Friday, June 1, 2007

Fun, fun, fun!!

Wednesday was a very busy, fun day. Here are some pictures!

First we went to a major-league baseball game with some friends of ours. We watched the Milwaukee Brewers lose 9-3 to the Atlanta Braves.

Mom and Mrs. Seibel

The Dads weren't too thrilled to get their picture taken!

The only boys - Logan, Zack and Ike (l-r)

Cuties - Emmy, Elsie, Aleks, Bethany and Grace

My personal favorite - Me, Lydia, Leah (front), Emily and Amanda

After the Brewers game, Ike, Zack, Aleks and I went to a Plus square dance with one of our favorite callers. It was a BLAST!!!!

"Sides square through 4"
Left-right: Zack, Marissa, Noah, Meghan, Abby, Lincoln, Tara and Matt

"Swing Through"
Left-right: Zack, Tara, Meghan, Noah, Abby, Lincoln, Marissa and Matt

"Sides Pass the Ocean"
Left-right: Aleks (her back, anyways!), Me, Amy and Daniel

Abby, Amanda and I

"Promenade!"

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey Ali!

The dance on Wed. was really fun! I'm so glad that everyone could go!! Nice pictures...

See ya later!

Anonymous said...

Hey Aiisa!
The pictures are neat. I wish I could have been at the dance! :( Oh well. I *think* we're going tonight. It stinks that you can't go!
~later~

Iron sharpeneth iron......Prov. 27:17 said...

Pictures? This can't be Ali's blog!! :) Just Teasin'!! Thanks SO much for the pictures!
Oh, I miss Square Dancing!! The little girls are SO cute in the picture at the Brewers game!! Is that Anja on your Dad's lap?? She is HUGE!! Getting so big!!! And you older girls look so cute together!
Oh, I miss you guys all something terrible!! Hope to See You all SOON!!
Lots of Love,
~Elizabeth

~AliisaJoy~ said...

Yes, that's Anja on Dad's lap. I guess I should've said that! :/ Oops!

Love you!

--aleks k. said...

I LOVED the dance on Wednesday! It was a BLAST!!!!!!

Lizzy, you should come down by us then we could go to square dances together!!

Love,
~Aleks.M.~

Iron sharpeneth iron......Prov. 27:17 said...

Oh, I would LOVE to come and square dance with you Aleks!!!! That would be so much fun!!!
Miss You Both!!
Love,
~Lizzie

~AliisaJoy~ said...

Well, if (when!) I come to visit, maybe we can try to do some dancing . . . . That would be really fun!!

Anonymous said...

I don't know a lot of square dancing steps except the basic ones, so pardon my ignorance, but what does "plus" mean?
BTW, I just made two skirts in the last 14 hours! :-) FUN! They turned out so good, and I can't wait to wear one to church tomorrow! :-)

~AliisaJoy~ said...

Well, the first level of square dancing people learn is called "mainstream" and there are about 70 moves. Then, there is "plus", which is another 30 moves or so that are made of anywhere from 2-5 mainstream moves put together. At a plus dance a caller will call both mainstream and plus moves. But at a regular dance it's just mainstream moves. Plus is more difficult, but in my opinion it is very fun!!

Oh, don't you just LOVE new skirts?? I made one in about 2 hours last Sunday because I wanted a new dancing skirt (well, I use it for things besides dancing) before a big dance we had that Monday. What pattern do you use? I would love to see pictures of your new skirts! I love how you can get a "new wardrobe" just by making a new skirt!! Plus, it's SO HARD to find good skirts these days, I have no idea what I'd wear, if I didn't make my own!!

Anonymous said...

I use two favorite patterns for all my skirts:
New Look 4898
its a "flare" skirt with 6 panels
&
Simplicity 9466
simple, elegant, a-line

I love modifying the fullness of the Simplicity one! I just decide beforehand how full I want it, and it is so easy to change!
I've made three new skirts in the last week, and I feel like I have tons of new clothes! :-) So many new possibilites!

~AliisaJoy~ said...

I looked up the patterns you use, and the two I use are almost exactly the same as yours! The pattern I use for the gourd (flare) skirt uses 8 panels, and is no longer in print! The a-line skirt is similar, I think I got mine from McCalls. I guess we have similar tastes!