Thursday, December 1, 2011

Welcome home Milli - 11/29/11


Milli is finally here! She loves Sadie's Rapunzel braid and also loves Calli (Calli not so sure still). She's a pretty good girl and damn cute!

1st soccer class - 10/29/11


Sadie really likes her new soccer class!

1st Soccer drills - 10/29/11


Sadie was pretty good at her circle blocks!

1st Soccer drills - 10/29/11


Sadie had a great time at her first soccer class!

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Sadie telling joke 10/17/11


Sadie loves telling this joke!

School halloween show 10/28/11


Sadie did great announcing the show when the other kid didn't want to. Then she went back into quiet pout mode for the show!

Gym - Foam pit 10/11/11


Sadie loves jumping in the foam pit at gymnastics!

Gym 10/11/11


Sadie doing an obstacle course at gymnastics

Sadie singing Dynamite 10/9/11


Sadie singing some more!

Pouty Hip Hop class show 10/9/11


For some reason whenever it is show time, Sadie likes to pout...otherwise she does all of it!

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Backstroke 9/29/11


Sadie is getting great at swimming! Too bad her lessons end at the end of this month!!

Freestyle 9/29/11


Sadie is doing great at freestyle and getting really good at doing BIG arms!

Dive & bubbles 9/29/11


Sadie is the only 3 year old that is being taught to blow bubbles on her freestyle roll!! She is really catching on to it too!

Singing Pink 9/29/11


Sadie's a big fan of Pink and luckily likes our music!

Legos & Taylor Swift 9/8/11


Sadie did a great job singing and building a tower. Good multitasking! This is her favorite song and usually wakes me up singing it in her bed. (I am trying not to take it personally)...

Dancing & Taylor Swift 9/8/11


Sadie dancing and singing to her favorite song!

Jump off ledge 9/3/11


Sadie has gotten brave and likes to jump off the pool ledge!!

Dive in our pool 9/3/11


Sadie diving in our pool (she doesn't do it very often)

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Sewing show 8/29/11


For some reason Sadie loves the sewing and cake decorating shows on PBS! Maybe she's studying to be a Home Ec teacher (if they'll still have them by then!)

Ballet with Daddy 8/22/11


Sadie wanted Daddy to be her teacher so they could practice some ballet!

Auntie Kimmy kisses 8/20/11


Auntie Kimmy got lots of good bye kisses!

Uncle Steve flip 8/19/11


Uncle Steve got in on the trampoline action too!

Storm with hail 8/13/11


We made it off the boat we rented just in time. Then we hit hail!!

Andy jumping 8/10/11


Andy was a super high jumper! Needless to say we now have a trampoline being delivered to our house too!

Sadie jumping 8/10/11


Sadie got the hang of it pretty quickly and spent lots of time on the trampoline!

Bouncing Sadie 8/9/11


Sadie didn't like it at first but eventually liked the idea of someone else bouncing her!

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Drum circle at the zoo 7/23/11


We spent the night at the Wild Animal Park and after s'mores they did a drum circle! Not sure who like it more, Sadie or Andy!!

Swimming - jumping off the rocks 7/23/11


Sadie used to not like jumping off the rocks and now asks to do it!

Swimming - solo dive 7/23/11


Sadie did her first solo dive (usually her teacher hold her knees back)!!!

Swimming - roll breath 7/23/11


Sadie is also working on her roll breaths!

Swimming - big arms 7/23/11


Sadie has started to swim with "big arms"!!

The Great Flying Valerie 7/6/11


I was talked into a one day trapeze class and this is what they make you do!! I'm ready to join the circus now!

4th of July 7/4/11


Sadie had a great time at the 4th of July festivities, including a plane fly over!

Dancing with the Daddies 7/3/11


The Groves came for a visit so the daddies showed the girls how its done!

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Father's Day fishing 6/19/11


We went with the Pitts fishing for Father's Day. Pretty fun. (Unfortunately no video though of Andy "catching" the tree on one of the casts!!)

Petting fish 6/19/11


Sadie petting the trout that Daddy caught! They cooked it and ate it later too!

Sadie's 3rd Birthday 6/11/11


Happy Birthday to my big 3 year old girl!!

Sadie's 3rd Birthday 6/11/11


Hula Dancers!

Sadie's 3rd Birthday 6/11/11


Hula Dancers!

Sadie's 3rd Birthday 6/11/11


Hula dancers!

Dribbling practice 6/7/11


Andy already practicing bball skills....

Diving 6/4/11


Sadie diving at swim lessons!!

Story 6/2/11


Sadie telling a story, very dramatically. It doesn't end well....
(Robins eat the worms, then a monster eats them and they can't get out of his tummy!)

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Turks - water slide 5/27/11


Sadie & Andy going down the water slide. I don't know who liked it more!

Turks - Abby bedtime kisses 5/26/11


This was the last part of her Abby tuck in. The lady also read her a book on the bed with Abby. Sadie loved it!

Turks - swimming 5/26/11


Sadie went back and forth like this a million times. She kept saying "I can't stop!!"

Turks - Fashion show 5/25/11


Sadie was in her first fashion show...and they made her go out first!! (I pieced her parts together....)

Turks - Chicken dance 5/25/11


The night just would not be complete without a chicken dance!

Turks - dance moves 5/25/11


Showing off some fancy footwork on stage!

Turks - parade with Bert 5/24/11


After "jamming" with Bert & Ernie, they took it to the streets!

Turks - music with Bert & Ernie 5/24/11


Sadie "jammed" with Bert & Ernie!!

Turks - Dancing with Zoe 5/24/11


Sadie loved dancing with Zoe!

1st dance recital! 5/22/11


Sadie did awesome in her first dance recital! Funny how she was out in front with the others in the back!!

Home fashion show 5/15/11


A little at home fashion show to show off a new outfit.

Ballet with Uncle Steve 5/9/11


Sadie was giving Uncle Steve a ballet lesson. I missed the first time she tried to do it.

Friday, May 6, 2011

Swimming 4/23/11


Sadie is at a new swim teacher and is doing awesome! Her confidence is back up to her skill level (the last swim school traumatized her) and actually making lots of progress!!

Swim to the bottom 4/23/11


With help, Sadie swims to the bottom to get the princesses!

Swimming - jumping off the side 4/23/11


Sadie jumping off the side by herself (she would only hold hands before)!

School egg hunt 4/20/11


Sadie had an easter egg hunt at school. She scored by going up the slide (coached by mommy that helped "hide" the eggs)

Phone call 4/15/11


Sadie impersonating me calling the garbage man's mom!?

Rainbow song 4/15/11


Sadie singing the rainbow song. Not sure what is going on with the shoulders, she has been doing that for pictures lately too!

School Hop-a-thon 4/13/11


Sadie did great at her Hop-a-thon with 116 hops for Leukemia!!

Dancing to Grease 4/10/11


Sadie dancing to Grease, one of my favorites growing up (ignore my momentary singing)...

Fetch 4/5/11


Sadie playing fetch like Calli

Guitar Twinkle Twinkle 4/4/11


Sadie jammin' on the guitar!

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Dog Story 3/27/11


Sadie was telling a story about Calli but was pretending it actually happened to her, Sadie Dog. Pretty funny.

Copying Calli 3/27/11


Sadie followed Calli around copying her! I apparently now have two puppies!

Copying Calli 3/27/11


Sadie has been copying Calli lately!

Trial dance class 3/15/11


Sadie is a natural!!

Trial dance class 3/15/11


Sadie did great following along in the trial class!

Dance Trial Intro 3/15/11


Sadie took a trial dance class (which we have now signed up for). She did great!

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Palm Springs dancing with Noni* 2/20/11


We went to Palm Springs and all the girl cousins got to dance with Noni*!!

Wii dancing 2/12/11


We had a great time doing wii dancing. Sadie was pretty good at it too!

Mammoth ski lesson 2/12/11


Its 2 ski time!! Sadie was a bit unsure and would not let go to do it by herself but still did great for the 1st time!

Mammoth ski lesson 2/12/11


After the magic carpet, they moved to 1 ski...so far so good

Mammoth ski lesson 2/12/11


Sadie took her 1st ski lesson. They started with the magic carpet!

Mammoth sledding 2/11/11


Sadie had a blast sledding!!

Mammoth sledding 2/11/11


Andy & Sadie sledding...(well sort-of)

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Texas fun!! 2/6/11


Andy was at the Super Bowl so we had our own Texas fun and shot Kevin's new gun! How do I not live there!!??

Texas now tubing 2/5/11


Sadie had a great time in Texas playing in the snow with some of the toys they have!!

Santa coming to town song 1/28/11


Sadie is STILL singing Xmas carols...

Snow day at school 1/21/11


Unlike most other parts of the country, Sadie had to have snow brought in for a snow day at school!!! Also notice how surprisingly bendy Andy is!!

Roller skating with Grandma 1/18/11


Sadie also did some roller skating with Grandma!

Val & Grandma ice skating 1/16/11


Thought I would throw in that I can still do it!! (haven't skated since maybe 5th grade?)

Sadie ice skating 1/16/11


Sadie went ice skating for the first time. Also lets point out it was 85 degrees that day!!

Kite flying 1/15/11


Sadie flew her first kite (Andy has been wanting to do it FOREVER!)

New car 1/9/11


Since we were gone for Xmas and had lots of rain, Sadie got her new car late...

Happy Birthday Andy 1/7/11


Andy's birthday with Sadie singing...

Soccer with Calli 1/6/11


Sadie loves to play with her buddy Calli!

New Scooter 12/20/10


Sadie got a new scooter for Xmas and was a natural!

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Happy New Year 12/31/10


The kids had a great time counting down to the New Year
(at 8pm PT) and did it about 20 times!!!

Jingle Bells 12/31/10


Sadie did not like Noni*s new years song and decided
Jingle Bells might be better....

Maui Beach fun 12/23/10


Sadie had a great time playing at the beach in Maui. After the wave
comes she says "that was a close one!"