American Girl Birthday Party

Isabelle is turning 7 this Friday (gasp!) but she celebrated with her friends a few days early at the American Girl store.  I love putting on parties at home but I've got to say - it was pretty nice to just show up, party, and leave.  Plus, the girls had a GREAT time!

Isabelle and Madeleine pre-party.  Yes, my three-year-old is wearing make-up.  She had dance pictures right before this and loved the make-up so much she wanted to keep it on all day.  Why not?

Isabelle with her new doll, Marie-Grace.  She was so happy and surprised to get her first doll the night before her party.

Let's get this party started!

Crowning the birthday girl.

What a cute bunch of girls!

Each of the girls ordered a yummy lunch to go with their pink lemonade.

There was that awkward moment when the dolls were crucified - but no party is perfect. 

Appetizers...

...presents...

...and cake!

Can you tell Maddy loved being part of the big girl group?

Yum!

Sweet...

...and sassy.

Love these adorable friends!

Where We've Been

Once again we've been MIA from blogland but that really just means we've been having such a great time enjoying life we haven't had a second to slow down and upload our pics.  (If you're a Facebook friend you've seen a few of these though.)  So, here's what the last couple months have looked like:

There have been dance conventions,

dance competitions...

...and dance awards!

There's also been a lot of dance practice...

...and dance outings (to PNB).

There's been a lot of yard work.   Isabelle and Madeleine even planted a children's garden.

So far they love watering it and haven't realized the bunnies in our neighborhood have eaten every leaf that dared sprout.

There have been school music concerts,

and lots of sister love.

We even made a fun trip to Great Wolf Lodge with the dance team for a weekend!...

...where there may have been a few more awards. :)

We still have another long month of school, Isabelle's birthday, dance auditions and the big dance recital left before summer vacation.  Bring it on!