The Waldeck Clan: April 2009

Tori's First Track Meet - March '09

Here we come Olympics 2020 with our little runner! We thought we'd try track out for Tori this Spring. The kiddo has endless energy and loves to run everywhere she goes. So far, so good! She loves it! Of course the social part is the best, playing patty cake while waiting in line seems to top the list. Doing cartwheels on the open infield is a plus, but when it comes to race time she is one focused little munchkin! She is part of the Santa Clarita Storm Track Club. She practices twice a week at a local high school and has meets on Saturdays.

That's her on the left running the 800m (two laps). She followed this girl all the way around 1and3/4 laps and then made her move on the straight away and won the race!

We learned a lot about the "all day" track meet. Need to be prepared.....!

All ready to go for my first meet!

Here she is running the 200m race. She got 1st place in her heat, 2nd overall. She is just so stinkin' cute! She has such a competitive spirit,not sure where she gets it :) must be from her Uncle Steve! (You can mute the music on the playlist if you scroll all the way down to it so you can hear the audio)

First Grade Performance - We Love America!

March 26th was Tori's first grade performance at school. They had a patriotic theme and all the kiddos sang the good 'ol American songs...Yankee Doodle, This Land is your Land, Star Spangled Banner, etc. You know the ones we all learned in school! Tori loves being on stage and showin' her stuff!

Our Little Yankee Doodle!

Her classmates from Room 7

Tori and her teacher Mrs. West

Father/Daughter Dance at Tori's school - March '09

Last year Daddy had a basketball game, so my brother Bruce filled in and took Tori. Uncles are great and all, but Tori was glad the dance came after basketball season was over this year! She loved dressing up like a princess and had a precious time with her Daddy!

Is she having fun or what?

Feb. '09 Memories

Our Baby Brae turned 4 on March 1st of this year. We had her party a few days early at an indoor bounce house here in town. She had a blast, and so did everyone who came to play. Braelyn Grace is such a treasure to us and we thank God for her. Her cuddles are such good medicine and she never lacks in giving us a good laugh. We wish she could stay little forever, but to us she will always be our baby!

Coming down a fast slide with Daddy!

Two days at the end of February, my good friend Jamie and I had a no kiddos trip to Disneyland and CA. Adventure. We had a blast going on all the crazy rides over and over! Fun times for us busy moms!

My Crazy Girls! Jan'09

With our passes expiring the end of February, we tried to fit in a few last trips to Disneyland. Here is my crazy girls out on Tom Sawyer's Island!

Christmas '08

December was a crazy month for me because I was super sick for a super long time. So the holiday came and went with the bare minimum. I just was trying to get up and function each day. So no big frills, but had a low key time celebrating our Saviors' Birth with my family. It was kind of nice that way, so I didn't get too distracted on what the holiday was really for!

Our last minute, eve before the eve of Christmas, family picture! Which became our Christmas card!

Christmas morning present time!

Dinner with most of my family at the Ponderosa in Simi Valley!

Elena's 40th B'day Party Nov.'08

Helped with a party for my sweet friend Elena! She is very dear to me and my family and we had a great time celebrating her 40th. We had a scrumptious pasta potluck and played some really fun games, lots of laughs! Above is a picture of myself, Elena, and Kathleen, with Elena's favorite cheesecake!

Finally we are back to blogging!

Well...., life got a little crazy and blogging fell by the wayside. After fixing the technical difficulties with our computer we are up and runnning. To catch up, here is a quick run down of the past few months. Let's start with...Oct. '08! Enjoy the pics!