Emily Graduates from Paul Mitchell Beauty School

We drove up to Utah to join Emily on her special day.  

We are so proud of her and this wonderful accomplishment!

                For Emily's final project she asked one of her friends if she could give her a make-over.
                              You can see the before and after pictures...Emily did a fabulous job!!

A few of the teachers and staff members that Emily worked with over the past year and a half.

Fun in the backyard

Tonight was such a beautiful summer evening that we had to enjoy it out in our backyard.  

The girls were anxious to show us all of their cool tricks on the trampoline

         Russ and I wanted to show them our cool tricks too.....okay, maybe they aren't quite as cool!!!
                                                               But we sure had fun doing them!!

A year of dance

It was a great year of dance for Haley and Hannah!  They were invited to join Tribute Dance Company, which is the competitive dance group at our studio.  This meant about four extra hours of rehearsal a week, added to their 12 hours of regular classes, but the girls did not mind one bit.  We went to three competitions throughout the year.  Two in Sacramento and one in San Diego.  Then we went to Las Vegas for a week long dance extravaganza.  The girls both did incredibly well at each of the competitions.  They learned a lot and had so much fun.  For the end of the year recital in Bakersfield, Hannah was cast as Jiminy Cricket in the ballet, and Haley was one of four girls chosen to be a snow princess on pointe! The girls love to dance, and I love to watch them perform!