Can you move it like this, I can shake it like that...

McCall & Olivia have been taking Hip-Hop classes all year and had their recitals this weekend. With it being Olivia's first recital of any kind, we weren't sure how she was going to handle the pressure. However, other than a few butterfly's and couple of sweaty armpits, she did great! In fact, she surprised us all because during class she was kind of shy and would hold back a little bit, but once she got on that stage she threw caution to the wind and went crazy! Even her teacher said to us "what got into Miss Livy?". McCall was so cute, she had this big smile on her face the whole time like she was having the time of her life. They both did great and we are so proud of them!

Well, we are finally back. For whatever reason, we fell off the face of blogland for awhile. Our recent trip to Chicago got us back in the swing of things. We decided to meet family in Chicago, but we didn't tell the kids. We got them up Thursday morning and had them get ready for school as normal. Then as they were walking out of the garage, we asked them stop. We said, "hmmm.... would you rather go to school today or go on vacation?" They screamed vacation and came running back. When we told them we were headed to Key Lime Cove - they went bonkers! It was a lot of fun to surprise them. That wasn't the end of the surprises, we didn't tell them we would be meeting anyone there. So, we headed down and worked it out just right. When we stopped for lunch, all of sudden Grandma and Grandpa, Uncle James, Aunt Jen, Max, and Sadie came around the corner. The kids weren't really sure how to react, but in the end couldn't contain their excitement.
From there we had a great time playing in the water for a couple of days, then heading downtown to see Chicago during St. Patrick's day. Yes, the river was green! We spent the next day at Navy Pier in the children's museum and walking around. It was a great time!

We spent two weeks in Utah over the holidays, and loved every single minute! What a difference 20-30 degrees make. Not only could we go sledding because the snow wasn't hard as a rock, but the kids actually got hot. Thanks so much to our families for all the fun times and memories that we will cherish forever! We love you!