Stadium of Fire!

Amanda had another great opportunity to dance. Her studio was invited to dance in the stadium of fire dance group. She had lots of practices to get ready for it. Finally the big day was here. She had a practice on Wednesday night from 9-11:30pm. We then had to be back at the stadium Thursday from 6:30am-10:30pm!! Wow, what a long day. It was 117 degrees on the field where they were practicing (and where I was sitting). Some girls became overheated, Amanda and Shaylen were troopers!!

I'm sure this will be and experience she will never forget. She did a fantastic job and Serge and I were so proud of her. We enjoyed spending 4th of July at the stadium of fire. The girls were so excited because Miley Cyrus was performing there that night. It was a blast!!

Serving Grandpa and Grandma Anderson

Look at these good lookin' boys. Grandpa Lorin needed his deck stained and asked if Jeff and his friends would be willing to do it for him. Of course they said, "yes"! Well as luck would have it, the Beck family was in town and I asked if they would be interested in helping. Bright and early Tuesday morning Jeff and this 2 friends, Jordan and Tyler came to grandpa's to help. Just as they began the Beck boys showed up. Kevin, Tyler, Kyle, and Trevor. Grandpa and Grandma have a large deck and it only took these 7 boys 3 hours to stain the whole thing. I know this service was appreciated and I know the boys had a good time serving their grandparents!! Its so great to have such wonderful family members and friends. Thanks boys!!!

Our wonderful Sami!

Sami was very excited to start kindergarten and to get her shots! Well as luck would have it 2 days after she got her shots her arm swelled up and was red. Serge took her to the doctor and we found out that she got a staph infection from her shots. They gave her a big shot in her hip (she couldn't walk for 2 hours after) and within 2 days her arm was showing improvement. A week later she was outside while we were working in the yard and she got bit by something, were not sure what. The next morning at swim lessons we realized her lower arm was swollen to the size of a large egg. To make the story short, we made several trips to the doctor and one to the ER. Her arm had swelled from her shoulder to her hand about 3x its regular size. The doctors diagnosed her with cellulites and put an IV in her arm and for 4 days we gave her doses of medication thourgh the IV. Within a week her arm was almost back to normal. This gave us a real big scare, its never good when your kids are sick or having medical problems. She was very brave considering the situation. Samantha is such a special girl and we are so grateful that she had a speedy recovery.

May Madness!!!

The month of May was full for the Lee family. Jeff finished his soccer season and 8th grade, Amanda finsihed dance and 7th grade, Rachael finished dance and 4th grade, Sami graduated from preschool and tumbling and Brooklyn turned 1 and found her temper! Amanda also turned 13 years old. WOW!! My kids are growing up fast. I can remember when I was younger I couldn't wait for my kids to get older and be able to do all these things, and now I'm trying to slow down time so I can enjoy every moment I have with them. They are all great kids and I love them all very much.

Happy 1st Birthday Brooklyn

Its hard to believe that our baby is now 1 year old. Time flew by so quickly! She is such a sweet little girl and has brought so much joy to our family. She started walking rather early (8 months) and learned that she could climb on just about anything, even the small TV used to play XBox. She is a happy little girl and acts like she is so much older. I'm sure that has to do with the fact she has 3 older sisters. Sami and Brooklyn have so much fun being together. Brooklyn thinks Sami is so wonderful and follows her everywhere! I always thought I would be the mom that had a house full of boys, but we have a house full of girls and I love it. Happy Birthday Brooklyn!!!

Rachael on "Broadway"

We were real excited when Rachael decided to try out once again for the school play. The play this year was "Aristocats" and her part was a "soldier dog". We weren't real sure what part the soldier dog would have, but anything was going to be great!! Rachael did a fantastic job and we were so proud of her. It's scary to get up in front of a large audience and she was great. She had a great time and was so glad that she decided to participate in this play. Good job Rach!!

Our St.George Trip

Thanks to Amanda being on a competition dance team, we have a "mandatory" vacation every April in St. George. We look forward to this every year. Well, this year she danced in an "America" and "Hannah Montana" dance and did a fantastic job! Ryan & Amber & family, Grandma & Grandpa Anderson & Paul, Grandma & Grandpa Bull and Brittany & Danny & Kelli were all there. Lots of people, but we had lots of fun. We spent a lot of time at the park and the pool. And of course eating good food!!