December 3, 2015 Madison smooke as Charlotte is excited to perform in her first wildfish production. past credits include Peter Pan pinkalicious and the Wiz. Madison in her spare time likes to do gymnastics and art she would like to thank her family for her to their love and support.

the world according to Hannah

Hannah is reading like a champ!! 4 years old and she reads and writes! She is so smart and I cannot begin to tell you how proud we are of her. Hannah is funny though, when she reads a sentence like, "My cat is big." She reads, "My cat is big STOP" Instead of just stopping. I love it!

Dream the dream and believe in yourself!

I want to teach them that they should always believe in their own talent, even when it seems like no one else in the world does. I want to teach them that when no one else believes in their ability that is when they should believe in themselves the most, and prove the world wrong.

Grandma GiGi's birthday!

We had so much fun last night celebrating with Grandma Gigi and Papa David!! Maddie and Hannah love their Grandma Gigi soooo much!

#houstonflood2015

I would like to think I am not affected by this tragedy. But, sadly, I am. We all are. It affects us all as a community, a city, as friends. We are all affected. I may not have had my home under 3 feet of water. However, I feel a responsibility, an urgency to help out my friends and neighbors who did. This is not some earthquake that happened in Nepal or some tsunami that happened in Japan (to be sure, I feel for all those people as well). This freak of mother nature happened in our backyard. We are all responsible as a community to help each other out. We need to lend a helping hand to our friends. Because, Houston, there is much good in you. You are a good city! Made of good people. Made of friends. Our friends woke up with water reaching the mattress of their babies crib!

Hannah put a towel over the toilet seat the other night and when I told her that wasn't nice, what if Maddie went to the bathroom in the middle of the night on the towel? She giggled.

Madison's 7th birthday!

I have been a bit behind in my postings. Wow how time flies! We just celebrated Jacqueline's 36th birthday 4/19/2015! Fun stuff! Maddie is 7 years old and just growing and becoming so mature as time goes on! Maddie is adding 3 digit numbers in her head!!!!! She is doing great in school and Sunday school. She loves her friends and has such wonderful friends like Lala, Sophia, Ryleigh, Lucero, and Anita. She is excelling in all her subjects, math, science, reading and comprehension. I could not be a prouder daddy of my girls. Hannah is so smart and learning to read!!

Hannah's 4th birthday!

Happy Birthday, Hannah! She had so much fun at her birthday party at Giggles and Fun. She invited Addison, Michael, Finley Bea, to name a few. She is so happy to be 4 years old and on her actual birthday on Tuesday, she woke up with such a smile on her face knowing that it was HANNAH's Big Day! So proud of her. Mommy and I couldn't be more happy that she is so bright, sweet and loving.

1/8/2015 - Its my birthday!

I have a great family and lots of friends! I am eternally grateful for this! It has been a great birthday so far thanks to you!

HUMAN NATURE

It's being flawed makes you human. Everyone has got their stuff. Everyone is just trying to figure it out. Learn how to pick yourself up Dust yourself off and get back at it... Whatever you believe in. Because there's always going to be lumps. The true test of character isn't how you are on your best days. It's how are you on your worst days... or when things don't go right. Ask yourself, Here's how I answer to criticism... Here's how I'm going to change what I'm doing. Here's how I'm not because I believe in what I'm doing.

Happy Chanukah and Happy New Year 2015.

After an eventful Chanukah, we spent opening lots of "Frozen" presents, Candy Land, puzzles, etc., we have been relaxing and spending time on walks and trips to Gigi's and Popa David's and Bubbie Pink and Poppa Rich's house. And, they have been spoiling Maddie and Hannah as well. We have been having a wonderful holiday season. The girls love playing with their new cousin, baby Emily. She is a wonderfully sweet little girl. We also had a very fun trip to Pittsburgh to visit Auntie Tata and Zeidy and Grammy for New Years. But, now it is back to 1st grade and preschool for the girls are settling back into a regular routine of taking the bus in the morning and afternoon pickup with mommy. We love our routine and are reading and writing at an outstandingly fast level. Mommy is the bestest and we are having so much fun! The girls love the song, "Chanukah, Chanunkah, candles we will light! Chanukah, Chanukah, light the first tonight! Chanukah, chanukah, tomorrow light one more! 3. .4. .5. . . . 6. . 7. . 8. HAPPY CHANUKAH! HEY!