DOVE FAMILY

Ahhhh...with so many snow days this year we were running out of things to do around the house.  So one snowey evening once the kids heard that schools would be closed the next day...agian, Julia wanted to do some ballet at home.  She told Dave that he needed to learn the balelt positions and so it began.  An evening of ballet for Julia and her dad....

Note that I do not have ballet position 4 becuase I don't know whay-- I may have forgotten to take a picture!

As a member of the Redskins Kids Club, Matthew gets to participate in many activities and events that the Redskins offer.  The one event that we were so excited about was the Redskins Mini Football Cmap.  It is not open to all members of the Redskins Kids Club so we were so excited when Matthew was picked.

Dave and Matthew drove out to Ashburn, VA and joined other kids club members in some fun football activities.  A few players stopped by as well for pictures, autographs and to help with the activities.  I will be honest and say that I have no idea who the players are (yes- I am not a true fan if I dont know their names).  I just know that Matthew was super excited and he was exhausted when they got home.  He was able to go to the Redskins training camp, do some football drills, meet players, play football with other kids, meet new friends and of course he had so much fun!  Below are a few pictures of some of the drills they did that day.  He is looking forward to the next event!

Yup- I have an 8 year old.  I still can't believe that Matthew is 8 years old even though he looks like he can be 10 or 11 years old!  It feels like just yesterday that we found out that we were going to have our first born and here is today.  He is a spitting image of Dave and I couldn't be more proud of what a wonderful little boy I have.  He looks like David, he is tall and strong like David.  He is mild mannered, kind hearted, sweet and loving just like David.  He has David's athletic abilities and always has a basketball, baseball, soccer or football in his hands.

He is a sweet boy and we are so proud of him.  We will always support him and I hope he knows how much he is loved!  I hope his year is filled with lots of fun, sports, friends, family, laughter and of course love!

Severna Park Elementary School had its annual Sweetheart Dance.  The dance is sponsored by the PTA and encourage the girls to bring their father, Uncle, Grandfather, Big Brother or family friend to the dance.  Dave was very nervous for the dance and even called a local florist ahead of time to make sure he ordered the corsage to match her dress.  He even looked for a tie that would coordinatel nicely with Julia's dress.

I just hope that all of her future dates/boyfriends are as sweet, funny, kind, loving and handsome as her daddy....