Dance Moms: Season 1

Because Julie and I are glutton for punishment, we decided that we should enroll Emmy & Abby in a two day dance camp here in town.  In theory, it sounded like a great idea.  For $25 dollars, the girls would get to go to dance camp for two mornings and leave with valuable dancing experience and a t-shirt to boot.  Needless to say, that is not exactly how it went down in reality.



They were probably a little too young for an undertaking like this, so we spent both mornings feeling embarrassed by our two bad little divas that ran around the dance studio while everyone else participated and followed along.  In fairness to the divas, the class had children ranging from three to 18, so it wasn't as if anyone expected the fifteen-year-old kids to be running around the room.





They sure knew how to rock snack time though!



Back to goofing off!



The people were all very nice, but in the end, we decided to put everyone out of their misery and we left early the second day and took the girls swimming.



This is definitely more our style.







For now Dance Moms: Season One is on hiatus, but there  may be a new show on the horizon.  Stay tuned for Gymnastics Moms: Season One on a Facebook feed near you soon!

Splashway Fun Day

For Abby's third birthday, we headed out to Splashway Water Park.  We took Emmy at the end of the season last year, and she enjoyed playing in the water.  This year, I knew she would be ready to have some serious fun.



After a little bit of initial fear, both of the girls went crazy on the slides in the kiddie area.  We then moved on to conquer the bigger kid area.  Emmy didn't like the enclosed slides, but she went down a four story open slide without batting an eye.  She is CRA-ZAY!

When they had worked up an appetite, we stopped for lunch.



We had to take a few more pictures of course.


Then it was time to head back to the slides!




These girls were the queens of the slides.  We will definitely be taking them back again soon!


Happy 3rd Birthday Abby!!

Friday Funday

Sometimes on Fridays we like to go out and have a good time. 

This good time might not be as "cra cra" as it used to be.  These days after school, I go out with these two cuties.  Mr. Gattis is their favorite place to chase away the demons of the week.  It also has two of my favorite things--pizza and games.

Julie and I like that we don't have to pay for the girls' buffets yet, so it is pretty cheap as well.

Who couldn't have a good time with these two?








Let the weekend begin!

Methodist Christmas Program {2013}

We were invited to attend a Christmas Program at Emmy's school!

I was beyond excited, and in normal Rives/Barnes flair, I invited ALL of our family to come out and see Emmy perform.

They were so adorable up there singing and doing hand motions with the director.  Abby & Emmy were inseparable the whole night.  I felt a little bad for some of the other kids because these two don't beat around the bush about the fact that they are BEST FRIENDS.

I am so very thankful that we have access to such an amazing daycare program for Emmy.  I couldn't ask for better caregivers and the fact that it is located all of 500 yards from my work is just icing on the cake.

The two best "frands" posing before the show.



Our own personal little cheese factory!



The kids were so cute on the stage.  This is their first year to let the kids from Emmy's age group to participate in the Christmas program, and I think that they did a great job.







Emmy is posing with Ms. Joni!



This is Mrs. Sheila, the director of the daycare.



Quick family photo!





Doesn't she look like such a big girl with Nana here?  When I saw this photo, I stopped short because she just looks so different.  She just not a little baby anymore, and I guess I just have to be okay with that.