Super Star at our house!

Haley has had the wonderful opportunity of joining Signature Productions and performing in their Christmas show. Anyone in Las Vegas knows that this is truly an honor. Signature Productions puts on many wonderful shows throughout the year and often features professional actors and actresses. They needed a child to sing a solo for one of the numbers in their Christmas show. Haley got to fill that role. Our Relief Society President, Shauna Oblad is one of the founding board members and is also in charge of the music for this show. After hearing Haley sing during our ward Primary Program she thought Haley might be a great fit for this part. She plays the little matchgirl (or Tiny Tim's sister) and sings "God Bless Us Everyone."

Tonight was her first performance! I know that I was more nervous that she was. She was calm and collected and I felt like my heart was going to jump out of my chest. She has been battling a cold, but you would not have known that tonight! She ROCKED the house! She has a gift for singing and performing, and most importantly she loves it. Hopefully she can have more opportunities like this in the future.

Here she is faithfully doing her homework as she waits in the Green Room for her turn on stage. This girl puts her heart and soul into everything that she does. If she is going to do something, she is going to do it well. That is what she did tonight!

Isn't she so cute! She was excited to have her own microphone!

If you are here in Las Vegas and would like to see her in "The Signature Christmas" go here and get tickets. The show runs Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of this week, starts at 7:30 and is playing at the Summerlin Library Theatre!

Look! Her name is big and bold on the cover of the program. Haley is kind of a BIG deal around our house these days! We are so PROUD of her!

Marianne turns 3!

Marianne turned three on September 19th! I cannot believe she is so BIG! She is quite a little girl, full of spunk, and definitely rules the house. We started the morning with our traditional breakfast in bed. She loves donuts and anything sweet for that matter. She will come into the kitchen, any time of day, and say, "I want dessert!" Gotta love this girl.

When Scott got home from work we headed to Cafe Rio for dinner and then to play at the park! Can you believe we went out with her looking like this? She insisted on wearing her dance outfit and her hair was a mess, but believe me it was NOT worth the fight. This picture pretty much sums up Marianne!

At the park Scott and I hadn't even gotten out of the car before Scotty fell off some bars and smacked his head on the concrete. He cried for a minute, but decided he was ok and we played for a little while. Then we headed home for cake and ice cream, after showers and jammies of course!

We had this fabulous chocolate cake a while back for Scotty's birthday and Marianne wanted the same one. Yes, our family consumed that ginormous cake in less than a week, without the help of outsiders! WOW!

Next...Presents!

Marianne loves the movie "Tangled" so she was happy about the Tangled and Flynn rider pollys she got and the Tangled pajamas from Grandma!

She also loves dress up and got a new Cinderella dress! We love you Marianne, even if your scream can break glass, your pinching draws blood, and your scratching leaves scars. Thank goodness you have a beautiful smile and a contageous laugh, and a fun sense of humor! We also love the sweet little helper and lover you can be when you want!

I think James is wondering why he is not getting any of the chocolate cake. Look at the size of those cheeks! I don't think he needs any!

Before all the presents were open Scotty laid down on the couch not feeling well. He had complained a little that he was seeing lines, but we were not overly concerned until he started throwing up. Mariannes festivities were cut short so Scott could take Scotty to the hospital and sure enough he had a concussion.