I turned 40 this summer!

Well, I did it. I turned 40. At first I thought that I was going to be traumatized, but when it arrived, it wasn't so bad. I was looking back at my life over the past year and since last October, I had lost 66 lbs and had been exercising I felt better than I had in years! Life was good, I'm blessed with a wonderful husband and daughter. Since then, I've lost another 24, for a total of 90! So, I decided that 40 really was FABULOUS!

Me with my Honey

My friend, Betty gave me these goodies...she said the glasses were for my failing eyes, the notepad was for my failing memory, and the bubbly faux champagne was so I could celebrate anyway!

First Dance Performance

This was back in June and it was Sarah's first dance performance! The girls were beautiful and it was so much fun to watch.

Here is Sarah with Miranday Joy.

And afterwards with her flowers!
We had this artist make a caricature of Sarah (we were at the arts festival)

Dance Dress Rehearsal

This was Sarah's first dance dress rehearsal. I went a little photo crazy!

Fun at the Farm

Sarah's preschool had a fun field trip at the Farm. Here are a few fun shots from that day.

Sarah with the horse.

Feeding the ducks and geese!

The Living Traditions Festival

Every year we try to make it to the Living Traditions Festival. These were taken there while we were just hanging out and enjoying ourselves...

I was amazed that I took such a pretty photo...I was just shooting and shooting, and hoping that I'd get one that looked good. Since she never sits still, I was doubtful, but I loved the way this one turned out when I cropped it and made it black and white.

My 2 Loves

May Playdate

For our play date in May we hung out at the park. It was a really nice day and the kids had fun!

This is Chun Lan, Preston's big sister...when this photo was taken, she hadn't been home from China for very long.

Preston, Sarah and Sunny
That Cutie, Preston!

Sunny and Gigi

The Princess Carnival

Back in May, Sarah's preschool had the MOST FUN Princess Carnival as a fundraiser. It was a blast! Sarah LOVED it and can't wait to go again this year.

Here she is with Her Fairy Godmother (Miss Lani)

Here she is after her hair and makeup were done!

This is what her hair looked like from the side. It was so pretty and curly she couldn't get enough of it!


Sarah with Belle (really it was Miss Crystal who was her preschool teacher in the 2008-2009 school year and Sarah LOVES her!)

with Cinderella

Can you believe how tiny and cute that horse is??

and those goats! You just want to put them in your pocket, they're so cute!

Here she is getting her hair done!

and with Aurora! (Sleeping Beauty)

and of course, Ariel!

This would be the ONLY time she has ever stood still in her LIFE! Just kidding, but here is Miss Launa putting on Sarah's makeup!

April's Play Date

Okay, So many months late, here are some shots of our play date back in April. Here is Sarah and Kristen checking out the horse. and the treehouse Kristen with Ben and Sarah...

Here are all the kiddos that made it to this one. This was a first play date for Henry (in the orange top) and Ben (on the far right) and then there was Lia with Sarah and the rest were Meagan's (Isabella is in the red top by Henry and the rest are Isabella's siblings) crew and it was their first play date with us, too! The more the merrier, I always say!


Checking out the ducks

Sarah with Susie and Lia