Last weekend was a BUSY weekend! On Saturday was the school's PARENT PROM event! It's a fundraiser to help raise money for the kids' elementary school. The parents get dressed up and have a night of fun with food, games, dancing, drinking, and mingling! Last year's Parent Prom was so fun, and we helped raise over $12,000 for the elementary school![...]
Happy Easter! I can't believe during EASTER LAST YEAR, we were quarantined because of covid. This year, I couldn't wait to be surrounded by my family. Holidays are just not the same without them especially coming from a big family. This morning the kids received some Easter baskets from the Easter Bunny ;-). Let's just say the Easter Bunny su[...]
**Update! She landed her aerial at Dance Champs Dance Competition on April 10, 2021! https://youtu.be/9gighfkmHPU Original Post: The Dance Avenue attended the Celebrity Dance Competition in Ames this past weekend. Check out the video of Mariah's solo choreographed by Amber Martin! https://youtu.be/o0sClu_0DKs I'm so proud of her![...]
The Dance Avenue attended the Celebrity Dance Competition in Ames this past weekend. Check out the video of their "Think" routine choreographed by Amber Martin! Mariah is the zookeeper. :) https://youtu.be/HSHFkG22i6o Their dance placed 1st in their category and 5th overall in the Junior Group. Here are some photos![...]
Lennon wanted crepes for breakfast on his 8th birthday so we tried a recipe from ALLRECIPES.COM. The kids wanted to help and ended up doing it all by themselves. It was a simple recipe which will be easy to remember for next time when they request it. Plus, we already had all of the ingredients in our pantry which is a huge win in my book![...]
Niña and I were so excited to attend SELFIE MUSEUM 's VIP night! OMG...you guys, you all need to check it out! If you're not in Iowa, check out their OTHER LOCATIONS! They have various fun booths to take photos in. Each booth has a ring light and most even have a phone stand to prop your phone on. Also, each booth is big enough for a small group[...]
HE IS RISEN, HE IS RISEN INDEED! Easter looked a little bit different this year. It was the first time we were not around other family members to celebrate this special day. We sure miss everyone, but we still made the best of it and had a great day! The kids received some goodies in their basket from the Easter Bunny. I even made name tags s[...]
My son, Dylan, requested money for his 15th birthday. I saw this idea floating around PINTEREST and wanted to try it! I used 40 $1 bills for the "dough", and the little kids added the "toppings" with some quarters and $1 coins from their piggy banks. Dylan had NO idea why his siblings were walking to him so slow with a pizza box. When[...]
Anyone else love going through houses and seeing what cool things they incorporate in the house and how it's styled? Well, I sure do! Niña and I were invited to attend builders night before it was open to the public. They had 6 houses this year! Check them out below! House #1 is a Dreamscape Builders house. They had 2 houses in this year'[...]
I can't believe that another year of dance is done! I admit, I love how Mariah is in dance. One of my favorite memories in high school was being on the dance team. Ok, I'll say it...I'm secretly reliving through my daughter. This year was Mariah's first year being on The Dance Avenue's competition dance team. She is on the Super Mini team, an[...]