Lots going on!

Wow - it sure has been a while since I posted an update on the life and times of the Dachel family. I've started scrapbooking again - making a dent in all those boxes of pictures I have in the craft room. It seems that when I scrapbook, I don't blog and when I blog, I don't scrapbook... hmmm... let me make this proclaimation - I vow to really try to both work on my scrapbooks and keep up with the blog in 2011. There, I said it and you all are my witnesses - I'll let you know how it's working out!
Now let's get to the good stuff!

November was filled with a lot of activities and a ton of fun!
Hayden competed in a Lego Robotics competition with his school. His team was the Lobster bots and they sure worked  hard- meeting 2 times a week after school to work on the challenges. They did well in the competition, but most of all had a really great time challenging their brains.

Harrison had his first breakdancing performances. The first was a dance production of Candy Land and the second was a Company Showcase, in which they highlighted the dances they will be performing in their upcoming competition. This child was born to perform - when I asked him if he was nervous, he said "when I first looked out and saw all the people, I felt 1/2 a butterfly in my stomach, but then it went away." He did a great job and had so much fun showing his stuff!

Harrison Dancing in Candy Land (Left)



Harrison (left) showing his moves




Harrison (left) and his friend Asher during the Company Showcase




Luca, Asher and Harrison (Fuze Dance Company) at Dress rehearsal

Hayden performed in the final music program of his Elementary school career - much to his relief! Singing is not his favorite thing, nor is performing or being in front of people. Despite all this, I think he really enjoyed this final performance - he sang all the songs and he still gets some of them stuck in his head! The production was call December in Our Town, the songs were really fun and catchy - I can see why they still pop into Hayden's head from time to time. I really enjoyed this performance!

Hayden singing - he's in the red scarf

Harrison and I went to see a performance of Tap Dogs and the Buell Theatre in Denver. It was incredible!!!

We had a nice date and really enjoyed the dancing, I have never seen anybody move their feet so fast!



Waiting for the show to begin

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving at my parents house with my older brother and his family. When we got home, we decided to get our Christmas stuff out... we weren't going to because we were going to be in Mexico for Christmas. In the end, we decided 'why not?' and set about decorating the tree and the house for Christmas.

That about sums up our November! I don't want to overwhelm you, so I will save December for another day- it has also been a very busy month!