I came into the kitchen from the other room and Eli had his pants down around his ankles. I said, "Eli! Why are your pants down!?". He just laughed. Emma replied, "I was taking care of him. I didn't say I was doing it well...". A minute later we saw the bathroom floor. Again, Emma said, "Like I said, I wasn't doing it well...". Ha! Kids are so great.
I’m not sure how I missed posting about this, it was back in May! The girls both danced again this last school year, Emma was in jazz and Kaylee did tap. They did a wonderful job at the recital and had lots of fun. The also both looked beautiful. The are supposed to wear some mascara, blush, light eye shadow and lipstick, so their faces can ben seen from the audience, and they love the make up. However, I just about have a heart attack at how grown up they look with it on. We’ll definitely hold off on the make up wearing until they are at least 30! ;)
We did not take video of the girls this year because we got the DVD but we did manage to snag a couple of pictures while they were on stage. They’re not excellent, you know, they were moving around while dancing, but there you have it!
Emma is in the back row, just right of center.
Kaylee is on the left end.
My beautiful girls!
Our school makes a big (and cute) deal about their kinder grads. There was a sweet ceremony and party and matching t-shirts. I am so proud of Kaylee for her hard work this year. She has loved school and really done her very best. I can’t believe how big my kids are getting though. In a few short weeks, Emma will be in grade three and Kaylee in grade one. Craziness! They just keep growing and learning. Everyday! It brings so much joy to my heart to watch them master a new skill. It also brings some sadness. Time moves so quickly and I can’t seem to freeze enough moments in my mind…or in pictures. I need to get back at my camera!
Anyway, enough of that. Here’ some pictures of Kaylee’s graduation!
Kaylee is on the back row (of course! She is tall!), with the mischievous grin.
I wish Kaylee wasn’t blurry in this one. She had an awesome teacher this year. We loved her. Kaylee was so excited to give her a great big hug.
We went to visit Grandma Allred for the long weekend. We did many of our usual activities (can’t miss the carousel!) and family visits. This weekend though, for the first time, we went out to visit Timothy’s Grandma’s grave site. It was really neat to be able to take the kids out there. We had Mom Allred bring out some pictures of her Mom and tell the kids some stories and a little bit about her. It was a very sweet and sacred experience for us. Timothy’s Grandma passed away when he was 8 so obviously, I have never met her, but Emma is named after her, Emma LaRhea, though Grandma went by LaRhea.
Last Sunday, Emma was the spotlight child in primary and one of the questions asked was, “Who do you look up to?” Emma thought for a brief minute before responding, “My Great Grandma”. Our children are blessed to have met three of their wonderful great grandmas, but this time, she was referring to Great Grandma Mitchell.
Thanks Mom Allred for sharing and teaching us about your Mom. Can’t wait to meet that amazing, funny, loving, wonderful woman!
Emma had her spring piano recital at the end of May. She has been loving being able to play the piano and will often sit down to play without being asked. She loves to make up songs. It takes a little more encouragement to get her to play her assigned songs, but maybe someday she’ll be a composer!
It is really hard for me to believe how old my kids are. Kaylee is now 6 years, 1 month and 28 days old! Time has just been a blur! I remember bringing her home from the hospital, my sweet little 7 lb baby! She’s gained some weight, and inches, but she is still my baby. My spunky, sweet and somewhat stubborn baby. ;)
If you’ll recall from my last real post, for her birthday, Kaylee got her ears pierced. She also had a small party (numbers enforced by Mom) of ‘school friends’. She was spoiled rotten in gifts and felt much love. She was beaming all day long.
Happy Birthday Kaylee! We love you!
We got sick. Our computer has been acting odd, we were able to wipe the hard drive and start over (I highly recommend getting yourself an online backup service!). However, getting all of the programs re-installed has taken some time. Also, I have been having a hard time getting pictures off my camera the last few months. I am working out the glitches and think we are almost ready to be running normally again! Hooray! So, sorry for the break, I have lots to write about, bear with me as posts may start coming rapid fire for a few days.
