I feel like I always say this but wow where has the time gone I get on my blog to see what I last wrote about and realize I have a month or more of pictures on my camera that need to get printed & post.  Well going in cronilogical order September 24th was my niece's birthday she turned 11 & if you look at the pictures this time next year she will be taller than me yikes!  At Jade's Birthday of course we had to take belly pictures. I didn't want to because I didn't have one yet.  I really still don't soon I am sure, but it is good to see the stages we are all in.



 





Auni





Jessie

Then October 14th I had activity days at my house and because it is October we needed a Halloween theme so we had a newspaper fashion show.  It was so fun to seen the girls use their imaginations and help each other get glamed up.  you can see their fun personalities in each picture


Sophia





Jedera









Everyone

 

The girls



Then the next day October 15th Ashlee, Mom, and I went to Tuscon for the U of A Jazz show case workshop.  Ashlee and I danced Saturday & Sunday so much fun.  Ashlee and her group got to dance in the showcase Saturday night it was a great show I just wish there were a few more upbeat numbers contemporary slow sad pieces are more of what that show case is about however the facaulty show friday night was full of fun dances even the the contemporary pieces were happy.  The only thing that would have made this more fun would have been if Bethany could have come too.

 Then sadly we lost Grandma Mangum Monday October 11th we had sevrices for her in Thatcher & she was put to rest in the Pima cemetery next to Grandpa Mangum.  The services were so beautiful and of course the silver lining is we got to spend time with family.  We were sad not to have Carrie and Zachary there with us but Carrie was still in the hospital after just having Zachary.

 



August in review

Wow it is almost September & there was so much that happened in August to talk about! 

1st Paul painted my dance room it is super cute & I can't believe that I have practically filled every class I have here out of my house I am truly blessed to have been given such an amazing gift that I can share & I am fortunate to do it out of my home.

Then August 5th was Kyle's birthday & the funny thing is I had a close friend & a cousin have baby's on his birthday.   I think it would have been his 23rd birthday, I can't say I was sad but definitely thoughtful of all the wonderful things that my heavenly father has given to me & guess that is really what August was for me a time to reflect on all that I have.  We tragically lost him at the age of 3 but I know his mission on earth was complete because he had bigger things to take care of on the other side. These pictures are the way I remember him I just wish I could have found the picture of him with 3 pecans in the shell in his mouth because is a funny picture & a funny memory.

Then it was Deanna & Gary's Anniversary sorry I am not sure how many years but I definitely love being part of their family.  they have always made me feel like I was always suppose to be their family.

Then it was my 6th wedding anniversary Paul & I have had a really great 6 years & I can honestly say that I love him more now than I did the day we got married. He is the one person I know I can count on as we continue through our life's adventures.  This year so far has brought many adventures good and bad but I has made us love each other more & learn more about each other it is really great to know that we can still learn new things about each other I guess that is what getting old feels like you relearn new things all the time.

For our 6th anniversary we went to the Grand Canyon.  I had never been & it was beautiful  Paul went when he was young but wanted to go again when he could really appreciate it.  We had so much fun exploring & spending quality time together.  I felt really out of shape up their but then my husband lovingly reminded me that we were in a higher altitude & didn't make me fill bad for being out of shape what a gentlemen!

Finally today is my parents anniversary I think it is their 27th because I am 25 and they got married 2 years before I was born.  My wonderful parents fell in love and did everything they could to give me & my siblings everything that we could want & helped us reach for our dreams.  I could not have asked for better parents.  I remember my mom working at my dance studio to pay for the dance lessons that have given me my career & the fun of pageants and getting a whole week with my mom & sisters being really girly, & I remember my dad taking us on bike rides all over Thatcher & being able to fix anything my dad like to take credit for my dance ability, I will give him credit for my love dance because he loves to dance just as much as I do.