Alissa the Dancer

Skyler and I got to go watch our niece Alissa at her first dance performance yesterday. She was so cute. My sister Heidi said Alissa was terrified, but for being terrified she did a great job. She looked so cute in her costume.

Here she is with some of her neighbor friends who are in the same dance class.
I told Alissa to strike a pose for this picture and this is what she did - silly goof :)

Then I had way too much fun cropping this pic in different ways.

She has these stunning eyes and they really stood out in this pic.

I'm not the expert cropper/photoshopper that her mom is, but I liked how these all turned out.

Then there's this cute mommy/daughter pic

Here's Skyler and I, just being in love

And here's Heidi and I. She looked so cute and SO pregnant. She grew 8cm this last week - I don't know for sure, but that sounds like a lot to me. She's hoping to make it a couple more weeks before they pop out, so I'm excited to see how much more she will grow (she's probably going to read this and say "ya, real exciting!" What are sisters for? :)

Race For the Cure

Skyler and I ran the Susan G. Koman Race for the Cure this year. This race earns money towards the fight for breast cancer. My friend Amanda and her mom had done it last year and said it was an awesome experience and that we had to do it. They were right about what a great experience it is.

This is a picture of the race map. At the point on the map where the yellow line first starts to bend is where I turned around to look behind me. It was an amazing sight! There was a solid mass of people behind me - You could see masses who were still crossing the finish line. And then on top of that, there were masses in front of me too! It was enough to make you teary eyed if not balling! There was such a spirit of togetherness. What was really neat was to see the survivors wearing their solid pink survivor shirts (different from the shirts like the ones we're wearing). Some of them had been survivors for years and were running the 5k, and others were still working on surviving. There were ladies who were practically being carried by their family members through the mile walk. It made me think of how amazing our bodies are - what they can go through and survive. It also made me grateful for my body and it's strength...I don't know. I'm probably rambling, but if you ever have the chance to run a race where you get to support amazing people and/or an amazing cause, I would definitely recommend it. The whole time I was running I was thinking about how blessed I am. Usually I'm just praying that I don't trip and fall or pass-out from exhaustion :)

Here we are, posing before the race - Right to Left: Amanda (a BFF), Skyler, me, and Lisa (Amanda's mom)