June 25, 2012

MEXICO

In March we took a much needed vacation!!!! Hank and I had not been on a real vacation since moving to Canada because we always spent all our vacation money and time coming home to visit family. While in Canada we always talked with our good friends the Dahls and Baldersons and said we will reunite on a tropical vacation every year. We dearly missed Michael and Amy but couldn't believe we actually pulled it off with the Dahls and were like kiddy school children when we met up with Simone and Mason at the Cancun Airport! As soon as we all piled in a cab headed to the ferry for Cozumel we knew our week long adventure was about to begin and boy did we have an adventure. The trip started off a little rough when on the ferry ride across the ocean Simone was puking her brains out, but from there on out it was one big party of relaxing fun. We really didn't have any agenda besides our ruins tour on our last day so we would just wake up and plan as we went which was perfect. It was the first time we had ever left Blakely but she stayed with my sister Whitney and their family and honestly I think she was sad when I came home because she had the time of her life.
So here is our Mexican Adventure through Pictures....lots of pictures!

 Ready to go!
 Hank loving his airport donut
BFFs Reunited

 Our View
Jeep Adventure



 Lunch at Coconuts




It was Sunday and it was so fun to see all the locals out with their families enjoying the beach too!

 Post Jeep Ride Crazy Hair
One day we decided to walk into town square and explore we found an amazing frozen yogurt shop and of course some CHURROS!





LOBSTER DINNER ON THE BEACH, YUMMMM




BEACH TIME: This was my happy place and where we spent 99 percent of our time lying on the beach reading books and relaxing. It was just what we needed!




Mexico To be continued including almost dying parasailing and the ruins tour!!!


June 24, 2012

Princess Explosion.....I mean Extravaganza

I figured I better blog about Blakely's second birthday before she has her third birthday. This year has gone by so fast, I can't believe that she will be 3 in 6 months.
As you very well know Blakely loves her princesses, I was suprised that even before she was 2 she was so into them, I thought that was 3-4 year old thing. So needless to say she had been set on having a princess party for a couple months before the day came and who was I to deny her of such. So we partied princess style and it was a hit. I went cheesy and even tried to go cheap....but let me just say that this party was adorable and well put together all thanks to my best friend Simone who was in town. Seriously I was naive and she helped me so much in making it perfect for our Miss B.

Pre Party Time

Hank's co worker made this snow white cake and it was amazing!



Best Buddies



TEA PARTY TIME:






Moms need to party too!

The party planner!

SNOW WHITE ARRIVES:
My cute cousin is a dead ringer for Snow White so she so graciously came and the kids went wild!!! They loved it so much. Snow White gave her a matching outfit and she wouldn't take it off.











June 23, 2012

My little Dancer

Growing up where dance was my life I have always envisioned that my little girl would follow in my footsteps, you never know how they will feel about it and I never want to push dance on Blakely but lets just say the girl loves it and I couldn't be more proud of a momma.
This past year my sister and I and our two little rugrats took a Mommy and Me Dance class once a week. Blakely and Amelia loved it so much and each week could not wait for dance class to come again. They did a little performance in the spring and lets just say they did not disspoint!!! They put on a full blown show! They day of the performance none of the other kids in the class could come so it was just Blakely and Amelia will all our family cheering them on. I will have to say that it goes down as one of my favorite moments of my whole life. Hank did a fabulous job taking pictures. I look forward to many more dance classes and performances to come with my little show stopper!


Last day of dance class before her performance
 Ready to get her groove on
Proud momma




 My favorite picture of all time



 Their teacher Miss Alisha, who actually was my teacher when I was growing up so I love it!
This picture makes me laugh because honestly it was the best one! ha ha