The Recital Was A Success...

Madison, (far left) dancing during her first dance recital

Saturday night marked the end of Madison's first year of dance. Her recital was held in our county high school's auditorium, which also happens to be the lunchroom. The seating was awful. We had to sit in those little plastic lunchroom chairs, and we could only see the backs of people's heads who were sitting in front of us. I managed to get an aisle seat, so I could see better than most.

However, the show was very entertaining. There's nothing more delightful to watch than little girls wearing dancing costumes, especially tutus! Of course, I only had eyes for a particular ballerina--and her name is Madison!

Madison did a great job! She didn't have a bit of "stage fright". She knew her dances, and she performed them well. Let me tell you, I was one proud "MiMi" on Saturday night!

Dance is over for this year...and just in time! Madison's dancing shoes are too small. Her feet will barely fit in them anymore.

I'm not sure what next year will bring. I'm secretly hoping that Madison will be able to take dance lessons again next year. I think she was just getting started when the year ended. I guess I'll just have to wait and see!

Six Word Saturday...May 7 edition

My six words: This little cutie will dance tonight!

Granddaughter, Madison's, first year of dance will come to an end this evening, when she dances in her dance recital.

Dance has been a lot of fun for Madison. She's learned so much, as well as made many new friends.

A special "thank you" goes out to Madison's Aunt Sarah, for making this dancing opportunity possible, by paying her dance tuition for the entire year.

Good luck, Madison, go out there and just have fun! You'll always be our favorite tiny dancer!

Walking A Mile In Her Shoes...

Grandson, Caden, takes a moment to try out his mom's shoes. He walks quite well in heels!

2011 Easter Happiness...Madison's version

Madison's Easter happiness began with coloring eggs, with her mama, at MiMi's house!

Playing with the dyed Easter eggs was fun, too! Madison liked making the eggs "talk" to each other!

Easter happiness was leaving an empty basket out...and finding out (the next morning) that the Easter Bunny filled it sometime during the night!

Easter happiness was also receiving a gift bucket from cousin, Caden!

Easter happiness was hunting for Easter eggs with E-pa, and finding the camouflaged egg...

but the best kind of Easter happiness came after the egg hunt...opening the eggs and find out what was inside!

2011 Easter Happiness...by Caden

Easter happiness is gathering together with family, to color eggs at MiMi's house--and getting to stand up in the kitchen chair while doing it!

and it's dropping that first boiled egg into a cup of egg dye...ker plunk!

Happiness is also making a little mess with the egg dye...before deciding that I'd really rather go outside to play!

Easter happiness is...eating one of Brandy's Easter cookies with a popscicle stick!

Easter happiness is...emptying the entire bag of goodies, from MiMi and E, to see what all is in there!

and best of all, Easter happiness is finding those hidden Easter eggs...in the strangest places!

Easter Memories...In Photographs

Madison's first Easter--2007

Caden's first Easter--2009

Madison's second Easter, wearing the outfit that I bought her for Easter


Caden, posing for MiMi's camera


Little Miss Madison, looking like a precious little lady, on her third Easter in 2009.

Meanwhile Caden seems to be getting the hang of hunting eggs in 2010!

Madison poses with her basket full of eggs at the 2010 church egg hunt!

Doesn't this young man look positively dashing in his vest and cap???

But Little Miss Madison doesn't look very happy about being dressed up, and having her picture taken...

I can hardly wait to see what memories this Easter will bring...

An Empty Box...

What is it about an empty cardboard box that captivates children? In all of my years on this old earth, it's always been my experience that all children love to play in boxes! Sometimes our own children played with the empty box longer than they played with the toy that came inside of the box!

My daughter needed a few empty boxes, so a couple of weeks ago, my husband came home from work bringing an empty cardboard box. On that particular day both of the grandchildren were visiting. Can you guess what happened next??!


It wasn't long before one grandchild, whose name happens to be Madison, gravitated toward the empty box, and soon began having some fun! It wasn't long before...

a second grandchild, whose name is Caden, gravitated toward the box and the child, who was now happily playing inside of the box!

Before long, both grandkids were taking turns playing "Peek-a-Boo" from inside of the box...They also sat inside of it pretending that it was a car...and then they turned the box over and fell out of it laughing!

Proving my theory, once again, "the more some things change, the more others stay the same"...ONE EMPTY BOX plus A CHILD, OR TWO, equals FUN!