Oakley

Oakley tried out for a dance tour team with a team out of Rexburg last December and in January we found out that she was one of 10 girls that had made the team.  She was one of two (her and her friend Brooklyn) that made it from a different dance studio.  All the others were from their dance studio.  We had prayed and prayed about this opportunity and told Heavenly Father that if it was right for her to go that she would have the chance.  We were thrilled that she was one of the ones chosen.  She started practicing with her tour team the end of February and has ABSOLUTELY LOVED it!!! It isn't anything like what she has done before. There is some clogging in it, but they also do traditional American dancing like square dance and running line dance and bluegrass type singing/dancing.  They dance with partners and do lifts and flips and she can't get enough of it.  She comes home each week and you seriously can't wipe the smile off her face! She is headed with this tour team for 3 weeks this summer to Indonesia.  

On a side note - YES, sending my Type One Diabetic daughter across the world without her mom for 3 weeks to take care of herself scares me TO DEATH! and literally makes me sick to my stomach when I think about it, BUT we aren't about to let diabetes hold her back from this once in a lifetime opportunity. We are so excited for her and know Heavenly Father will watch over her.

Oakley's friend Colman's mom asked her, Katie and Lauren to come for a photoshoot one afternoon and of course they were ALL OVER THAT! ;) She did a GREAT job and I LOVE the way she captured these beautiful girls' true beauty.  We are so grateful for good friends and good friends moms who want to take our picture! :)