Cuts and Bubbles

 

Yesterday Sonic had her spay surgery. Eden has been loving on her as she mends. Poor little thing. 

Charity took this selfie.

Sam enjoying his bubblebath.   

Charity having a meltdown after seeing her new haircut. 

And another of my parents

Just saw this one too of my parents.

 

Amanda Doing Spanish in Nutcracker 2016

This video is over a year old, but I am just now posting it because I hated how I did in this video for so long, I just didn't want to post it. Tonight, as my phone was full, I needed to clear some space and couldn't bring myself to delete it entirely. So I went ahead and uploaded it here, then deleted it from my phone. You see, not long before Nutcracker, I had a terrible fall running and injured both my shoulder and knee badly. I broke a bone in my shoulder, and ripped up my ligaments there. In my knee, I tore my ACL. Again. I also needed some large tunnels in my bones re-built. I needed to get both my knee and my shoulder reconstructed surgically. Yet, I didn't want to leave the Nutcracker Director in a bad spot of trying to fill my spot in 5 dances last minute. So I danced through the injuries. So I look very bad in this video. I was hurting, and I was really nervous about making more damage. So I was trying to dance extremely cautiously. Especially when turning.
 I am only posting this one video because it was my solo, and I choreographed it. Right after Nutcracker, I had my shoulder operated on and fixed up. After a couple of months of rehab, I had my knee operated on twice. It was extensive reconstruction that needed to be done in two surgeries. I still haven't been able to really dance full out since my last surgery in August. I was told to use extreme caution and not really run or dance for a year. I miss it!

You Are Special Poster

I am pretty excited about this poster a former dance mom made for me for the production I have been working on! I came up with this show idea about a year ago. I choreographed it this past Summer and we have been rehearsing it since school started. It is almost here! And Becca and Hana are in it too! 

My Parents Anniversary

 

I like this photo my dad posted on Facebook today commemorating their 46 wedding anniversary.

Charity & Sam Soccer in yard 1/23/17

Charity & Sam Soccer Match

Oh how these two are such a joy! And they love each other so much.
They asked me to come out back and watch them have a soccer match.

Andy game 1/21/17 #2

Andy game 1/21/17

Becca "Fiddler". 3

Becca "Fiddler" 2

Becca "Fiddler" 1

More "Fiddler" Photos

           

Andy's Game 1/21/17

    

Fiddler on the Roof (first cast)

Tonight Fiddler on the Roof had their first performance. In this cast, Becca played the Hat Maker and was supporting in various scenes in the show. I will post photos after I see the other cast.
Here she is warming up with the cast, and she is trying to hide from the camera.
The whole show as fantastic!
We were impressed.
         

Daddy & Babies Playing "Chompers"

6 Years since Meetchya Day

I made this photo montage commemorating our Meetchya Day of Hana and Andy. But I could not get it uploaded on our Youtube Channel. So I let Youtube make it's own. These are photos we got as we waited to meet Hana and Andy, when we met them in Ethiopia, them arriving in America, and their first year home.

Staring Contest

 

Staring contests are all the rage in our house right now.

Andy bball 1/14/17

Charity's Awards

Charity got awarded at school with perfect attendance all year, and for being on Honor Roll all year. She also got the Principal's Award for Cooperation. Her teacher wrote she always does all that she is asked to. Later she told me "I'm so proud of myself!" 

Hana Instagram

Hana is now on Instagram and I love this photo she posted!

 

This Weekend

We had such a fun weekend. We went out with the Findley's, who are new friends of ours. This was our second time going out with them and we really enjoyed their company! We have so much in common and talked with them for 4 hours without a dull moment.  We took the kids out to eat at Ihop and then went shopping just for fun at Target. Cessie made this amazing cake! Eden and I made a cute little new bed for Sonic. We love her so much! 

Someone Needs Your Star 11/16

More Dance Revolution Photos

I recieved these photos this week of Hana and Becca and their teammates performing in Dallas back in November, and wanted to post them.