The verdict is in...

Well, we've recieved the news...the girls have been cast as Angels in The Nutcracker Ballet!!! They are trilled beyond belief and we're pretty ecstatic for them. This will be an amazing experience for them - be sure to remind me that after the 10th time I've driven them to Spirit Lake for practices!!!! lol

The Nutcracker Ballet

Ever since the girls started dance I have wanted to take them to see The Nutcracker Ballet. I have been looking around to see where they will be performing this winter so we can finally get it done. Well, the girls have an exciting opportunity!!! The Nebraska Ballet is coming to perform The Nutcracker in Spirit Lake!! Even more exciting...The girls are auditioning for the ballet!!!!!!!!!! The Nebraska Ballet company would like to have area dancers in the show! They are so excited, and I am SO excited for them. Even if they don't get a part, I'm so proud of them for wanting to try it and even more appreciative that they even have the opportunity to do this at their age!! Such an amazing experience this will be for them. Keep your fingers crossed for Ana and Mia - we will keep you posted!!

More storms, more damage

The title seems to be a reoccuring theme for us this summer - as storms continue to rip through our area. Another tree fell right next to our house, but this time right off our BACK patio. I'm praying that if another should fall that it's not destined to be right ON the house since we've seen them on the front and the back now! Thankfully we've had no tornadoes but the 70 mph winds, heavy rainfall, and hail continue to do PLENTY of damage!!!

Thoughts go out to my sister, Angela, who had a tree fall ON their house during that storm. Thankfully no one was hurt but I haven't heard the extent of the damage to the house yet so hopefully it's nothing too serious.

Day on the lake!

We had a gorgeous day on Saturday and we were lucky enough to get a phone call from Grandma and Grandpa Kerber to go out and spend the afternoon on the boat. We literally spent the WHOLE afternoon! Kale and cousin, Nic, were buddies the whole afternoon. I think they both appreciated having another boy to hang out with. We had a great time and hope we can do it again soon. It was nice to spend a lazy afternoon rather than working on all the things we NEED to get done!! Now we get to play catch up - oh well, not gonna complain!

4th of July fun!!!

We were so happy to have our nephew, Brendon, here with us for about 6 days because he is leaving for Miami, FL for culinary school at the end of the month. We had plans to be gone during the weekend of the 4th so we missed a couple days with him (but sounds like he found plenty to do!). He was bombarded the very first morning to go out and jump on the trampoline with them (as you can see by the pajamas!) and he put in plenty of wrestling hours!!! It was sad to see him go! Hopefully we'll get to see him once more before he leaves.

Over the 4th we had made plans to go to our friends, Brian and Lisa Renze's, house. He was a co-worker of Chad's at AgriGold and is again now with Pioneer as they are in the same region!! It will be lots of fun to attend Pioneer events and still have them to hang out with!!



I loved this picture of Kale with the girls - the girls fell asleep almost immediately once we left the fireworks but NOT KALE!! He waited until we were almost back to the house...typical!!