This was Berlynns graduation at Spanish Schoolhouse we are so sad that this is her last year. I cant say enough about this school and how fortunate I feel to have found it. Berlynn is fluently speaking, writing and reading in Spanish. Now my goal is to make sure she keeps it. Luckily we have Mariana to babysit!
Berlynn and her best friend Griffin
My sweet baby has been begging to have earrings like Berlynn! So I gave in she has become really "girlie" lately and wants to be a princess everyday which consists of having her nails done wearing a skirt and sometimes butterfly wings. Now the earrings just top it off!
She did so good she sat so patient and still. When they did it, she got a really sad face and let out a small whimper but the moment they offered her a sucker she smiling from ear to ear. She LOVES them!!
Every year the girls get to be the star of the week at school. I usually spend hours on end obsessing over the poster and how I am going to make it different than past years. This year, Berlynn decided she wanted to do it all by herself. We went to the craft store and she decided what supplies and how she was going to create it. I was so impressed in her creativity. She picked little outfits used for scrap booking and wanted to paste her head, arms and legs on them. It was so cute. Of course I am sad that she didn't pick any pictures of Sage and mommy but she thought it was perfect so I didn't want to mess up her creation
Literally.......Berlynn and Sage ate an entire bag of Edamame!!!! Berlynn finished and said, "Mom my belly feels really full".I can NEVER get Sage on film. She is sooooo stubborn and wont cooperate so I was happy to capture this moment..ignore the mess in the background, i had just thrown a pile of clothes on the foot stool to start folding, that is the way it goes right?
Dan took Berlynn to her first father daughter dance for Valentines day, it was so sweet. It was at Mustang Park for kids 5 and up. Berlynn danced the night away with the new moves daddy taught her. This will be a tradition for sure:) 
They are so sweet curled up in bed watching Happy Feet
Thanks to a VERY special gift from Grandma and Grandpa Engelhardt, Sage started her first dance class this year. She loves it!! Her class is the same time as Berlynns at the same studio so it works out perfect for us. Thank you Grandma and Grandpa!! We love you!
This is the 2nd year that we have used Amy Dale to do our Christmas cards, I am so happy with her work. She does such a good job, I would highly recommend her! Check out her website http://www.amybrawner.com/. She lives in Oklahoma but travels to Dallas to do photo shootsMommy is so proud of you Berlynn you got to announce the first class to come on stage and perform. You had to practice really hard to get your lines down. The day before the show, we found out that your partner was sick so you had to say his lines too!! It was so cute, you told us you were nervous before the show. You did a great job! I am so proud of you!!
Since Berlynn is in the Kindergarten program they do 2 preformances; one in English and one in Spanish. The one in Spanish was too long so here is the 2nd dance, "Reindeer on the Roof". They were so darn cute!!
We took a last minute trip to Sea World with the White family. Berlynn and Griffin had so much fun! The shows were incredible; I cant believe they can get the dolphins and whales to perform! We had a worker tell us that they have many "Shamu's" because often times one will refuse to "work" so they dont force them to perform. There are 9 total. 
Berlynn's favorite part was feeding the bottle nose dolphins, they are so friendly and swam right up to you to ask for food! This was one of the best parts of Sea World, it was so interactive!
Berlynn just started participating in a group called "Hackberry's Little Helpers". It is a group of kids in our neighborhood and was designed to teach preschoolers about charitable giving. What a great program, it is very important to us that our kids learn the importance of helping others. This month we went to the Coppell animal shelter. The kids got to learn about how the shelter helps lost/stray dogs. All the kids brought food and treats to help feed the lost dogs and cats and to support the shelter.
Shortly after school started this year, Berlynn's little friend Carly only 4 years old was diagnosed with stage 4 Wilms tumor that had spread to her lungs, liver and around her heart. A few of us parents were desperate to help this little girl and her family.....a few weeks later a foundation was started called "Carly's Angels" to pay for Carly's medical bills.
Here she is in the hospital having Chemo, making the best of it with a smile on her face:)
Our Carly's Angels team; Lisa Lundgren, Anna Lucio, Anne White and Myself. We all had pink wigs and accessories to support Carly and her favorite color pink. When her mom told her she was going to loose her hair from the chemo, she let her die her hair PINK!! What a great way to help make something scary a little more fun!
To see more about Carly, please visit our website
I know I am her mother and I am suppose to be so proud...but seriously, how cute is this octopus? She even has a little bow on top of her head!
This was Sages first time to be the star of the week. I usually try to incorporate some sort of art from the kids on their page so I had Mariana fill the paper with Sage's hand and foot prints before I put together the pictures. Yep I totally spelled her middle name wrong....another "mom of the year" award! We have been so busy I was extremely overwhelmed and obviously not thinking. I was trying to hurry because of course I was told on Friday that she was going to be the star of the week and I had to bring her poster the following Monday. Oh and did I mention that over the weekend was Halloween and family pictures....sorry Sagie Boo, mommy wont hurry next year! But I have to admit, it is still pretty stinkin cute:)
