grace, guts and glory

grace.

emmie's dance recital was last weekend. i cried through her dances each time. even when i was back stage watching on a monitor. this child has blossomed this year in dance...

she exudes confidence, poise and joyfulness as she dances. she does not stop smiling the entire time...

i don't have her in dance so she goes to juilliard some day. i have her in dance to have fun and to grow not just as a dancer, but as a person. and that is exactly what i see happening...

afterwards, there was the cutest little interchange between she and her daddy...

her first words to him were "dad, don't cry!" but he did. hard not to when faced with such beauty. growing up right before you eyes.

guts.

jack had his last football game of the season. though his team didn't do too well, it was fun that he was chosen as mvp. actually co-mvp which really means he was "one of the most valuable players", but he'll take it.

one thing i love about jack being in this football league is that they get kids like jack. they love his energy, passion, drive and jack-ness instead of being taken aback by it like some might be. jack just fits on a football field...

glory.

today was the last day of school...

which means two things for us.

1) we had our annual last day of school/first day of summer party...

2) i get my babies home with me every day. lulu doesn't have to cry when they leave. i don't have to deal with the dreaded school pick up. and our family has a whole summer to focus on the job of being together.

glorious.