coleman celebrates america

coleman sang in his first vocal music concert of the year, "this is america" with the second and third grade classes at his school. they sang a collection of patriotic songs celebrating america. he knew all of the words and actions to all 18 songs! coleman loves music...it is such a treat to watch him perform! aunt ju-ju, uncle t, and cousin evie came to see coleman tonight as well! we all celebrated with pizza at the alley following the program!

this is a quick video of one of the songs performed, "this is america." just so you know, coleman is on the bottom row, far right, second boy in white! we are proud to be american...and proud have coleman as a special part of our family! may god bless us all!

hampton does dance

this was the first day we, as parents, were "invited" to observe hampton's dance class at kansas dance academy. there were 6 other little girls ages 3 & 4, who participated as well. hampton had the most amazing time (as always)...did everything on cue, as she was instructed...however, when she was asked to make her tummy "flat like a pancake," she puffed her tummy up like a watermelon! she appreciates any kind of attention and is always eager to "steal" her place in line. hampton, without a doubt, marches to her own beat. when asked where she would fly her butterfly legs, she replied, "to my grandma's house" (despite every other dancer responding, "to disneyworld")! at the end of class (and this happens at the conclusion of every class), she said, "i wanna do that again!" she thanked her dad and me for being there, and said, as i buckled her into her carseat, "i'm a really good dancer, mom!" i am so proud of her...and yes, she is...

hampton does the hokey pokey!

she definitely "shakes it all about!"

austin makes a catch

here is a video of one of austin's many catches during sunday's football game at circle. yeah! go austin!

hampton the cheerleader

here is a quick snip-it of hampton's new cheering skills...which she so proudly displays at austin's football games! she loves to do cartwheels. btw, her "cartwheel" is hands on the ground, leg in the air!