Star of the Show

Here she is folks...the opening solo in Miss Mimi's dance group, Swan Lake. Yesterday, Heidi's mom and dad, her brother Sam, her grandma Colleen, and her grandparents Lowe were favored with a fantastic performance in her Swan Lake dance recital. Just when the curtains open and you see your beautiful daughter dance gracefully like a swan...that's when it feels your heart might actually explode inside of your chest! Heidi has really enjoyed dance, evidence being that she could not wipe the smile off of her face throughout the entire recital. Heidi has been fortunate enough to take ballet from Mimi Jones in Holladay for the past 4 years. I was floored at the progress they have made and how developed all of the girls are becoming in their skills. Heidi is turning out to be quite graceful ballerina. She adored the roses afterward and there was cookies and punch for everyone. Parenting might actually be the most fun I've ever had. Heidi, you did wonderful sweetheart! We are so proud of you!

Grandpa's 70th Birthday

We took a road trip this last weekend to Reno, Nevada to surprise Dustin's dad for his 70th birthday. All four of his children showed up from 3 different states to surprise him...and did the tears flow! He was so touched!

We had a fantastic buffet complete with delicious prime rib and a dessert bar that beats all. We went to a baseball game in the new minor league baseball stadium (and the Reno Ace's won!), where Dustin caught a shirt that was thrown into the stand...turns out it just happens to be

MY size! We had cake and went swimming and had a ball. Dustin's family is so warm and loving. They have a real gift of being able to laugh at life, and that is so relaxing to be around. The kids even had fun listening to the John Bytheway CD's that we played for them. For any family, I would recommend these for a long road trip! Thanks for the suggestion Tina and Margie! I have to admit, the thought of taking all 6 kids on a road trip was daunting, we've done it before, and it does not come without it's hardships. Honestly, the dynamics of a blended family are just down right hard sometimes...but we were very pleasantly surprised. The kids did great, and thankfully, so did the parents. A wonderful time was had by all!