Allison had her first ballet recital last weekend. It was so stinkin’ cute! She did really good and had a great time. She was in two dances; one tap, one ballet. It was fun to do her hair and make-up, then help her with her costumes. It brought back memories of my first dance experiences and how much I loved it and still do. I hope that dance will be her thing, too, but whatever she wants to do, I’ll support. The hubby already has dibs on putting her in softball (she has a good arm, especially with rocks!).

Ok, so these two things don’t really have anything to do with each other; I don’t have a picture of the banana bread (recipe) but I do have a picture of my baby making googly eyes at me. I love this age, when they light up whenever you come into view or stop nursing just to flash a huge smile. Ian’s such a smiley baby. And the double chocolate banana bread was delicious. Just make sure the loaf pan is a bigger one. I originally had it in a smaller one, then decided to put it in a bigger one so it wouldn’t overflow.