Some Firsts for Teyah

Teyah completed her first year of preschool (Joy School). This picture is sooo Teyah. We were going to have her take off the glasses, but it's just so her that we decided to let her be. She is a true fashionista.


This might have been my favorite year of Joy School. Or do I say that every year? This group of kids were just darling, sweet, and fun.


These all-star mom's are what made it such a success. I love this program and what it has given me and my children. In the fall I will be starting my sixth straight year teaching it! Crazy!


Teyah had her first dance recital this spring too. She loves trying to keep up with her big sisters, and she really loves to dress up. We were a little afraid how she would fare at the recital, but she pleasantly surprised us. She tends to dance to the beat of her own drum and not the one that her teacher suggests, but she did pretty well sticking to convention this time.


So fun to have the true ballerina Aunt Lauren to watch and be part of it!

Summer....Finally!

Fortunately, the third snowiest winter on record in Minnesota is now a distant memory.

But, we had to post these pictures so when our kids tell their children about this winter, they have proof of their stories.

This is a place where people love to talk weather and share the worst weather stories ever, and for the first time, everyone this year said they never remembered a winter quite like this one. It was intense!

Here's the proof that winter really doesn't last forever, and summer here is truly heavenly.