APAC May Show

By nothing short of a miracle both of my girls decided to take dance classes this year. Kaylee took Tap and Campbell picked Jazz. Of course, par for the course the 10U softball tournament also took place this weekend for Kaylee so when she was not dancing she was at the ballfield.

The week started with both girls having dress rehearsal on Tuesday and Thursday at the Civic Center downtown for the show. Then there was the formal dress rehearsal and show run through on Friday night which Kaylee got permission to skip due to her first game of the tournament being Friday night at 7:30pm. Therefore I got some great close up pictures of Campbell before the big day. Unfortunately the Wizardz played one of the better teams in their bracket and lost on Friday night. Campbell and I did manage to make it to the field to see the last 45 minutes of the game.

Saturday around noon my parents and grandfather arrived at our house and part of the group went to Kaylee's 1:30pm game while the rest of us went to the Civic Center to get seats for the 2:30pm show. Since neither of my girls had their performance till after intermission we were not worried about Kaylee missing the show. Campbell got to sit in the audience and watch the show while we waited on Kaylee to arrive. Unfortunately for Kaylee's team they got beat but on a happier note Kaylee made it to the show before intermission. That meant I had plenty of time to get her ready and be back in the audience before the show started again.

Campbell performed her dance titled "Trump and his Girls". Each girl was dressed up like they were competing in a beauty pageant. Campbell was front and center and she danced her heart out. You could tell from the smile on her face she was having a blast. I loved every minute of it too.

up Next up was Kaylee in her dance performed to the song "Move It". I think I will have that in my head for a long time. She has done so well in her tap class this year and it looked like so much fun when she was on stage. Who knew that the girl had such moves? Kaylee is usually the more timid of my girls but she really got her groove on for this one. Again I was so proud of Kaylee for all the hardwork and effort she put into her performance. It made my heart smile.

Both girls taking their final bows at the end of the show.

A few photos after the show. What a wonderful day!!

Busy Week...

Last week was a busy week at our house the first two events of

the week were...

Campbell's school birthday since her real birthday is not until June 16th her sweet teacher lets them have a day in May to be special. Instead of cupcakes Campbell wanted to take donuts so we woke up and got ready early so we could go pick out the perfect donuts for her class. Since the choice was a breakfast food we took them first thing that morning. The class sang Happy Birthday to her and she got to wear a special crown all day. I love that her teacher thinks of those who have summer birthdays.

The next day Cary and I went to an assembly at the Intermediate to celebrate Kaylee's accomplishments for the past year. Kaylee received an Academic Excellence award for maintaining a 95-100 average in all subjects on her report card. Then she got an award for having a 90 to 100 in all subjects on her report card each six weeks for the whole year. We are so proud of Kaylee and the way she always puts her best effort in everything that she does. We love you!

Kindergarten Zoo Field Trip

Yet another day all the kindergartners look forward to is the Zoo Field Trip. I am so thankful that I have been able to be at both of my sweet daughters' zoo trips. Campbell was so excited all week to have Mom going with her and I am so thankful we have not yet reached the age where she does not want me there. (Hopefully that day will never come.) It was the perfect day to be at the zoo because the temperature had come down from 100* earlier in the week to a mere 83*. After walking around the zoo for about two hours and checking out several of the new exhibits we made our way to the park close by for a picnic lunch and playing on the playground. Around 1:00pm we left to run some errands together before going to get Kaylee from school. Another fun day to be a kindergartner!

Family Ties Talent Show and Mother's Day

Some of my sweet friends at our church have started organizing Family Ties events at our church and the one for the end of the school year was a talent show. It was wonderful to be able to watch all the children display their talents that the Lord has given them. Kaylee and a few of her friends have been taking piano from my sweet friend Julie for two years now so they used the show to practice in front of a crowd and show what they have learned. There were all kinds of acts from piano to karate to Bible Bowl skits to native dancing from some refugees from Nepal. Talk about talent of all ages and backgrounds. Amazing!! Kaylee played "Take Me Out to the Ballgame". Is anyone shocked by that? She did a super job and we were so proud. Afterwards there was a reception for all the families and a chance to write a note to encourage those who participated.

One of our favorite 3rd grade boys, "R"

Kaylee's other friend Aubrey

Next on my camera was this picture with my sweet girls from Mother's Day. My family really made me feel special this year with some breakfast in bed, cards, special creations from school and beautiful jewelry. We enjoyed a delicious lunch out and then I was surprised with two movies my sweet husband bought me for my Sunday afternoon rest time along with some of my favorite candies. He got bonus points for that because I though it was a great way to show me he put some thought into it. Thanks to my wonderful family for the perfect day.