Ballet Recital

Ballet is another activity Sydney really enjoys. This was her second recital and she had so much fun. This year she was a little princess. I thought they had the most adorable costumes. The recital was at the Peace Center for Performing Arts, which is a beautiful venue. We were blessed to have both sets of grandparents come for the big show.

 

Our little ballerina

 

I enojoyed being a Dressing Room Helper again this year.

 

Making their way to the stage.

 

Hanging out backstage with the other girls in her class.

Sydney's Birthday!

Manicures and Pedicures

Blowing out the candle on the Barbie cake, which kind of looked like Barbie in a coffin, but it was really a sleeping bag.

Playing "what time is it Mrs. Ladybug?"


Sydney with two of her oldest buddies, Grace and Ava.


This is so overdue, but I still wanted to post some pictures. All birthdays are big, but for Sydney turning five was really big! She has wanted to be five since she was three. We had an "almost slumber party" and invited eight little girls. This was the first "girls only" party and it was great. Everyone arrived at 5:30pm dressed in pajamas ready to play. It was a beautiful night so we spent most of the time outside. I have found that kids just want to play, and that is what we did. After pizza and cake, we went inside for the movie, which held their attention for about 15 minutes, and manicures and pedicures. At 9pm the parents arrived to claim their sweet little girls. It was nice for the parents because they had a few hours to go out without kids on a Friday night.

Sydney had a great time and thoroughly enjoys being five!

Dominican Republic

Bart and I just got back from the Dominican Republic. We were celebrating our 10 year anniversary early. It was great and we accomplished just what we wanted to, nothing! We did a lot of sleeping and laying out on the beach and by the pool. We both finished one and a half books. We needed to get away and have some couple time, but I must say we missed our babies.

It didn't take long to get back into our mom and dad routine. We arrived home Friday night at 10:30 and on Saturday we had a soccer game at 9am and three birthday parties. So much for easing back in to reality.

Soccer Girl

Sydney has a new passion and it is soccer. With this passion, she throws me into a special demographic, Soccer Mom. I am loving watching her learn and play this game. She is having a ball. Bart is the coach and I must say he is very good. He is patient, encouraging and organized. I am very impressed with both of the Streets on the field. Last week, Sydney almost scored. She got a breakaway and dribbled the ball all the way up the field by herself. She didn't score, but to look at me you would have thought she won a gold medal. My heart was beating fast and I had tears in my eyes. I thought, 'oh no here we go!'

In Clanton, AL in the 1990's we didn't have soccer, so it is all new to me. I am a fan!

Coach Bart, Sydney and Grace (my future daughter-in-law - she is marrying Mac so she and Sydney can be sisters)