Dance Recital

Each year the girls are in a dance recital. It is a huge production that lasts all weekend. This year was Ashlyn's first performance. She was so excited about it and asked to wear her costume all of the time. She did a tap dance to "It's My Party". It was the most darling thing ever! The day of production she did so good. She wasn't at all intimidated or distracted by the 800+ people watching them. She remembered her moves (ok maybe with a little help from the teachers in the wings.). When the song was over she marched off stage, but hesitated at the curtain before exiting waving at everybody. She is such a performer. I think she is taking after her big sister.

Hannah too was in the recital. This is her 4rd recital. She did an acro routine to "Let's Hear it For the Boys" from Footloose. She did so good. She was a little peanut up there with all of the bigger girls. (She is the youngest in class.) She is really good at acro. She is more of my gymnast. The routine and costumes were so cute.

Marissa of course did great too. She was so busy with costume changes and helping out with the little ones I didn't get a picture of her in her costumes. I will have Aunt Jen take better ones soon though.

Climbing Stairs

Here is Aidan's newest trick. I keep finding him on the stairs!! He first learned this up at our friends cabin about a month ago, but only tried the first stair. Now he has gotten so fast that I turn around and he is already at the top. This is very scary since his sisters aren't so good about keeping the gate closed. I suppose the only good thing about this new found freedom is that he doesn't know how to get to the stairs from the main areas of our house. (He has to go around a corner before he can find the entrance.)

Growing Little Man

We are so happy to announce our little man isn't considered so little anymore!! He had a follow up appointment with the GI doctor at Phoenix Childrens Hospital. We are happy to report that he has put on over 4 pounds in the past 2 1/2 months!! The doctor and nutritionist were amazed at his progress and can't believe how much he put on. They are making some changes to his diet and weaning him off of his "steroid" bottle (a higher calorie mix) over the next month. They wan't to make sure he can gain weight without the mix and begin proteins which can make you lose weight. He has to follow up again in 2 months. They are saying at this point that it was probably a combination of Reflux and not absorbing my breast milk. (Since they did know that I was producing enough by having me pump.) Anyways we are so happy!! He has some meat and rolls on him now! From the pictures I guess you can see I cut his long hair! :( Tim and I miss his long surfer look so we will let it grow back out, but his new do is cute.