Talent Show!

So today was the school talent show and both my girls participated. They did so well! I'm so proud of how brave they were to stand up in front of the whole school and perform. I've literally been having nightmares and losing sleep over this going badly and scarring my daughters for life. Fortunately, I was the only one with the anxiety.

First off, this morning, Emily wanted "rockstar hair" and Liah wanted "superstar hair." Well I just gave them cute hair, and they felt like rockstars and superstars all day. Seriously, it boosted their confidence level immensely. They were struttin' around the majority of the day. It made me feel like a good mom anyway.


Here is Emily after the talent show:

...and Liah (she wanted to wear "her 80s style")

...and my little cuties together:

Here is little Emily's performance. Just a little disclaimer before you watch. They hadn't set up the piano properly... yet. So the music teacher had to come and fix it while I was playing, and Emily didn't hear the sound for a second so she thought the song had stopped. She didn't forget her words. Other than that hiccup, the performance was fabulous. She did such a great job! I am so proud of her to stand up in front of that many people at age 5 and sing like that. She did tell me after that "she felt embarrassed because there were so many kids!" But my mother heart is beaming with pride. She did say it was fun though, and she is LOVING all of the attention she is getting from random people telling her she is amazing.

Okay anyway, so here it is:

Oh, and one more comment, Seany is sitting next to Jeremy who is shooting this video, and well, Sean thought he would join in for the very last note of the song. It is especially hilarious because he is off about one half-pitch. Awesome. But fortunately, no one there heard it, but all of you will!

And here is Liah's performance. She did so well, too! She has also never performed in front of an audience this big. She was so confident. I'm so proud of her!

I'm so proud of my girls!

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So my strawberry creation of the day was strawberry pie. I absolutely LOVE this recipe. So, so good.

You know what makes great playdough? Real dough. Emily played for the next solid HOUR with the unused scraps of pie crust. Here she is "making herself." Doesn't it look just like her? I'm pretty sure it also has "rock star hair."

Here is my pie: (or should I say was...)

Doesn't it look delicious?? Well it was.

p.s. My brother and his wife just had their baby boy tonight! Welcome to the world, baby Alex! I can't wait to meet you!!!