pint-sized picasso ...

well, we are still busy packing for our big move to our new house August 3. i have to admit it has been challenging packing while parenting but gabrielle loves to color so we put our little artist to work on ALL the big boxes & bought mommy loads of time!!! :)

meet MOSES!

Here is Gabrielle's new kitten, MOSES. (ha ha, when asked, that is what she named him...yay VBS!) at the moment she has him swaddled in a blanket like a newborn. what a great kid-kitten?!!

Cinderella ballet recital ...

What a fun week! Here are photos of Gabrielle's Cinderella Ballet Camp Recital. Thank you Miss Sarah, Miss Katrina, Miss Ariella & Libby for all your love, patience, kindness, amazing TALENT and professionalism. Enjoy the photos and we will see you next week to begin her summer lessons ... :)

our tiny dancer

**ALL PHOTOS UPLOADED NOW*** here's our Gabrielle's very first week of ballet class at Miss Sarah Rigles' Classical Ballet Academy "Cinderella Ballet Camp" :) my next post today will have photo slideshow of our dancers in costume at the end-of-camp Cinderella Ballet Recital!

just tell me what to say ...

I wanted to share an amazing review of Just Tell Me What to Say from a reader who posted on epinions.com. Her comprehensive review can be found at epinions.com. Here is a small excerpt: If you have young children and plan on buying only one parenting book this year, buy this one. Just Tell Me What To Say by Betsy Brown Braun will literally tell you some of the things you can say in several situations as well as give you GOOD advice. I haven’t always enjoyed all the parenting books I’ve read but I can say this one is worth is weight in gold. I will be outlining several of the suggestions I read and checking back on it often. As parents, we strive to be the best that you can be but sometimes we just need a little help. This book will give you some of the extra help you may need. Just Tell Me What To Say is an essential book which provides hands-on, just give-it-to-me-straight guidance so that parents gain the skills and confidence they need to handle the sometimes challenging situations that inevitably accompany raising children ages 2-6 and beyond.