DANCE PARTY!

I don't recall exactly how it happened, but one day between dinner and bed-time, I thought to give something a try.

I fired up Youtube on our TV.

Pulled up a video of the song and routine from one of those dancing video games (Just Dance) and the two of you- and the two of us- were hooked!

We danced to YMCA that night.

And we've been doing dance parties pretty much every night ever since.

What the fox say?
Ghostbusters
I want you back by "baby" Michael Jackson
Moana
In the hall of the pixel king
I was made for loving you by KISS
Happy by Pharell Williams
Despicable Me
Mama Mia by Abba

...and the list goes on and on... we've been sweating and grooving through the end of summer through early fall together. Learning to dance together. Not step on each others toes. Have fun and stretch and leap and look silly without caring what anyone else thinks.

You two can surely bust a move!

Julia- here's your current favorite song to dance to: Starships by Nikki Minaj:

Aidan- You've been digging one Uncle Joe showed you: Animals:

Sweetheart Dance

Julia,

I asked you to go to a dance with me...

...and you said 'YES!'

It was our first Daddy-Daughter sweetheart dance!

You had your mind set on what you wanted to wear, and you looked absolutely lovely!

The dress was one of mommy's old maternity dresses which you and she had converted to a dress for you.

The shoes were red ruby slippers, given to you by Mimi and Pops.

The flower wristlet was given to you ... by me!

I picked you up at 5, and we went to Chili's to have dinner with the Rainbow Pizza gals!

Then we went to the Arboretum and picked up our flowers...

...and danced for two whole songs- including "I'm a Gummy Bear!"

We ate some cookies...

...had a professional picture taken...

and then - at that point- you missed your Mama, it was way past your bedtime, and you were ready to go home.

So, I swooped you up in my arms and carried you home.

We didn't quite dance the night away, but the next night we made up for it with a living room dance party, which was a lot less crowded!

Thank you for being my sweetheart, Julia!

I will treasure this memory forever!

Art Attack 2: All's Fair





When your Aunt Sham scores tickets to an exclusive art creation day at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Downtown Dallas, you go!

And you have fun! 



And we did!

Mommy was working the fair with Aunt Sham, so the three of us set off and headed downtown. First thing you guys saw was an installation that involved some sort of giant looking crab-lobster. You guys were fascinated by this guy!

Both of you took some cool pictures of it!



Photo by Aidan

Photo by Aidan

Then we joined the fair and each of you found several stations that interested you immensely:

Aidan, you loved the hat-making station:

...and sat in the sun eating a rapidly melting popsicle!

We all got pretty sweet Nasher tattoos!

Julia, you liked Aunt Sham's 'patch-making' station:

They had wooden color-em-up Legos, which you LOVED, Aidan!

Julia, you were on a mission to paint a doll AND a hand puppet, and they both turned out so cool!

There was room to run around free:

Paint on a giant mural:

And plenty of opportunities to bust-a-move:

Even when I thought y'all were done, you found more art to make. Aidan, you delighted in making a monster head!

We said good-bye to the lobster monster...thank you to Aunt Sham...

...and headed to the Klyde Warren park for a bit of splashing around!

We had such a fun time that day: I was so impressed with your individual interest in different activities, and artistic self-expression. And, I could have danced all night with you!