The "that's my girl" smile

Last night we went to Claire's last dance class for the summer. Granna came to see her dance. Claire was bouncing off the walls. When the class was over, she went and gave each of her teachers a hug and told them thank you. While Claire was putting her shoes on, I walked over to where her teachers were. They were all standing around a desk looking at a roll book. I said to them, "Thank you so much for teaching her this summer. She absolutely loves to dance." Her teacher looked up at me and said, "We were just looking for her name on the roll sheet in hopes that she would continue taking dance this fall." I said, "Oh yes, I just signed her up tonight for the 5A class and was told it was the last spot." Her teacher, "Oh good, she is in my class (with a huge smile on her face)." I know, I know, they probably do this to all the girls... or do they? Last night, I walked away with a huge smile on my face. You better believe you want my daughter in your dance class. :) I probably should not encourage this type of behavior but I just can't help it. I guess our soccer days have now come to an end, unless, Maggie decides she wants to play. I remember the cute little girl with braids running down the field holding hands with her cousin and her friend. We are in the background yelling, "kick that ball in the goal." My little soccer player has turned out to be one of the most beautiful ballerinas...but I am a little biased :)

Hula Ballerina

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Aunt Lee

She is the apple in the girl's eyes and she is my sweet sister. She is waiting on her State Farm agency to open and she is going to make a wonderful agent. She recently moved here from Montgomery. She has traveled a lot with her job over the years but I am so happy that she is now back in Birmingham awaiting her next adventure. Leanne and I are seven years apart. I was always the bratty little sister and she was always the cool big sister. She had to walk me home from school and take me to the bathroom all the time but now that we are older our relationship has changed so much. I find that I love her more and more everyday. This past month we have had the opportunity to talk more and spend a good bit of time together. The girls spent the night with her last night and her and mom came out here and we all went swimming. Claire has been learning to swim this summer and there was something about today that clicked. Leanne taught her how to swim with her head under water and now she swims all over that pool. Maggie was so excited for Claire and since she mimics Claire in everything, she felt it was her turn. She jumped in and went underwater over and over. It was the cutest! We had so much fun today and when we were headed home Claire said, "Mommy, I just love Aunt Lee." Maggie repeated and said, "I love Lee."
I admire my sister so much. She is one of the hardest workers you will ever find. She is a wonderful aunt to my babies and she is one of the coolest people I know. The best part about her is that she is MY sister. I love her dearly and no matter what lies ahead for our future, I know that we will be right there together. Thank you Lord for my big sister!! I love you Leanne :)

Claire's 4th dance class

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