Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Fall Choir Concert

Lauren's first school choir concert was last night--thought I would share a few clips--when all the kids are on stage it is all the elementary children--1st through 5th grades--they sounded wonderful together!

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Lauren took her first ballet class at the Avalon School of the Arts this semester. While it was a bit early every Saturday morning to drag herself and mom out of bed, once she was there-she loved every minute of it. The semester ends with a school-wide recital which was on Sunday. This is a video of the rehearsal. Lauren is second in from the far left. She actually should have been on the very end, but they lined the students up incorrectly--so things were a bit backwards for her-but they did it perfect during the actual performance! She is looking forward to taking another class in the Fall!

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

First Day of Kindergarten!

Lauren started Kindergarten on Tuesday, Sept 1, all dolled up with a new 'do! She is in Maestra Venegas' class at Zeeland Christian's El Puente. She is one of only 4 girls in her class of 15. As of her second day of school, she has already proclaimed she 'loves!' her teacher. Here are some pics of her first day...







Monday, February 16, 2009

Valentines Weekend in Chicago

We spent Valentine's Day weekend in Chicago with our good friends, Salli and Jason and their children Lillian and James. Salli and I took Lilli and Lauren to the American Girl Place downtown (they both received AG dolls for Christmas this year), where they both were able to pick out a new outfit, while the boys checked out the Auto Show. We had a great time!!

Getting ready to leave..Lillian with Natalie, and Lauren with Dorothy.



The girls talking to their Grandparents on the way, thanking them for Valentine treats!



Working on a Valentine craft...







Making the big decision...



Exploring the rest of downtown Chicago...





Resting after having so much fun!



The whole crew..together again!



The long ride home from Chicago...