Kelly's piano recital

Kelly had her first piano recital tonight.  We are so proud of her!  She played two songs and did a wonderful job!

 Kelly before her recital

 Mrs. Lang with the second grade girls she taught lessons to

**Maddie - Maria - Kelly**

 All of Mrs. Lang's piano students!

Kelly with her music and piano teacher....who is retiring at the end of this school year.  Kelly will miss her a lot!

Kelly playing...Yankee Doodle

Kelly playing....Oompa-Loompa Doompadee-Doo

Molly's swim lessons

Molly took swim lessons at Loras for 4 weeks (twice a week) for a total of 8 lessons.  She did WONDERFUL!!!!  She has come a long way in a year!  She doesn't mind getting her face wet (as long as she has goggles) and she learned to float on her front and back without support.  Way to go, Molly!

All smiles in the pool!!!

 Floating on her back

 Learning to breathe to the side

 Talking with another little girl while they wait their turn.

Way to go, Molly!  We are proud of you!!!!

First Communion Pictures

Here are the scanned versions of the professional First Communion Pictures.

 Our beautiful second grader!

Mrs. Klaren's Homeroom

The entire Xavier and Faith Formation second graders!

First Communion Practice

All the Xavier and Faith Formation second graders had First Communion Practice and Pictures tonight.  Since everyone gets to choose between 4 masses, this is the only chance to have everyone together for group and class pictures.  Lots of beautiful girls and handsome boys!!!

 Some of the Xavier girls....waiting for the rest to arrive at church.

 Kelly & Izzy

 Kelly & Cambrie

 Reese & Kelly

 Ellie & Kelly

 Courtney & Kelly

 A larger group of Xavier girls!

 Kelly with her pottery chalice that she made in art class and her last supper she made!

 Kelly, Sophia, & Laura

 All the Xavier girls!!!

 Piano friends

**Maria, Maddie, & Kelly**

 Sophia & Kelly.....best friends since before they could talk!

 Kelly with her second grade teacher, Mrs. Klaren!

 Great friends - Cambrie & Kelly

Joe, Cambrie, Kelly, and Jacob

Getting pampered.....

Kelly had her first manicure and pedicure after school today to get ready for First Communion pictures and practice.  She loved the "royal treatment!"

Beautiful girl!!!!

Easter Day!

We had a very relaxing Easter Day!  We went to 10:30am mass and then came back to our house to have a nice Easter meal with Grandma Peggy, Papa Michael, Grandma Pat, Papa Tom, and Uncle Dave.  The girls were VERY SPOILED!  Three sets of grandparents, along with the Easter Bunny, and a fun Uncle....means lots of cool stuff!

 Molly with her baskets from Grandma and Papa Snyder and Uncle Dave

 Kelly with her baskets!

 Molly got a Fur Real Butterscotch Walking Pony!!!!

 Kelly got a huge Nerf Rebelle gun!

 The girls with presents from Grandma Peggy and Papa Michael

 Molly got her last two My Little Pony stuffed animals!

 Kelly with her Justice beach towel bag!

 Happy Easter!!!

 Kelly made these bunnies as place setting for everyone out of milk cartons from school.

Both girls digging for dinosaur fossils as Uncle Dave gave them each a dinosaur kit!

Easter Bunny!

The girls are always excited to wake up on Easter morning.  Of course, Kelly was up bright and early!  She went out to the living room to see a note from the Easter Bunny saying both girls had clues in their rooms!  Kelly ran to her room (at 6:00am) to find the clue......and after some searching around the house....

 ...she found her Easter basket in the dryer!

 A "K" hair brush!

 Scooby Doo Book!

 Rainbow Loom case!

 Reeses Pieces Carrot!

 Molly (carrying her blanket and tummy stuffer) found her basket at a more reasonable hour (7:30am) in the girls bath tub.

Basket, blanket, and tummy stuffer all in hand!

 A "M" brush!

 Yummy carrot!

 A bunny Beanie Boo named "Carrots!"

Frozen book!

The girls LOVED everything the Easter Bunny had in their baskets!