More pro Picts

Nat and I dance with sticks… 

Kind of like running with scissors

Our buddy picture

Toe stand

Kira took dance this year, but her classes weren't "show" classes. Hopefully next year all four girls will dance!

Gayle and Judi

 
Gayle and Judi dance Eddie Brown's BS chorus.

A summer project

This summer, we're blogging! Introducing the girls' blogs!

Natalie's http://nothingcanstopthenatalie.blogspot.com
Kira's http://k-ka-doodle.blogspot.com
&
Tia's http://coalefinnsoftball.blogspot.com/

Comments are always fun when you're a blogger! Send them some comment-y love!

(p.s. bookmark their blogs as I'll probably take the links off here in a few days.)

Minions!

Professional studio pictures from our June show.

Shuffle knock

We call this one "shuffle knock." Or Charlie's song. A kid named Charlie composed the music specifically for a little warm up we do in tap class. Cool, eh? (May show)

 

Tapping

A few from a number I did with some women from my class. (May show)

Dance show #1

 

Pictures from our dance show in May are back. I love this one of Nat doing a saw wing! More soon!

Nap time

 

We are so tired. (Coale and No-No)

Pretty butterfly

 

Western Tiger Swallowtail on our neighbor's "butterfly bush."

By Nick

Throwback Thursday

to 2007

3 boys

They all lined up to greet me when I came home from work.

Learning in March 2007

Oh, the cuteness!  And the learning! And the sisterly love! Brought to you by the letter A making the short a sound.

Dance show

The dance show was last week. We didn't get any on our camera of the costumes, but we will when we get the professional ones.

Happy Father's Day

We baked an apricot crisp because our trees are producing!

Apricot crisp and ice cream (vegan or not depending on the person) for breakfast.

Breakfast of Champions

Presents and cards!

Vegan cookies

 

Also from Wednesday... Cookies and Ice cream to celebrate... Both cookies and ice cream were available as vegan!  

Last day

Now 4th and 5th. Wow.

The red gym @ UWMadison

 

Still in WI... 

Swim meet (first official one)

 

Warming up not in the water

 

Getting mentally ready

In a box

Collaboration

Work

 

Patti and I are in Wisconsin for work. Posting may be slightly delayed this week. The little girls end school on Wednesday. Soon they'll be 4th, 5th, and 7th! Wowza.  It's almost summer!

moustache

Third grade game

Tia's last project for third grade was to make a game. She made a fun game called, "Race to Mars."

Coale wants to go outside

Natalie is petting the neighbor cat.

Coale doesn't like it.

sisters

Kira