Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Halloween Hooplah!!!
Jenna performed in front of over 200 people at the Halloween Hooplah in downtown Greer on Saturday, October 24, 2009. She has been working so hard, and has been so excited about this play...but when she laid eyes on the crowd, she started to panic and cry. Poor baby ruined her mascara and I held her and told her to pretend everyone is mommy-- to which she replied "I just want you to be my mommy" ... HA HA. :) cute!
But then I reminded her all about how Miley Cyrus gets on stage and performs as Hannah Montana... and Jenna said " I can be Hannah 'Ontana pretending to be a munchkin!".... I couldn't help but smile... even though Jenna was as serious as she could be. So we began our walk through downtown with the rest of the cast towards the stage...Jenna was given hand outs to pass out telling people about the upcoming play at Greer Children's Theatre--The Wizard of OZ that she is performing in. She was really shy at first...but opened up and managed to pass out all of her fliers without my help! She started to have that "panic" look again when she saw the stage- but before I could get to her, one of the "stage mom's" took her by the hand and put her up on stage.
I watched with crossed fingers... and... SHE DID IT! She NAILED her dance and she sang and did all the right choreography!!! I am so proud of her! And when she was done she looked at me and said "mommy! I messed up my mascara and it wasn't even scary!" ... =) I think that she's going to do just MARVELOUS in the show!
If you don't have tickets yet- get them at http://www.greerculturalarts.com/ --- There are 7 different show times on 6 different days (2 weekends)... so I hope you can make at least one of them! It's really going to be a great show!! (And not just the munchkins-- all of our cast is really amazing, I work the microphone switch board- and I never get tired of watching the play- it's such a very entertaining production with a lot of truely talented actors!)
Pumpkins!!!
This is Jenna's FIRST pumpkin! Now- she has seen pumpkins before... but this is the first time that she was allowed to draw the face she wanted on the pumpkin. She cleaned the seeds out herself, and her daddy carved the face for her. Jenna was so excited and proud! :) We let Lexie see what was going on, but she was only interested in eating the pumpkin seeds! ha ha!
Jenna's pumpkin on the bottom step; Mine and Eric's on the top!
Jenna's pumpkin on the bottom step; Mine and Eric's on the top!
Too Grown Up!!
Jenna got to go to David's Bridal a few weeks ago. My little sister Lisa is getting married next May and Jenna will be her flower girl! Jenna tried on some white dresses- and I teared up because she looks tremendously grown up standing up there on that podium, looking into that tall mirror....I refused to take a picture until someone held the purple ribbon around it... to sort of make her look more like a child... Jenna is growing into such a beautiful young lady, I am so very proud of her! It's no wonder her little sister Lexie adores her and wants to do everything she does!
5 Years and a 2nd Honeymoon!
On September 18th, Eric and I celebrated 5 years of marriage and my grandparents celebrated 60 years of marriage! My parents surprised us with an all inclusive trip to Walt Disney World for the week and then on the weekend, we stayed with my grandparents to attend their celebration of their 60th! Our entire week was overwhelmed with joy, love, and fun! We had a blast and its too much to put everything on here- but I will tell you that we had the pleasure of visiting the Animal Kingdom, Epcot, Magic Kingdom, and Hollywood Studios!!! And some very romantic meals and moments every day! Especially the day we spent at Magic Kingdom, which a small ferry boat took us to and from, being out on the water was beautiful! Thanks to my mom and dad for everything! We had such a great time and we appreciate it so very much! Thank you!
Yes, Walt Disney is as magical as it appears on television..and this picture doesn't even do this parade justice! Eric and I danced with all the characters in front of Cinderella's castle! I can't wait for the day I can bring my kids to this place! For about 4 days...Eric and I really felt like we were in a different world!
This is after our Walt Disney Trip, in Tifton, GA celebrating my grandparents 60th Anniversary! We also had a cake for Grandma Arlene's sister, my Aunt Bea, whose birthday was the during the next week and also there was a small cake for Eric and I since we share our wedding anniversary with Grandpa Bob and Grandma Arlene. :) 
You KNOW Tink's my favorite! Eric and I met and took pictures with Tink and two of her friends! (They had to "shrink" us down to her size HA HA)
This is hard to see...but the last night we were there, the restaurant we ate at made a dessert for us that said "Happy Anniversary" written in chocolate on the bottom!
Yes, Walt Disney is as magical as it appears on television..and this picture doesn't even do this parade justice! Eric and I danced with all the characters in front of Cinderella's castle! I can't wait for the day I can bring my kids to this place! For about 4 days...Eric and I really felt like we were in a different world!
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Too Busy to Blog!!!
WOW- I'm terribly behind on this! But the past few months have been super hectic! I will post a pic or two soon-- here's why I'm so busy!!
* Jenna auditioned for Greer Children's Theater Wizard of OZ-- GOT A PART!! 2 actually- she's in all the munchkin scenes AND she's a member of the lullaby league. She has been practicing so hard - and I've been putting in all the volunteer hours... I'm so proud of her! :) please get your tickets at http://www.greerculturalarts.com/ - opening night is Oct 30th! OR come out to Barnes and Noble on Woodruff Road on Friday, Oct. 23rd for a few songs by Jenna and her fellow castmembers at 6:45pm. OR She will be in full costume at downtown Greer's Halloween Hooplah- Saturday, October 24th, her performance time is 5:30pm. BUSY BUSY BUSY!
* Eric and I celebrated 5 years of marriage on September 18th. My parents sent us on a 2nd honeymoon to Walt Disney World! pics at www.dropshots.com/pilkentonpearls we were there september 15th through the 18th. My grandparents also celebrated their wedding anniversary on the same day- and on our way home from Disney, we stopped in Tifton for a few days to help them celebrate their 60TH!!!!!! :)
* Lexie Noelle is a busy girl herself! She's now fully on table food- and to see her eat you would fuss at us for not letting her eat real food sooner. For several weeks, she really wasn't eating very well...even when we bumped her up to Stage 3, then Gerber meals baby foods.... so about a week ago, we caved and went ahead and put my 9 month old baby on table foods. SHE EATS EVERYTHING!! ha ha- just this past Sunday, she had a pulled pork sandwich, full serving of mac and cheese AND a slice of her sister's subway pizza. Jenna and I ate subway that night because she and I had a mother-daughter date to Boo in the Zoo!
* Speaking of BOO! Jenna is going to wear the same pumpkin costume that I wore as a kid this year. She got lots of compliments at Boo in the Zoo. Lexie's also going to be a pumpkin, and hers should arrive in the mail sometime this week! :) Halloween will be very busy- Jenna has a performance at 2pm for Greer Children's Theater...then hopefully Eric and I will take our two pumpkins trick or treating. :)
* And one more thing to add to my busy busy life.... Lexie Noelle stood up...by herself...for more than 5 seconds last night. She has found her balance- and will be walking very soon! She'll be just 10 months old this Thursday....and I feel like I just had her 10 seconds ago. 10 seconds!
* Jenna auditioned for Greer Children's Theater Wizard of OZ-- GOT A PART!! 2 actually- she's in all the munchkin scenes AND she's a member of the lullaby league. She has been practicing so hard - and I've been putting in all the volunteer hours... I'm so proud of her! :) please get your tickets at http://www.greerculturalarts.com/ - opening night is Oct 30th! OR come out to Barnes and Noble on Woodruff Road on Friday, Oct. 23rd for a few songs by Jenna and her fellow castmembers at 6:45pm. OR She will be in full costume at downtown Greer's Halloween Hooplah- Saturday, October 24th, her performance time is 5:30pm. BUSY BUSY BUSY!
* Eric and I celebrated 5 years of marriage on September 18th. My parents sent us on a 2nd honeymoon to Walt Disney World! pics at www.dropshots.com/pilkentonpearls we were there september 15th through the 18th. My grandparents also celebrated their wedding anniversary on the same day- and on our way home from Disney, we stopped in Tifton for a few days to help them celebrate their 60TH!!!!!! :)
* Lexie Noelle is a busy girl herself! She's now fully on table food- and to see her eat you would fuss at us for not letting her eat real food sooner. For several weeks, she really wasn't eating very well...even when we bumped her up to Stage 3, then Gerber meals baby foods.... so about a week ago, we caved and went ahead and put my 9 month old baby on table foods. SHE EATS EVERYTHING!! ha ha- just this past Sunday, she had a pulled pork sandwich, full serving of mac and cheese AND a slice of her sister's subway pizza. Jenna and I ate subway that night because she and I had a mother-daughter date to Boo in the Zoo!
* Speaking of BOO! Jenna is going to wear the same pumpkin costume that I wore as a kid this year. She got lots of compliments at Boo in the Zoo. Lexie's also going to be a pumpkin, and hers should arrive in the mail sometime this week! :) Halloween will be very busy- Jenna has a performance at 2pm for Greer Children's Theater...then hopefully Eric and I will take our two pumpkins trick or treating. :)
* And one more thing to add to my busy busy life.... Lexie Noelle stood up...by herself...for more than 5 seconds last night. She has found her balance- and will be walking very soon! She'll be just 10 months old this Thursday....and I feel like I just had her 10 seconds ago. 10 seconds!
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