Ballet Recital

Last night we had the dress rehearsal for Macy's ballet class. We we lucky enough to be in the same group as Macy's cousin, Meredith. Here they are before the show, all dolled up, looking precious. I learned another way to upload pictures so everything is out of order. That being said, here is Macy before we left the house. She does look like a little ballerina with her hair pulled up.

Look at that face. (I will never tire of saying that to everyone.) Especially with the required touch of make-up. Kind of beauty-pagent-esque if you ask me - -beautiful like a toy doll.

Too cute, too cute, too cute . . . .could make me want another one. Right up until we walked back inside the door.

Here is Meredith in her first dance.

Macy doing her dance. She was on the opposite end of the stage, so I had some trouble getting some good pictures. She was a bit nervous and was anxiously looking for us.

Meredith's second song, from the "Sound of Music," one of my favorites. This performance was too precious.

And my sweet girl at the far end of the stage. Once again, I apologize for the bizarre order here. But I wasn't about to wait for the pictures to upload again!

Memorial Day Weekend

This weekend we went to the lake. My sister-in-law's father has a place at the lake and hosts a Memorial Day bar-b-que. They had a live band complete with a dance floor. My in-laws took a spin around the dance floor. And when my daughter saw what was going on, she was not going to be left out. She conned her Grandpa into dancing with her.
Then she got her Daddy to dance with her.

But when her Daddy resorted to doing the Sprinkler . . . .

It was too much for us to watch. We had to go back to the hotel and get some sleep. Lane took it harder than the rest of us.

It was cloudy and looked like rain so I didn't take my camera to the lake. So I didn't get a ton of pictures this weekend. I was disappointed in my lack of pictures, until Macy posed for me. I got a really great picture of a really pretty little girl, so all was right in my world.

Branson's Birthday

Yes, I know his birthday was on May 11th. Yes, I know today is the 25th. I am just behind on my blogging. If you think that is bad, you should see how far behind I am on my scrapbooking. I think Branson was 3 on the last page I did. Bad - -I know. Anyway

Happy 9th Birthday Branson!!!

Of course at the required party, there was present opening. Silly String Fights
Some of the silly string users, resorted to unique methods to launch their silly string.

Little ones blew a few bubbles.

Branson requested a fruit pizza. I thought it turned out pretty and colorful.

He also requested an ice cream cake. My fruit pizza was prettier than the ice cream cake. But I won't get started on that here :)

Making his Birthday Wish!

To my baby, I have loved every minute of the last nine years. Happy Birthday!

Confusing isn't it . . . I don't know where the time went either!

60th Birthday and Early Mother's Day

I told you I was going to be doing this backwards for a few days. Anywho. . . on Saturday the 9th, Daniel's family went to a neat little place in Palo Duro Canyon to celebrate Marlene (Grandma's) 60th birthday and Mother's Day. Here she is looking at her cards Here is the view looking down towards the little house on the edge of the Canyon.
The kids are always ready for some action. Here is Nicholas, ready to go!

Grandpa Ralph grilled up some lunch for the crew!

Lane was looking out over the canyon. He loves binoculars!

My princess can find flowers and beauty in everything.

Branson is always thinking.

Here is my sister-in-law, Krista. Daniel thinks she looks like Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffanys. All I know, is that she is beautiful.

My brother-in-law, Todd spent as much time as I did taking pictures.

Pat and Krista

Grandpa and Macy

Some of us went on a short hike. Well, it felt like a short hike to those of us over the age of 5. Those under 5 were a bit draggy. When you have walked too far for your liking the last thing you want to do is pose for a picture!

While we were off hiking, the rest of our crew was across the way doing a little rifle practice. I was able to catch a shot of them from our hiking spot.

By the end of the day, we were all ready for a good nap. Some of us more than others! Samuel needed a snack and a nap!

Macy and Meredith were all played out.

Ten Days

When I sat down to blog this morning, I noticed that I hadn't done it in 10 days. My intention was to catch up and post pictures I have taken since the last post. Wow - I have taken a ton of pictures. So this is what I am going to do instead. These are pictures from Sunday - Mother's Day. Then I will post backwards over the next few days. I should finish up sometime in the near future! I hope. This will keep me from putting a zillion pictures in one post.

On Sunday, we took the Fairlane out to a graffiti wall here in town. The original intent was for me to take pictures of the car along this wall. We wound up taking pictures with all of us in them as well. Dan took this one of me and our kids. I think Lane was practicing his Father's Day hugs a bit early. I thought this was precious.
Branson turned 9 yesterday. He is getting so grown up (and tall)!


You couldn't be a Fleischman boy if you didn't know all about wheels and tires! The lessons start early.

The races - I just love looking at the excitement on their faces.

Quite a handsome guy and a sweet daddy

Oh yes, we did actually take some of the car. Here is the front end of his 1966 Ford Fairlane.

The other end. . . .

The whole thing. Lane loves to take "Daddy's red Fairlane" when we go somewhere.

We also made a stop over by Dan's office. The kids love the water fountains, rocks, and anything else they can find!

The huge globe is always a hit.

We had a great day. There is nothing better than this.

In other news, Betty (my grandmother) made it through her surgery fine. She wound up having a quadruple bypass instead of the triple they were planning. She is still recovering in the hospital. She is up an walking, sitting up, and starting to do normal things again. She has a lot of swelling and some problems with the wounds on her legs. The doctors hope to get this under control soon so she will be able to go home. Thank you all for your prayers and kind words.

Grandmother Update

In case you read my last entry, my grandmother's kidney test came back okay. The dye test didn't cause any significant damage, and she will be able to move forward with her treatment. She is going to have triple bypass on Wednesday.