Baby London arrives!

London Angelina Lee arrived on April 16. She weighed in at 8.5 lbs. I went down to help the following week and stayed for about 10 days. She is a beautiful little black haired girl and sweet as can be. She is really a good baby. They are a cute little family.

Isn't she adorable!
Lynn joined us there on the weekend and we took Gavin to Sea World.


Gavin got to pet a baby alligator. I was surprised how unafraid he was.

Grandma got in on a little game of T ball with Gavin.


We had a very fun 10 days and Jenni and Dave impress me so much with what a sweet couple and parents they are. They certainly will have their hands full for awhile but we've all been through it. Gavin is such a smart little boy and he has more personality than is good for him. He is a character! I wonder where he gets that!!! He is sooo cute, and London is a sweetheart!

Matthew visits Grandma & Grandpa

Matthew and Kim came out for a week and let Ryan study for his finals in peace. We spent the week going to the ballet, and looking for houses for them for when they move out here in a month! yea! Here are a few rare of Matthew and grandma. Usually Grandma is the one taking all the pictures you see of Matthew and Grandpa!

And here is my new little blonde granddaughter Mattie!
Kim & I found them a cute house not too far from ours. Its down the hill by the fairgrounds. It is in our Stake but not our building. So it will be fun to have them close but not too close.

The ballet "Giselle"

The ballet "Giselle"

Its been awhile since I've blogged and so I am trying to get caught up with what I've been up to. If it seems like all I blog about is Shanda it's because for awhile thats all I did is keep up with her and all her activities. I wrote about Jr. Miss but now its time to show pictures of the ballet. Her Studio put on the very famous ballet Giselle. It was fantastic. In the first act she played the roll of the noble woman ,Bathilde, who the prince is engaged to. But the prince is in love with the peasant girl Giselle who Bathilde becomes friends with but the two don't know that they are in love with the same man.... When Giselle finds out that her true love is the prince and that he is engaged to Bathilde, she goes mad and dies of a broken heart.
The rolls of Giselle and the prince are played by Sergiu Brindusa and Beth Moore-Brindusa who are the teachers and owners of the studio. They are amazing. They were both trained at the Kirov school of Ballet and were principle dancers in the Orlando ballet before buying the studio in Pocatello. Sergiu's father Florin Brindusa danced for years and years in the Bolshoi ballet in Russia and since then has trained professional ballerinas all over Russia. He comes spring and fall and helps Sergiu and Beth with our ballets so it is really a wonderful opportunity for our girls to be involved and get such great training.




Bathilde and Giselle become friends.
Bathilde and Giselle share secrets about thier loves ( but they don't know it is the same man!)


Oh! Oh! The Prince shows up and his two women are together. Uncomfortable! He is about to be caught!
Giselle asks why are you with my love, Bathilde answers by showing her ring... Because he is my fiance'!
Act 2 The Wili's ( the ghosts of all maidens who have died of broken hearts) dance at Giselles grave and prepare to welcome her.


Weird story line but absolutely beautiful dancing. It is reffered to as the White ballet because of this act. It's stunningly beautiful.

Here is Shanda as a wili dancing at Giselles grave.
The most beautiful scene of all is when the Prince comes to visit Giselle's grave and her ghost visits him one last time in a beautiful love dance. It is a real treat to see these two dance they are amazing!