The Swan

The big ballet recital The Swan finally came to pass this weekend.  Vi has been looking forward to wearing her baby swan costume since she received it a few weeks ago.  The little girls were precious, of course, but they also did a spectacular job dancing together on stage!

Vi's "concentration" face

Mom and Vi backstage

The ballerina princess with Mamaw and Paw

More admirers: Grandma and Grandpa (and Uncle Bini!) showed up for the evening performance.  Vi was elated that her favorite people came to see her perform.  She told me that she would just pretend only they were watching her on stage instead of all those other people so that she wouldn't be scared.  We are very proud of our little swan and the excellent patience and devotion that she has shown with ballet practices this year.

Destin 2013

Our family had a great trip recently to Destin.  The month of May always brings mild weather, beautiful water, and lots of sunshine!  It's always a nice way to end our school year, too.

Vi has an easy ride back and forth to the beach since she still fits nicely into the beach buggy.

We always spend a day on 30A browsing around.  This time we stopped in at the Seaside Chapel where Vi prayed for everyone.  If you are reading this, then she probably prayed for you!

Our family - thanks Mamaw and Paw for a great week at the beach!

Mom and Dad in the absolutely gorgeous, calm water!  We love the Emerald Coast.  On a few of the days we had green flags at the beach, so it was perfect for swimming.  On the yellow flag days, sometimes there were too many "big kahunas" (AKA strong waves) for Vi, but she had fun playing in them all the same.

Summer Lovin'

Vi is kicking off summer the right way!

Wishing everyone a fun-filled summer!