Sienna In A Fashion Show

One day, as we were looking at shoes in the Nordstrom kids department, Sienna was asked if she would like to be in a fashion show.  Sienna's eyes lit up and she squealed, "YES!"  I probably would have politely declined if it wasn't for the look of excitement on her face.  So, we agreed and about a week before the show, we went to Nordstrom to pick out her outfit for that day.  When asked what she would like to wear in the show, Sienna quickly said, "a dress".  So, we got to walk through the department as Sienna chose about 10 dresses to try on.  We were given the biggest dressing room and as I helped Sienna try on dress after dress after dress, Colton entertained himself by being silly in front of the mirror.  On a side note, I was asked if Colton would like to be in the fashion show as well, but knowing Colton, I decided to say no.  He is still just a little shy and I don't think he would have that much fun with it anyway.  Back to the dresses, remarkably, Sienna and I agreed on the same dress!  There was absolutely no question that the one we picked was the most adorable on her!  The night before the fashion show, Sienna was so excited - you would have thought it was the night before Christmas!  I will let the pictures tell the rest of the story, but let's just say that Sienna was such a professional.  I don't think I could walk down a runway with that much confidence!  We were all very proud of our little fashionista!

Getting her (very light) make-up done.

#33 is ready for her close-up!

Cute back drop for pictures!

Relaxing before the show.

Here she comes!

Such confidence!

Almost there!

And now the pose!  Where did she learn this?

Picture under the clouds!

Little bro' joins her!

Maybe I can pull off this modeling thing.

Zilker Kite Festival

March 4, 2012 turned out to be the perfect day for a kite festival.  It was a gorgeous day and the weather was absolutely perfect.  Plus, as an added bonus, we decided to ride the good old shuttle school bus to Zilker to avoid the hassle of trying to find parking.  I think Colton and Sienna were just as excited about riding the bus as they were about going to the kite festival itself!  We had lots of fun, despite our lack of expertise at flying kites!  It is harder than it looks! 

Riding a school bus to the kite festival.

Sienna and Colton's reaction to seeing all of the kites in the sky!

Still screaming...

Very cool.

Our little Spider Man taking it all in.

And Sienna acting like a movie star.

Dad trying to get our Elmo kite in the air.

Kind of hard to get the kite up when a certain someone kept pulling on the tails!

A little (or a lot) of kettle corn to top off our fun day! 

Mommy taking with Sienna and Colton at home later that day!

Community Helpers Visit OHUMC Preschool!

Throughout the month of February, OHUMC has been talking about community helpers.  They have really gone above and beyond to make this a special month for our kiddos.  The best part was having some of the amazing and wonderful community helpers come to the school to talk to the children.  These have included a dental hygienist, a pediatrician, an interpreter for the deaf, the church facilities manager (he brought a bunch of neat tools), a Lieutenant in the armed forces, and last, but not least, the Austin Fire Department!  I know each one of these community helpers had a huge impact on all of our children.  I loved hearing from mostly Sienna (and a little from Colton) about all of the neat things they showed them!  I also had the opportunity to substitute for Ms. Jennifer the day that the fire dept. came to visit.  So, of course, I took my camera!

Colton's class is ready for the fire department!

They had made paper fire hats that were really cute, but a little big!

Sienna's class anxiously waits as well...

And here they are!  They began by talking about what firefighters do.  Then, one of the firemen demonstrated how they put on their fire suit!

 

 

 

They emphasized that the children should not be afraid of firefighters.  They are there to help!

He even showed them how they crawl around to avoid all of the smoke that rises.

Hi-five anyone?

Colton's eyes were glued to the fireman.

Sienna's class picture.  I don't have one yet of Colton's class, b/c they asked me to be in it!

Time to take a tour of the fire truck!

Colton loved the inside of the fire truck!

Valentine's Day Celebrations!

It seems like Christmas was just yesterday and here we are and it's Valentine's Day already!  Sienna and Colton have been very excited about Valentine's Day because they get to have a party at school and give all of their friends valentines!  So, to kick off this loving holiday, we took Sienna and Colton to meet one of their favorite characters, Elmo.  He was making an appearance at a small toy store and we just had to go and meet him!  They loved getting to meet and hug Elmo, so phase 1 of our valentine's day celebration was a success!  Phase II, of course, was their school party and valentine exchange.  They got lots of yummy treats and they each got to give their friends the valentines they had made.  And last, but not least, was the Daddy/Daughter dance that took place at Lifetime the weekend after Valentine's Day.  Sienna and her Daddy went last year as well and she absolutely LOVED it!  So, when she started seeing the signs up for this year's dance, she got so excited!  She couldn't wait to pick out a dress, get her hair done (by me of course), and even put on the tiniest bit of make-up (clear lip gloss and a little blush).  Boy, are we in trouble when she becomes a teenager!  Anyhow, while Sienna and her Daddy were dancing the night away, Colton and I decided to go on a date of our own.  We headed over to Kerbey Lane for some delicious pancakes!  And how did Mommy and Daddy spend Valentine's Day, you ask?  Well, we cooked a nice dinner at home and included the other two loves of our lives!

Taking a picture with Elmo!

The valentines that Sienna put together.

I had to take a picture of the back b/c Sienna wrote all of the names by herself!

The valentines Colton helped make!

"I had such a fun day!"

Sienna's class finishing up lunch.

Showing me the gift she made for us!  Such a cute idea!

She also had a valentine to give me that she made in class.

We decided to play on the playground for a little while and Colton was showing me the balls.

"I can't hang on much longer!"

The sun was literally right behind Sienna!

Sienna and Daddy getting ready to go to the Daddy Daughter Dance.

It was a Masquerade Ball so they got masks to wear!

Dancing and playing with Victoria.

Another friend, Adie, picking up Sienna.