The Wedding

Such a beautiful weekend! Jeff's youngest sister Jessie got married on Saturday. Family came into town and we had a wonderful time celebrating the happy couple.

Along with their cousins Analeigh and Taylor, my girls got to be flower girls.

The bride was gorgeous- I love her vintage style.

And check out the shoes- Jessie has a thing for Converse. So all the kiddos, the groom, ushers, and the father of the groom wore a pair.

And even though we filled her 'bucket' with cookies instead of flower petals, Maisy chose to be carried down the aisle by Mimi instead of walking with Afton.

Afton did a wonderful job spreading flower petals down the aisle.

I was so honored to make the tutus, headbands, and hair accessories for the ceremony. All the girls looked adorable--and Jenn and Jessie were stunning. 

The wedding and reception were held at Artspace 111 in Fort Worth.

We danced and danced and danced.

And posed for a few photos too.

Congratulations Matt and Jessie! 

the Dancing Queen

Afton had her first dance recital on Saturday. She has spent one hour every Thursday since August learning tap and ballet. And of course, she has loved every minute of it.

I volunteered to be the "Stage Mom" for the class. It was fun hanging out in the dressing room with the girls. I helped keep them occupied until it was their turn to perform, change costumes and hair between numbers, and reapply lipstick :)

The girls were all so sweet and it was fun spending that extra-special time with Afton.

The silly pose

Celebrating after dancing on stage

Yes- those are 'Crafty Texas Girls' bows :)

She adored being on stage. It was amazing to see how confident, concentrated, and smiley she was in front of all those people. Her hardwork practicing her routine paid off- she did a fantastic job.

Afton is the one with both arms in the air.

Her tap routine was to "I Want Candy" and her ballet routine was to "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"- which made me cry!

Waiting for the music to start.

 Lots of family came to the recital to support her, so Afton left with two arm-fulls of flowers. Her room in now adorned with three vases of fresh blossoms. 

She is already looking forward to next year's recital- and I have to admit- so am I!!!

Summer Days

We are now well into Summer Vacation. The weather has been hot so most of our time has been spent in the pool. Afton is such a strong swimmer this year and Maisy seems to have the 'water bug' gene as well.

The girls and I made a Summer To-Do list and so far we've crossed a few things off the list. Last weekend, per Afton's request, we made our annual trip to the Fort Worth Zoo.

Of all the things that the zoo offers, our favorites are the new MOLA exhibit (museum of living art.) And of course the bird sanctuary. Feeding the birds was a hit with everyone.

It has been fun watching the girls together lately. Afton is so motherly with Maisy. She loves having her near. And Maisy is head-over- heels in love with her sister.

She sings her name at night "Aton, Aton". Everything that Afton does, Maisy wants to do too. I think Maisy has almost memorized Afton's entire routine for the upcoming dance recital. She looks up to her big sister.

 Of course we do have our moments...

 But when you love someone this much, you get over it quickly.

It's a good life.