2017 videos pt 1

Sorry, didn't meant to take this long, but here is a new round of videos from the first half of this year. Hope you enjoy.

 Having trouble with writing in between the videos, so here is the low-down: 

1) Bern getting baptized at church 

2) Bella playing her solo in class, shortly before the concert that she played it at (sorry don't have a good video of that). 

3) Gabbi skating at a birthday party

4) This is a friend's Quinceanera (Mexican 15yr girl right of passage) that Bern was asked to play a part in

5) Gabbi getting down at the same Quinceanera

6) Gabbi's field day

7) Dad ruling on the trampoline

8) Bella having a blast at Cotillion

9) Gabbi's dance recital

10) Bern in the county all-star orchestra

11) Bern playing hockey (#13)

12) Gabbi at church dance camp

Correction

Sorry, accidentally uploaded the Bella baptism video twice.  Here is the Bern acting video.

2016 Top 20 Videos

Our video memories and moments for the year, in chronological order.  A few of them I had to cut short due to size limits.  Hope you enjoy.

Bern learning to dance at Cotillion (his partner is wearing a grey dress).

Bern playing hockey (the introductions are for the championship game) - he's #87.

Bern doing a lip sync performance at a church family night.

The first week with the trampoline.

Bella's recorder (tonette) concert.

Bern and Dad's camping weekend (with bluegrass concert).

Ice skating on Bern's birthday.

Gabbi's dance recital.

Playing in the river.

Bern acting a skit at the end of music and arts camp at church.

Gabbi's birthday party.

Practicing Zumba.

At the Richmond Folk music festival for Dad's birthday.

Bern's strings concert.

Hanging out in the mountains in the fall.

Bella was baptized!

Bella learning to dance at Cotillion.

Fun in the snow.

Finally, there's an oldy I posted below as a test a little while ago.

Merry Christmas!

Gabbi's 3!

Our "baby" turned 3!  Sniff sniff...  We had a little princess party with the neighbors to celebrate.

Some of the pretty princesses dining.

 We love this girl so much!

 There might be an extra candle on the cake, the queen was never really good at math:)

Some of the princesses (and a prince) were inspired by the recent Olympics and decided to change into leotards.  I believe this picture depicts a group floor routine.

Sweet Emery sporting a backwards power ranger mask and a vintage leotard, circa '94.

The girls "helping" Gabbi open presents.

 Gabbi's bestie, Zoe.

 Everyone whacking the princess pinata, which made the birthday girl a little sad.

The pinata aftermath.

 Someone (finally) got moved to her big girl bed.

We are super thankful to have such great friends/neighbors to help "fill the gap" of not being near to family anymore, we had a great night celebrating.

Summertime

Daddy-daughter dance.

 Bern and Bella's roller skate birthday party.

 Bella with her teacher and one of her besties.

 Gabbi always gets swarmed when we're at school.

 Bern gets the ravenous reader award (he's embarrassed).

 We loved Mrs. Mclendon

 Brian got a new car, the geo is finally being retired.

 We got to celebrate Bella's birthday with our families in IL.

 My dad, stepmom, and kiddos.

 And finally met Milo, our newest cousin/nephew.

 We're all a bit smitten with the cutie-pie.

 We also celebrated the 4th of July, and some lovely weddings.

Our sweet niece, Elyse, and a silly Indian doing a rain dance.

The gang at cousin Jess's wedding.

 My mom saying goodbye to the kids.

We had such a lovely visit home, it was so relaxing, yummy, and great to spend time with our families.   We returned home with very happy hearts.