April Hodgepodge

Esme used some of her birthday money to buy more of the Disney Princess Barbies.  They came on her actual birthday so I set them up for her to see when she came home from school.

Jimmy joined the inked club and got his first tattoo. It's a play on my first tattoo. To say I was surprised when he mentioned getting one would be an understatement.  He was not a big fan of me getting mine a few years ago.

Esme tagged along with Nana and myself for an outlet mall shopping trip. She was hoping to get another drink at the boba shop, but they were out of the flavor she likes so we got a slush from Burger King.  The Wolves are making another playoff run so we are sporting our shirts again!

Jimmy has been continuing to work with Esme on softball skills and is a parent help at practices.  Looking forward to a fun season!

Easter 2025

Esme participated in the kids palm walk last week for Palm Sunday.

We started Easter with baskets then dressed up for church.

Then we headed to my parents for lunch and an easter egg hunt.

The big kids did a good job letting the littles grab eggs.

Parker has fun riding the 4-wheeler and didn't mind missing out on the hunt.

Happy Easter, He is Risen!

The Sleeping Beauty - Family Cast

Our 3 show run of The Sleeping Beauty finished up on Sunday.  Esme and I were interviewed for our local cable news channel, CCX, for their weekend showcase ahead of our first show on the 12th.  Here is that story.

Esme did such a great job memorizing her lines and bringing life to her character.

We had so many friends and family come to see us.

Here is Esme with Mina who played the older version of Harmony the Jester.

We had so much fun together back stage and between acts.  The show seemed to evolve even in the moment.

Esme with friends Kyle and Aniela.  Aneila played Young Anna opposite Esme is Frozen last fall and Kyle was Kristoff in the same show.  She's built such great relationships with these kids.  

Shooting Starz won't have another production until 2026, but I already have her signed up for a summer and fall show with another theater company.  We are sad to be done, but are so grateful for the friendships we made.

Party Fit for a Princess - Esme is 9

Esme turned 9 on Monday and we celebrated with a princess party! Rapunzel is her favorite princess at this moment so we leaned in to that.  it took me back to Halloween 2022 when I made her a Rapunzel costume. I opted to buy a dress this time.

We had the standard Domino's Pizza meal that I've done the last couple years followed by chocolate cake and ice cream.

She got lots of princess and other gifts.  She was wanting all of the Disney Princess Barbies and got Tiana and Cinderella as well as an adorable mini backpack

She's also been playing around with the keyboard on her iPad and was excited to have a stand alone one.  We had great weather and were able to hang out in the backyard which isn't always a guarantee in mid-April.

Happy Birthday Esme!