Video of Recital

I couldn't resist. The world needs to see this. She is the next Shirley Temple! So nobody tell her teacher I put this on here - you could ruin her future career! I picked this dance because my memory card ran out half way through so its not a FULL dance so maybe its OK to post it. ENJOY!

Cloe's Dance Rectial

Cloe had her dance recital yesterday. She did four dances and they were adorable. She melted everybody's heart with her smile and singing along to all the songs. She is quite the dancer for a 3 year old. We were asked not to post our videos on blogs so we will make DVD's for grandparents and anyone else who wants one. Here are some pictures of the recital and other fun we had this weekend while Ann was here. No flash photography was allowed so some pics are dark and blurry, but its the best we could do.

William's Birthday

Our Sweet William turned 1 last Friday. Here are some pictures of his cake. It was not my best work, but Brant and Cloe helped in ALL the decoration down to choosing what we would use to decorate it. We made a 4in. round cake just for him to dig into. Grandma Russia (as the kids call her) was on Skype while we sang and watched him enjoy his chocolate mess. You can hear her voice on the video. There are also a few pictures as a tribute to the largest bottom I have EVER seen. We love our William.

Catch-Up

It has obviously been a long time since we have posted anything. Here are some pictures of Christmas. The food is our Christmas Eve dinner. We decided to always have French food for Christmas Eve so this year we made steamed mussels and ratatouille and for dessert the traditional Bouche de Noel.

Brant and Cloe's Birthday Party

Brant and Cloe are now 3 years old. We had a little party for them at our old house the day after we moved. The house was all clean and we were completely moved out so we had the entire party in the front yard and in the garage. We rented a mini bounce house, but it broke the day before the party so the rental company gave us the larger bounce castle for the same price. Danny twisted balloon animals and we got some young women from the ward to do face painting. Brant requested a Toy Story cake and Cloe wanted a pink princess caslte cake. I did my best to fill their orders. It was especially difficult since we moved the same week. They didn't turn out like all the awesome ones I saw on the internet, but the kids were happy. There is also a pic of William in a diaper - just so you can see how chubby he is.

Fishing on the 4th

Here are some pics from the kids first fishing expedition on the 4th of July. Very little fishing actually took place. Brant fell in a swampy part of the lake thinking it was a grassy area and got wet up to his waist. We had to take off his pants and underware. Luckily his baby brother is huge and Brant could wear his pants. They looked like capris on Brant.

Disneyland

Here are some pictures from our trip to Disneyland. We met up with my brother Sam's family and had a great time. We spent 2 days in the park and a day at the beach. We all had a great time. I will post some pics tonight and some in the near future.