The Bubela Family: September 2014

A picture is worth a thousand words, granted. But the right words definitely paint a picture. Did you know that a class of 2-year-old ballerinas creates more noise and chaos than the trading floor of the NASDAQ when there's a hotly anticipated IPO? These kids shriek and run and dance in front of the mirror and have a total blast. On our first day I thought, there is no way in the world they will all do the same thing at the same time, much less have some sort of recital on a stage wearing costumes and everything. But these ladies at Lone Star Collective Dance know what they are doing. Now Olivia does about 80% of the class without me and listens to her teachers and is actually learning her dance. It's a great thing for her to be in her first class, learn to take turns and participate with other little girls and do what the teacher tells her to do. Her dad got to attend one class and just loved it. :)

Stretching with Mommy

Dancing with one of her teachers, Miss Michelle

A Big Bed for a Big Girl

It was very special to all of us that Olivia's first big girl bed is the same bed her Daddy used to sleep in when he was a little boy - the bed that Grandpa made! She loves it and talks about it all the time - she loves to hear the story of how Grandpa made her big girl bed. We are so proud of her - and I freely admit that when we sold her crib to an adorable couple expecting their first baby I cried. I still remember when her little head fit in the palm of my hand and she was just an angry, screaming bundle of energy (some things haven't changed much, but at least she isn't angry anymore). :)