Garage sale for dance

The last week has been hectic... is there ever a week in our house that is not hectic. Besides work and school Olivia had the unpleasureable experience of starting orthodontics. On Monday she had to have a palet expander with tongue loops and a bottom retainer "installed". She definately has some serious hardware in her mouth. Monday night was filled up tears and upset tummies- it just broke my heart! She knows in the long run she will have the most beautiful teeth, but that doesn't make it any easier on her. After we dealt with that we were back to being garage sale maniacs! Our friends and family all donated to our garage sale and so we had to get everything organized and ready to go. We priced items and set up everything by Thursday night and were ready to go for Friday morning. People started showing up by 6:30 and would come in droves. We were completely cleaned out by 10am. We had a few odds and ends left but nothing spectacular. Craig loaded the rest of the stuff in the van and took it to Good Will. Then it was time to count the cash.... drum roll please... we made $408.50! We are so excited... it has already been deposited into the girls' dance account. We have costumes and competitions to pay for in March and this will definately help. Thanks again to everyone who helped.

Busy Busy

Well we have been very busy at the Brown House... last weekend was a wash! I decided Sunday morning that all the base boards in the house were a mess and needed to be painted... next time I might rethink that idea- I couldn't walk for two days after crawling around on the floor for 4 hours.

Now that I have recovered we are getting ready for our big garage sale! The girls have recital coming up and we have 11 costumes between the both of them, 2 competitions and Nationals this summer. The trip to take Olivia to Nationals is going to be pricey. The Troupes are going to Disneyland this year for competition and will be there for 4 days. So hopefully we can make some serious money at our garage sale... we have cleaned out every nook and cranny and are taking any donations.

goodbye for now... the bathrooms need cleaning and the laundry needs folding.

Junior and Senior Troupe take 1st!

Competition Day 2...

Today was another long day... but fun day at competition. The Senior and Junior Troupes performed and did an amazing job. Their 70's Mix took first place and earned them a place in the "dance off". They did not win the "dance off" but they truly danced their hearts out! We are finally home and I have laundry to do... and Desperate House Wives to watch...

Awards!

The girls did such an awesome job... they threw down their best!

Rainbow Connection... This Joint is Jumpin!

This Joint is Jumpin' recieved a judges choice award... "Hot Feet", both of the dances recieved gold awards.

Rainbow Connection... When I Grow Up

Computer Issues Resolved!!!

I know... I know... the blog has not been updated in sometime! We had gotten a virus and 254 applications of spyware that needless to say... bogged down the computer and we could not upload anything. So here we go...

Since the holidays we have been very busy with getting ready for Olivia's first competition. She went to Rainbow Connection today and she was so excited she could barely stand it. When my alarm went off at 5:30 she was already up and brushing her teeth. She did an amazing job... all of the girls did! I am so proud of her... I know that at her age I could never have done something like this.

Hope everyone enjoys the new and update blog... there will be more to come.

Glendale Glitters Pictures!!!

Aubrey looks adorable in her red and white pokka dots....

Here is Aubery in her "Santa Boogie" costume. She did an awesome job!

...here is half of the Mini Troupe... they all look wonderful especially the one on the far right!

Here are Olivia and Jaden backstage at Glendale Glitters.

Here is Olivia in her costume for "Joint is Jumpin" she looked great!

A crazy "Brown" week...

Well for starters I have been sick for the last week.... still going to work and doing dance rehearsals! Sometimes I wish that I was Dad and that the world would stop revolving when I got sick... LOL!

Anyways... the girls are out of school for two weeks and they are very excited... I am really excited to be off of work and the studio is closed for two weeks... It will actually be a vacation. I will have nowhere to go and all day to do it.

Glendale Glitters was last night and it went really well! Aubrey looked so cute in her red and white pokka dots for Santa Boogie. She did a fantastic job! It was Olivia's first showing as a member of Mini Troupe. She was very excited and a little nervous... She did great changing her costumes and getting her things back into her bag! A big thank you goes out to Jaden... who helped her change her hair pieces... All the girls did a wonderful job! All of there hard work has definately paid off and they all put on a wonderful show.

It is going to be a long couple of months before they have a different video to watch. The 40 minute video from Glendale Glitters is going to drive me out of my mind... LOL!

Here are all the girls! Thank you so much for coming to help celebrate our 8th birthday it was so much fun! We will have to go again over the winter break...

Some of us were down... more than we were up... LOL! Aubrey is a little sore today.

Madisen and Tatum stopping to pose...

Birthday #8... at the Roller Plex!

The girls had a great time roller skating with all of their friends on Saturday night at the Roller Plex. They skated in the dark with the disco lights, played red light green light and even played the limbo! Of course we all welcomed the giant chocolate Costco cake and of we definitely had alot of presents to open. The girls had told everyone that they wanted Webkins for their birthday and boy oh boy did they clean up... between the two of them they have 18! and Santa has not even been here yet! Thank goodness we don't have to activate them all at one time. We have been slowly learning how to use the Webkin site and how to care and play for our wiener dogs! Chrismas is just around the corner and the days just keep getting busier. I just tell myself I only have 7.5 days of work left and I am finally on vacation!!!

The girls with their teachers!

Here is Aubrey and Mrs. Mayer! She is one of the best teachers ever... and Aubrey just adores her.

Here is Olivia and Mrs. Belle! They are so much alike... I think Mrs. Belle is just a big version of Olivia. They are just adorable!

Christmas Play

The girls had their Christmas play at school last night and it was very cute. They were in the choir and did a fantastic job. We have been very busy this week... dancing and getting ready for the holidays. The girls are also very excited for their birthday party tomorrow night. Aubrey and Olivia are ringing in number 8 this year at the Roller Plex with 17 fo their best friends! It should be a fun time... I really love to rollerskate! There will definitely be alot of pics of the girls at their big birthday bash.

I must get ready for my holiday party that Craig and I are going to tonight. I hope that everyone stays safe and healthy through the holidays!

GO HIPPO!