Marcelo learns to ride a bike!

After practicing for a short period of time on his pedal-less bike. Marcelo got up and going on this bigger one with pedals right off the bat, on the first try!  Wow, this was much easier than all the training sessions we did with Sofia.  I wish Ray had listened to me about taking the pedals off the bike with her.

Beginning Ballroom

This is your third summer of dance classes. This time, we're trying out Center Stage in Orem, the breeding ground for some of the dancers on Dancing With the Stars.  Only because, your current dance studio doesn't offer ballroom classes for your age.  It's once a week for one hour. It looked a bit sketchy at first but you're starting to get the hang of it. Of course, there's only once week left.  I'm not sure that we can continue there, as it is too far to drive and quite pricey.  But we'll see.  I think I definitely see you doing ballroom.

Swim Class '13

Second year of summer swim classes with Swim Kids, this time at a residence in Lehi not far from our house.  You really love the classes and you're starting to learn the pillow rest technique, the dolphin kick, and diving.

Summer fun

At a friends back yard wedding BBQ. You played with the kids until the wee hours of the night. Ate way too much and had way too much fun.

Holi '13

Festival of colors at the Krishna temple, Pleasant Grove, Utah.



Second dance competition

Marcelo's second dance competition this year was Dance America in Draper at the Juan Diego High School. They competed the "Shake Your Tail Feather" dance, which we call the "Chicken Little Dance" in the Novice Mini Jazz Class D group. They got first place. They also competed the "Bugle Boy" dance in the Novice Mini Tap group and got first place despite the fact that they were looking sideways at the teacher's prompts the whole time!

We were very proud of Marcelo as he is now getting more solo moments in the routine. For the chicken little dance, he starts off the dance on top of a platform in the middle. For the bugle boy dance, he had to come out by himself and find the middle of the stage, then start on his own with the music. It was so cute. Luckily, this stage was high school size and not as gigantic as the one for Releve competition which was at the Val A. Browning Center.

Also, on this second competition, the teachers decided not to be at the front of the stage prompting them which was a big thing for them to overcome.

50's dance party

Marcelo attends his dance team mate's birthday party, turning five.

Marcelo_50sParty a video by LolaT on Flickr.

Untitled a video by LolaT on Flickr.