea day again, and we were all so exhausted that we just rested. Then that night Marcus and I played mini-golf and ping pong with Monica and Johnny. It was SO windy that the golf and ping pong balls kept moving around and Monica and I were getting blown around! It was so windy it was really hard to keep the camera and ourselves still for a good picture..



















Saturday we were also at sea and we took Liv ice skating.

















They had a kids area were Liv could go play. She LOVED it. They had activities and games and even painted faces. One of the days they all dressed up like pirates and had a parade through the ship.




























We got matching jammies for the kids. Liv wasn't there for the picture, but hers look just like Lily's.










While we were at the beach in Mazatlan we had a local artist draw a picture of Liv and Lily. Liv was so tired that she fell asleep in the chair while he was drawing.

















Here are just some other random pictures...
















Also, this summer the girls and I were able to go to Bear Lake with Gr Laurie, Aunt Jessi and baby Justin. This is a collage of that trip that we made for my mom.