Climbing the Stairs

She has been climbing up the stairs since she started crawling (May 13), but she is now at the point where I felt a little secure enough to hold the camera (nervously, praying the whole time that she wouldn't fall back quicker than I can drop the camera)!

Bye-Bye Da-Da

Once she got to the top of the stairs, she realized there is a ledge she can look over - and she got to see her daddy leave for work.


I accidentally put this picture in twice and have tried to delete it, but cant... oh well.

Ahh, the Love of Books

Even though I have 2 weeks left of summer, I had to go pick up my new textbooks for teaching this year (they decided to go with a new publisher). However, I was not the first to crack open the book!




You're not ready for 7th grade yet, Sweet Girl!

Dancing

Scarlet enjoyed another dance recital her Mommy made her family endure (hahha!!!) I was very excited to achieve a life long dream of getting up on pointe in ballet (not the shoes I'm wearing in this picture, but you get the idea). I also did a tap number, and apparently, Scarlet recognized me on stage both times I danced!!! You'll be up there soon, Sweetheart!

Scarlet Almost Standing

I know the video is sideways. Sorry about that. I keep forgetting to turn the camera when taking a video... but this one was too cute to pass up!!!

Scarlet is Trying to Stand!!!

This picture is blurry because she's waving her arms around to try to balance and then kerplop!!! She falls. I finally figured out why babies wear diapers. It's so they don't hurt their rumps when they fall 1,000 times a day!


Where's Scarlet?

Those are Mommy's keys!!! I like this because it shows her dancing legs. See, Scarlet rarely stands upright - she's always trying different stances and loves going up on her toes!! (Just like Mommy)

See, here she is up on her toes!!!

Where Have I Been?

Well, I was last "seen" here in March...
That's when I discovered facebook, and it is such a time-consumer.

I then went with Len and Scarlet to Georgia to visit family and friends.
We had a great time!!! Scarlet and I were there for over 2 weeks!
Here's a picture of all of us on a riverboat (one of the many modes of transportation Scarlet tried out for the first time).

Aside from visiting family and friends, Len, Scarlet, and I also took a trip to Savannah, GA and loved it!!! The parks there are so beautiful.
Shortly after returning home, I threw myself into dancing again. I performed on the Sierra Madre Playhouse stage in a free-style dance to Phantom of the Opera. I loved doing this (but spent alot of time choreographing and rehearsing). It set me back into loving dance all over again and I joined a studio. I am performing again this weekend in Moultrie Academy's Showcase. I have actually achieved a lifelong goal and got onto pointe in ballet!!! I am very excited for my pointe debut!

In May, my computer at home started acting funny. However, we had no time to look into it, since I had to go back to work. I finished out the school year at my school helping out as a sub. It was nice to see everyone and get back into the swing of normal life. However, I am looking forward to having my own classroom and my own students in August.


After I got out of work in June, we then focused back on our comuter problems. Our computer had worms and hd to stay in the hospital for three days! We got it back and it seemed ok, but then we were spending so much time preparing for Scarlet's 1st birthday and getting a photo dvd slideshow ready for family and friends. It is a very cool slideshow - showing how much progress that little girl has made in one year's time!

On July 4, we spent the night at a fireworks show with my parents. As some of you may know, I grew up with difficulty with my eyes. As many may not know, I was unable to actually see the fireworks in their true 3D form. About 10 years ago, that changed with one final surgery on my eyes - and I will never forget how beautiful fireworks looked to me the first time I really saw them. I cried and cried over their beauty. I never thought anything could be so beautiful!

Until I saw my daughter watching fireworks for the first time! What amazement! She loved them so much - she was so tired, but kept her little eyes open so as to not miss anything...
WHAT BEAUTY!5 days after the 4th was her first birthday. We had a great time at her party and have finally started to swim to the surface again. Unfortunately, she has had a fever for the last 2 days. They say it is due to a reaction to the vaccines. Thank goodness she didnt get all 6 shots at once, but I wish we had stuck to our rule of only one at a time. She is now battling the chicken pox and measles vaccines! We go to the doctor tomorrow and hopefully some light will be shed.
Through all of this, she still shows her strong fighting spirit.

She is almost standing. I should correct myself. She is standing as long as you dont tell her and she is not aware of it. In fact, earlier this evening, I think I saw her realizing for the first time that she can stand and she was practicing. So cute!

So, sorry to all who have checked and rechecked if I have updated. I am now back and hope to keep you updated more frequently!!!
Love to all!

Happy Birthday, Sweet Girl!

Here she is, Miss Scarlet Rose, at One Yar of Age!!!
I love this picture!!! (thanks Amy)
There's my pretty girl, eating cake!

Happy 1st Birthday, Scarlet

Well, here we are - one year later! I can't believe she's one!!! She loved her party and loved the frosting. The cake and ice cream took some getting used to, but she eventually ate all of it!
She loved having some water play at her party.
And she absolutely loved being paraded around in her new wagon from Grandma and Grandpa.
Mommy and Daddy got her some foam blocks to play with on her actual birthday. (As well as the party and everything that went with the party - who knew birthday parties were so much work!!!)
Ahhh... We celebrated, just the 3 of us with Birthday Blintzes (they are like crepes) with strawberries... YUM!!!