Step Up for SIDS

Saturday was the second Step Up for SIDS event that I walked in to support Julie and Shannon in memory of their sweet baby boy, Connor John, that passed away in August of 2007. I appreciate this event because I think it allows me to show my support for Julie. (At least I hope it does.) I enjoyed walking and visiting with a new friend, Maria. Maria and Nate lost their precious baby boy, Chaz, in May of 2007 in a terrible car accident. I am so glad that Maria has been able to be there for Julie and vice versa, even though two terrible events brought them together. Love you Julie.

Birthday Party Pics

Look below for Alea's 5th birthday party pictures.

Alea's 5th Birthday

Happy Birthday to my girl!! Alea had two birthday parties! She had her friend party the weekend before her birthday and her family birthday on April 11th, the day before her birthday. She received way more gifts that she could ever need! She even got a real 22 shotgun from her Daddy. Her theme at both parties was Tinkerbell. On her birthday it was really nice because we were able to spend the day together as a family. In the morning, Bec, Pat, and Reed joined us at one of our favorite dives for breakfast and then they started their long drive back to Texas. Davin, Alea, and I then went and saw Monsters vs. Aliens at the theater. It was really funny. We came home after that, and Alea played with her new toys and then for dinner we went to Red Robin for dinner. Red Robin is not one of my favorites (prices mostly), but Alea really likes it because of the balloons. The servers brought her a hot fudge sunday and sang to her. She thought she had a great 5th birthday. She told us that she could eat all of her dinner because she was 5 now. She fell down during the day and told us that she didn't need to cry because she was 5 now. WHAT A GREAT TREAT for Mom and Dad. Of course, that lasted about a day.

Disney Cruise

We had a great time on our Disney Cruise. See pics below.

Stomp Club

This year I started a Stomp club for boys in grades 2-5. Stomp is a form of dance that is part of the Marshallese culture. My group is made up of boys from all cultures, but they are all learning how to do the stomps. I have about 39 boys in the group. They were excited to perform for the whole school last Friday. A smaller group of boys performed for the school board a few weeks ago. In April, they are going to perform for the school again as well as for the PTA and their families one evening. We are also going to hike across the field to the junior high and perform for their Islander Club, which is a group of students from the Marshall Islands.

MAGIC TREE HOUSE

We were given free tickets to see the Magic Tree House play last weekend. We had a great time. The play is based on the very popular children's chapter book series.

Spring Break

Only one more week until spring break. Alea and I will head to Texas next Friday to visit and spend a few days lovin' on Becky, Pat, and Reed. Then we come back to Arkansas to finalize packing and head to KC to catch our flight to Florida for our much anticipated DISNEY CRUISE!!! I am so excited to see Bec, Pat, and Reed and to go on our cruise.

This is shaping up to be a great spring break!