Bella's braided headband complete with blue hair highlights

Diagonal dutch braid with ribbons and flowers

Pretty crown braid with ribbons

Great braided bun with sparkles!

Merry christmas,

the girls had a great time, they got everything they wanted (or at least forgot everything they wanted and got fun stuff anyways...)

Bella,

doing her favourite thing..eating sweets, in this case... coconut cake in Maui

The girls posing in front of giant pointsettias in Maui

Emily holding a starfish in Maui February 2008

Yes, she's really lying on 1500 sharp nails

Riding Shamu at Sea World

Emily and I (Mom) went to Florida for 5 days in January, we had so much fun. We stayed at the Nick Hotel, went to dinner shows, indoor skydiving and to Sea World. We also kicked dead jellyfish on Daytona Beach:)

Indoor skydiving, "that was so cool"

Emily getting slimed at the Nick Hotel, It was cold!

Look, matching leotards!!!!!
Merry Christmas

Before the girls first ballet. Lyndsey, CJ, and Emily. We went to see the Nutcracker in Grand Rapids. They loved it

At Frankenmuth in December


















Isabella with "poodle" hair, we were trying to make curls...














Everyone in the hottub in our suite in Frankenmuth

Mt. Rushmore, the girls were so excited to be there. Emily can name all 4 presidents!








The girls in their very own "cave" at the Great Wolf Lodge in Wisconsin Dells

Before the Stevensville parade








Easter 2006








The girls have had a very busy year so far. Emily finished pre-school with flying colors, she tested out of speech and will be starting kindergarten in the fall. June 3rd was her dance recital, she did tap and ballet this last year, and is anxious to start again this fall.
Isabella will be starting dance this fall also, anything big sister does, she has to do!
Both of the girls are in gymnastics and on the performance team. They have been in 6 parades so far this year. They got a first place in Coloma and Eau Claire, a 2nd in Watervliet and a prize in Stevensville.
Isabella is working on handstands and cartwheels, Emily is doing everything else. Emily was practicing her back handsprings today in class, wow!
On Tuesday July 12, we will be celebrating our 1 year anniversary with Bella. It's hard to believe that a year has gone by since I was handed my pretty little girl. Now the girls are inseparable, although they compete about everything...