Long Overdue Update

Hey guys. I know it has been forever since I have updated you on my kiddos and everything else. A lot has happened since my last blog in April of 2009. Man that was a year and a half ago. WOW. Time sure does fly. My babies are growing up so fast and are into so many things. We are totally done with dance and have been since Jan. of this year. So no more of that. Saves us a ton. The girls were doing karate but no longer in that either. Brooklyn wanted to go back to soccer and Gabi wants to do just Girl Scouts. Which is fine with me. They can do whatever they want to do and I will let them as long as I can do it.

Fast forward to today. Brooklyn is now 11 and in 5th grade. Gabi is almost 8 and in 2nd grade. Thats just crazy. I can remember like it was yesterday Brooklyn starting Pre-K and Gabi waddling with us drinking out of her sippie cup. Man to have those days back again. They grow up way to fast. Both girls are in Girl Scouts and have been for the last couple of years. I am Brooklyns Junior leader and I think I found something that I enjoy. I love leading these girls. Brooklyn also is back into soccer. Her first game was this past Saturday (technically 2nd, but she missed the first cause we took her to Busch Gardens for her birthday) and she did such a wonderful job. I am so very proud of her. She got out there and ran her little butt off. She is also a part of the Challenge program at school. Safety Patrol and Go Green club as well. She keeps wanting to add more but I do have to put a stop somewhere. I don't want her to get overwhelmed with everything. She is a straight A student. I don't think there was a time that she has ever made a B. Little bragging there, but I am so proud of her.
Gabi is doing Girl Scouts again this year. She was taking karate but she has decided that all she wants to do is scouts. I am ok with that. She is a really amazing reader. She will read anything and everything. Can not spell around her anymore either. We have had our ups and downs with her in the last couple of years. Trying to get the right meds for her ADHD (last possible choice, did not want to medicate) to just getting her on a routine that works for her. It has been tiring and we still have our obstacles but we are working through it all. She is such an amazing and smart girl. I would like for her to get involved in another thing or two but I am not going to push it. As long as she enjoys what she does. Just give her a stack of books and she is set.
I love my girls and will do anything I can to have them be able to do anything that they want to do. We do do a lot of family things together. You know, I can go off and do things with friends or whatever but I really enjoy just doing things with my family. I love that I am being able to experience these things through them that otherwise I would never get to experience. Yes, we do go on quite a few trips and stuff. But you know, I wouldn't want to do it with anyone else. I want my girls to grow up and say that they have experienced all sorts of things and been all sorts of places. I can not say that I did these things growing up. I want my girls to have every opportunity to whatever it is they want.
Ok, I guess I will get off my soapbox now. I just love my kids and want to let everyone know. I will try to post some recent pictures soon.

Hello Everyone!!

Hey guys,
I know that I have not updated my blog in quite a while. We have been extremely busy around here. Brooklyn had her second dance competition a couple of weeks ago and they did awesome. In the petites category they got 3rd in category and then 5th overall. In production they placed 1st in category and then 1st overall. I am so proud of the team as a whole.
I will update more and will have some pictures in a couple of weeks. I have several events that I will be letting everyone in on. Gabi's Girl Scout troop had a little egg hunt yesterday. On Friday Gabi will be getting a Terrific Kid award and Brooklyn will be getting her award for placing 2nd in the Young GA Authors writing contest. The sub ball is on Saturday and we leave for Disney on Sunday. We will be back on Thursday the 16th just to turn around again and leave the 17th heading to Savannah for Brooklyns last dance competition of this year. There will be more after that.
Ok that is it for now. Until next time.....Live life..Have fun.

Here are some more pictures. I can not figure out how to do it other than this way. So here ya go. Sorry.

Brooklyn's dance comp

Here is my big girl, Brooklyn. She had her first dance competition on Jan. 31, 2009. Her and the whole NXS team did such an amazing job. I am really proud of her and the whole crew. With her production, they brought home PLATINUM and GRAND CHAMPIONS in production overall. They were awesome. Her next competition is the last weekend in March and I can not wait. It will be just as awesome. Here are just a few pictures that I took. sorry that they are in a weird layout thing. I don't know what I did.

Just My Girls

This blog is for showing off and bragging about my girls. As things happen in the lives of my kids I will post a blog and pictures accordingly. Even through all the stress of raising children, my girls have made me such a proud momma. I love them more than life itself. Everything I do is for them. I am going to make sure that they are able to live life to the fullest that they can and want to.

A little about my girls for those who don't know. Brooklyn is 9 and in the 3rd grade. This is the second year she has had perfect attendance. She makes nothing less than an A in her academics. She has been really into soccer up unto the point that she found dance. She attends dance classes at NXS Dance Academy where she is also on the competition dance team. She just recently had her first competition. (next blog) She is also involved in Girl Scouts. She has made me very proud with doing very well in school and also in her extra activities.

Gabi is 6 and in Kindergarten. She can big my biggest pain in the butt but I would and could not love her any less. She is a very smart and independent child. She also takes a dance class at NXS and is in Girl scouts. She does really good in class, so I am told, but she will not show me anything that she has learned. She usually can just go along with the flow, but also has her very stubborn side to her.

I love my girls with everything I have in me and would do anything for them to help them reach their goals. I will be here for them in any decision or situation they are in. I am not going to be the mother that sits backs and watches, I am going to get in there with them. I am going to be as involved in their lives as I can be. Those girls are my life.