Sophia's first dance recital

With my tiny dancer on our way to dress rehearsal.

Ready to dance!

Practicing "Let's Go Fly A Kite"

Aunt Kate was able to watch Sophia's dress rehearsal! It was the best surprise seeing her come around the corner!

Dancers must refuel! Sophia and I having a pizza picnic at the theater.

On recital day with Grammy and Pop.

With my babies.

My dancing girl.

Almost showtime! Getting on her dancing shoes!

Post dance and ready for her final bow.

Sierra ready for the finale.

Harper ready to take her bow.

Listening to instructions.

Sophia with her very proud Daddy.

With our sweet Arlene. Sophia loves the Barbie she gave her.

So happy that Granny Herndon was there to watch the performance!

Our girl.

Watching Sophia dance in her first recital was such a pleasure! It is so wonderful sharing a love of dance with my daughter. Sophia performed "Let's Go Fly a Kite" and during her exit she blew kisses for about two minutes straight! We are proud of our little performer and hope this will be the first of many dance recitals to come.

Sophia's final performance with OCP

Ready to perform.

Ready to cheer on our girl.

Em and Raph getting the slide show up and running.

Henry and the ladies.

The performers take the stage. Sophia was so excited!

Wheels on the bus...

Sophia getting her award for "Best Storyteller".

With her certificate and proud Daddy.

The preschoolers and the graduates.

Sophia said a few words to the audience after the performance. Her Granny Shirley would have been so proud!

Fan club.

Sophia's sweet teachers.

Dinner time!

Got icing?

Saying goodbye to Ms. Jeanette.

We were very entertained during the final OCP performance and graduation ceremony Thursday night. It was a fun evening watching all the little ones and celebrating a wonderful school year!

School's out for summer! Last day of preschool.

Ready for her last day (of her first year) of preschool.

Look how she has grown! This is Sophia on the first day...

Sophia this morning. She is still just as excited about going to school.

Henry playing peek-a-boo.

Bye-bye.

Striking a pose.

With her good buddy Tommy.

Loading up in Miss Em's taxi for a fun day of water play at school.

I am feeling sentimental this morning with Sophia's last day of preschool and her final performance/graduation at OCP this evening. Sophia has grown so much this year -- I can't believe the difference in our girl from the first day to today.

Many thanks goes out to Sophia's sweet teachers, Ms. Jeanette and Ms. Sabrina, for giving our girl a wonderful first taste of school. Also, a big thanks to Em, Shannon, Laura and Melissa for driving Sophia and babysitting Henry this year. Em did a wonderful job organizing the troops and creating our carpool/babysitter rotations. With all of our schedules and wee ones it was no easy task!

It has been a wonderfully busy, fun, and exciting school year but we are looking forward to our summer break before starting a new adventure in the fall.

First trip to the dentist...

This girl was so excited for her cleaning!

After talking for about 5 minutes straight about her field trip that day, Sophia listened very carefully to Michelle, the hygienist.

My big girl.

All clean!

10 months with Henry

Henry looks so tough riding his little bike.

Happy 10 months to our Henry! Did I really just type 10 months? Wow! Our little boy is a mover and a shaker and getting these pictures is becoming more and more of a challenge. Henry likes to go, whether he is crawling or in a stroller or in the car. His latest tricks includes saying "Mama", "Dada", and quacking like a duck. Henry is so sweet and he has the greatest little smile and giggle. He always gets compliments on his hair which has really taken off in the past couple of months.Can't believe we will be celebrating his first birthday pretty soon...