Samantha had her dance recital last week on Thursday night and I’m trying not to be sad that that is very likely her last recital ever! Dance is coming to an end and I sure am going to miss getting to see her smile on stage every year! She went out with a bang though…a neon green bang!

I was very proud of my bun again…her thick hair is a lot to manage but I think it was our best one yet!

Samantha also wanted some dramatic eye makeup and I think I did pretty good on that too!

My pretty, pretty girl!

Her class was not performing until the 3rd to last act of the second half of the show so we decided we had plenty of time to go to dinner before hand! What fun!

We arrived to the theater fashionably late yet right on time!

The girls nailed their performance! I sure do love watching my little star shine on that stage!!

Another great showcase! So proud of this group of girls and especially proud of my favorite girl!

Of course she deserved a little treat after that stellar performance….

Love my star!!

This past weekend Samantha got asked to play up with a team a year older for a tournament in Nashville. Thankfully two of her buddies got asked to play as well so that made it a no-brainer! She got home from Alpine at 1:00 and we were on the road by 4:00 for Nashville. No rest for the weary! She was tired but we made it and were ready for the 9am game Saturday!

Samantha played AWESOME and scored three goals in the two games on Saturday! Woohoo! Of course, the most fun of soccer tournaments is the shopping in between games. ha! We headed to Cool Springs mall between games 1 and 2 for lunch…at the Cheesecake Factory (!)…and some squishy shopping.

We stayed in Brentwood and all of the games were in Franklin but after game 2, we headed into Nashville for some really good shopping at Green Hills Mall and dinner at Green Hills Grille! Can’t beat that! We had another morning game on Sunday and it was quite the match up…

No, that is not an optical illusion! She was tough…

But Samantha was tough too and dribbled around her many times! I was so proud of her! The girls ended up tying one game, winning one game, and losing one game. Samantha was a bit of a sore loser after game 3. “Can I take your picture?” Samantha – “no”. Jane – “You can take my picture!” haha!

Don’t worry, she came around!

Really proud of these girls. We then headed back home…but not without stopping to try Swig first!

Love adventures with my best girl!

Last weekend we drove up to Huntsville for a soccer tournament. The girls played hard but came up a goal short in the first game. We then headed to the mall to cool off! Nothing like lunch in the food court and a trip to Claire’s to pump you up!

The second game was exciting and ended with a last minute goal by Samantha to win the game! Woohoo!

We were supposed to have to drive back on Sunday to play another game but the other team forfeited. Score! Proud of these girls!