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My children had the opportunity to be in their elementary school production of Aladdin Jr.  It was way better than I expected!  I had such a fun time watching, even my littles were amused by it for 45 minutes which is AMAZING because they never last that long!   E was a towns person, and J was a guard!  They were in the first couple scenes, and then another closer to the end.  They did awesome!  I love that they were involved in something together!  It was also a fantastic way to end off their school experience here.  Oh yeah, I probably haven't mentioned that on here yet, we are in the process of making another move, this time just closer to M's work.  The commute has been killer and we need more family time.  It has been hard living away from a real city (where we have to drive into town to go to Dr's or shop at a mall or Target).  Also, the town we live in seems to have stagnated, growth wise, which is sad.  We just decided that we needed to move

So a long while back, when I asked J what he wanted to be involved in this year, he told me soccer, so that he could earn another trophy.  Heheh!  I thought it was funny that a silly participant trophy was enough to motivate him to play.  He is learning so much better this year than he has in the past and really likes his coach.  He had his first game today.  All of the kids played so well.  His team lost 1-0 but it was great (well, what I got to see when I wasn't chasing the two babies).  Here are some pictures that Mic took while we were there. J was excited to be goalie

I was so excited that I heard about the daddy daughter dance, hosted by DSPA, in time.  It is one of the things that I LOVE about this town.  I think it is so neat that they get to go on a date with Dad all dressed up fancy from age 2 on.  E went before a couple years ago, but I kept missing it again.  I am so glad that they got this chance before we move away.  I almost sent Baby M as well, since she is a month away from two, but I decided not to because I thought they would have more fun together just the two of them.   Mic and E before the dance and E had a few desserts . . . a cookie   . . . and some cake Mic   E dancing and posing with her rose her daddy bought for her Their formal picture together . . . like little girlie prom *smiles*