Sea World

Maddie and Ava at the dolphin show.

Inside the obstacle course.

On the tea cups.

                                            Riding Oscar's seesaw.

One of My Happy Ladybugs!

Final Bow of the Season

The 2010-2011 Junior Youth Synchronized Ice Dancing Team!

Watching their competition.

Shining Stars.

1st Place!!!

My sister gave me this hair do.

Celebrating with fish tacos after the performance.

Flower Girls

Ava is crazy about flowers.

Maddie made this beautiful hat at DeeDee's birthday party.

Party!

 I took A out for ice cream. It took 2 scoops to get the smile back on her face after dropping big sis off at the birthday party.

 DeeDee (who's 9!!! today), Jessica and Maddie.

Maddie all dressed up. DeeDee's birthday party is a tea party theme. And even though it's raining, M insisted on wearing her new silver sandals!

One LOOOONG Weekend!

Anaheim, Saturday evening: Checking out the competition.

 And deciding she's not intimidated.

 Their "Cat in the Hat" routine.

 They were so good and had so much fun!

 Fast-forward two days. Ava's feeling much better but the flu hit Mama BAD.

 M's award dinner for being an "Awesome Reader."

 Then it's onto another performance. This was by invitation and came up almost at the last minute. Our coaches were a no-show!

Hair and make-up.

 Warming up on the ice.

The ride home.

A Big Week

This evening M and her synchronized ice dancing team perform in Anaheim. We'll leave in a few hours. They perform again Monday evening, at a different venue, by special invitation. So I'll have plenty of photos up in the next few days. We are also waiting on news from China. I am hoping this is the week and the news is overwhelmingly good. So I may have a special photo to share of a little girl who has found her forever family--us!  I have put a lot of prayer into this, and it's looking good, so far. But boy has my faith been stretched! I've also decided that if things don't turn out as we have hoped for, that I will stop pursuing another adoption as I feel life has been on hold for a long time now. It's agonizing, waiting in that land called limbo.  Anyway, a big week for us, so don't forget to check back in!

Also, Happy Birthday, Aunt Joanne!!

 Aunt Joanne and Uncle Jim.