Summer Bucket List: Spanish Camp

I have to say that I am so very proud of Olivia this summer....she signed up for quite a few camps where she didn't know anyone.  One of those camps, was Spanish Camp.  It was offered through the school district and was open to students going into 2nd grade through 6th grade.  She was the youngest student in the class and was responsible for taking notes and everything.  She learned some conversational Spanish, numbers, color words, and parts of the body.  Not bad for only four mornings!

{Sydney and I enjoyed some Mommy and Me time while big sister was getting her Spanish on!}

Water Balloon Fight!

I'm not sure how this didn't make it onto our Summer Bucket List, but it definitely made it into our summer fun!  I bought some of those water balloons that are super easy to fill and one afternoon when Mom and Dad came over, we filled the balloons and carted them down to the local green space.  The girls had fun soaking Poppy and me with the water balloons!  {And they did a great job picking up all of the popped balloons afterwards!} Thanks to Nana for taking the pictures!

Summer Bucket List: Vacation Bible School

The girls both did VBS at The Grove again this year.  I'm so proud of Sydney, especially, because she was really nervous at first, but ended up loving it by the last day!  Ha.  So glad they had friends in their groups to keep them company!

Summer Bucket List Series

Holy smokes, guys...the girls have been back in school for a week already, and I'm realizing that I haven't really blogged ANYTHING from this summer!  We have been so busy checking off things from our Summer Bucket List that I haven't felt like blogging about it at night.  No worries, I've taken plenty of pictures and now that the girls are back in school, I'll have more time to blog about our adventures, right?!  RIGHT?! Yeah, right.

Anyway, here's the bucket list we made for our summer!  We got almost everything checked off before going back to school!

Strike a Pose

Here are the girls formal dance pictures from their Broadway Bound recital this year!  They turned out so cute!!

Dance The Weekend Away

The girls had their recital weekend at the beginning of June!  {Yikes, I'm behind!!}  Recital weekend is a BIG DEAL around here!  It's probably one of my most favorite weekends of the year.  I LOVE seeing my girls dressed up in their costumes, and I get SO excited to see them on stage doing their performances.

This year's recital weekend was a bit on the nuts side...Sydney and Olivia take dance from the same set of teachers, but their recitals were at two different times.  And, so were their rehearsals.  In addition to this little twist, Olivia took a musical theatre class at a separate studio and the rehearsal and recital happened to be the same weekend.  So, we went from rehearsals to recitals and then to more recitals the next day.  It was a TON of work {most especially for my girls}, but it was totally worth it!

The girls both danced to Hard Knock Life in the Broadway Bound recitals {different versions, different dances, and different recital times....and slightly different costumes}.  Olivia ALSO danced to Hard Knock Life last year, so I gathered up the costumes from her friends and they used the pants and bandanas for their costumes this year.  It was cute having their pictures taken together, but I have put in a request for lots of glitz and sparkle in next year's costumes! ;)

On with the pictures!!!

➹ This was me the night before rehearsals...packing outfits, snacks, and quiet activities.  Liv and I were in Scottsdale from 9-4 that day and then headed straight down to her recital.  Sydney was with us for the morning rehearsal, but thankfully my parents picked her up when she was done and gave her some fun time at their house the rest of the day! ➹

➹ In between Sydney's rehearsals and Olivia's rehearsals, we snuck across the park to check out the Civic Center library.  It is such a cool area, but sadly it was HOT!!! ➹

➹ Sydney taking her final bow!

Special thanks to David for getting us amazing seats for both shows!➹

Liv performed three dances at this recital - She was in Opening Night {black leotard}, Hard Knock Life, and Best Summer Ever {hence the beach outfit}.  

All these pictures are totally out of order and I'm ok with it....here are some pictures from her Alice in Wonderland musical theatre performance.  She was the March Hare and Riley was the Dormouse. 

I know I have said this before, but I am always AMAZED at the guts these girls have to get on stage and perform in front of everyone!  I'm so proud of them for their ability to do that and also for how well they performed!  

Can't you see why this is my favorite weekend of the year?!