Going Back in Time!

I just started going through my camera the other day and I realized how much has really happened in our family since Sophie was born. So, my goal is to slowly organize my pictures and then journal about them on my blog. So, I hope you don't mind reading our really old news... bear with me, it's for posterity! :)

Made for the Stage

About this time last year, I wrote about how Chansey and I went to The Queen Creek Performing Arts Center (QCPAC) to see their community theater production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat". It was really good and Chansey was truly inspired!! She saw her uncle on stage and realized... " I want to do that!" So... she has been in two musicals since... both at QCPAC ...

She was an Oompa-Loompa in Willy Wonka Jr. last November. This musical was done all by children ages 7-17... no adults. And it was REALLY good!! Chansey was only in a few scenes, but it gave her some wonderful experience. She did a great job and loved every minute of it.

This year, at the beginning of summer, she performed in The Wizard of Oz. She had a couple of backround parts in this production... that of an Ozian and also a Poppy Flower in the Poppy scene. This is her Ozian costume... they all wore green, different shades and styles,... so cool to see! She was in a few critical scenes in this musical and even though she didn't have a big part, she had to attend a lot more practices and it was a lot of hard work. She is a natural on stage and we are proud of her. I am looking forward to many more performances in the future!

Fast Forward

Don't have a heart attack... Yes, I am finally updating my blog! It has been too long ... The title of this post explains it all... Life has really been in "FAST FORWARD" mode. You know when you fast forward a video while you are watching it?!... and you can see what's going on, but it goes by so fast that you don't get to absorb it all? Well, that is how it has been around here for the last year. It is a good thing I have pictures to help me remember it all. I just looked through my camera pics today and it motivated me to begin journaling (blogging) again. Hopefully I can record some details soon about things that we have been doing since Sophie was born (better late than never, right?!)

But first of all... a few cute, random pictures from this last week... just to show how everyone has grown...

Chansey was in the "Wizard of Oz" at the Queen Creek Performing Arts Center (hence, the make-up and shiny clothes). One of the parts she played was that of an 'Ozian' (citizen of OZ). Her performances were last week and here she is with Eathan, Bella, and Spencer on the stage after the last show wearing her Ozian costume. She did a great job in the play, we were really proud of her. It was a lot of hard work this time!

Just playing around...

Sophie is so big!!! (She looks like a mini-Bella)

She is crawling like a pro and standing and walking around furniture. We are in no hurry for her to walk on her own. :) I wish they would just stay little. She loves to eat everything and she sleeps through the night now.... YEA!! She is always happy and we have so much fun with her.

People always ask me questions like... "How is life with five kids?" and "How do you do it?" Well, the answers are... Life with five kids is wonderful and fun and HECTIC and I do it by running around like a chicken with my head cut off!! Seriously though... I have always been a busy person... I am high-strung and I have always found things to keep me busy. But, now, it's a different busy. My home and children are what keep me busy... pretty much all of the time. We still manage to find time for fun and, as always, church callings and extended family are part of the usual craziness. But, managing my household takes up more time than it ever used to... in a good way. I guess it took five kids to teach me how to keep my priorities straight... I must be a slow learner. :) But, I am still learning and enjoying the ride in the mean time.

I will post more pictures soon and write about some of the things we have been doing lately...

STAY TUNED!!