Shelyn's Hip Hop dance Recital Sunday April 26.
This is a picture from the end of the recital with all 50 dancers and Shelyn's director Brenda in the black. In silver first on the left

This is dance number 2 and I think Shelyns fav! She is in silver

Dance number 1

This is Shelyn in her Choir . She is fourth from the left.

This past Sunday Shelyn had her very first dance recital and it was wonderful! Shelyn dances at the Core School of Arts. This is a wonderful program here in Belleville which really focuses on each childs importance and how each child can help one another rise above. Shelyn really enjoyed her first year of Hip Hop dance and Chior. This amazing Spring Spectacular was held at the famous Empire Theatre here in Belleville. The theatre holds approx 400 people and it was FULL. Shelyn was so excited to be on the stage and loved every minute. Her buddies Eric and Samantha were also in her group.Than kyou to all of our family members, neighbours and Shelyn's teacher for attending the show, you made Shelyn feels so proud of herself! A big THANK YOU to all who helped with every aspect of this performance and through out the year. You touched the life of my child in a positive way and for that I thank you!

I was checking out my photo file today and came across this picture . At the very moment I pulled this photo up, the song" You'll be in my heart"by Phil Collins was on ! Wow, how fitting is that?? This photo is of my two grandmothers. My Nanny McGarvey(my dad's mother) sitting and my Grandma (my mom's mother). They were very good friends for many years, then they parted for some reason that will always be a mystery? I think I may have been around 16 years old when they rekindled their friendship and carried on as travel companions and tea "grannies"like time had never passed.

We lost my Grandma in 2003 and my Nanny in 2006. It saddens me to think that Carson was too young to even remember their positive attitudes and loving hearts. They loved their Great Grandchildren very much and I know are looking down on them as Guardian Angles do. I show pictures of my Nanny and Grandma often to Shelyn and Carson and talk about all the good memories I have of them both in my life. This is one of the reason's why I feel so passionate about Scrapbooking. It's all about preserving our families memories.

Shelyn and Carson love visiting thier Papa Bear and Nana Rose. We are so fortunate to have both sets of grandparents within a 10 min drive of our home. When the kids are at my parents, they look forward to also visiting the little girls that live down the road . They hike in the fields, looking for animal tracks, hang out on the front lawn, play on the trampolene and enjoy a snack on the "juice deck"of the mansion of a tree fort that nana and papa built for them. There is something so refreshing about seeing a smile on the face of a child!