Carson's Pre-K Graduation

Tuesday, May 22, 2007 was a proud day for our family. Carson graduated from Dewey Public School Pre-K! It has been a long year of encouraging Carson every day to go to school and try his best, but it has been worth it. He has changed so much since the beginning of the year. He has learned all the things that a pre-k student should learn, but the most important development in Carson this year was socially. He has really come out of his shell. He talks all the time now, and he loves to play with his friends. This time last year, Carson would have hated being up on stage in front of a crowd of people, but just look at him in these pictures! He loves it! He knew that it was his big day. We went to the candy store and bought him a green Chinese take-out box full of his favorite candy as his graduation present. He couldn't have asked for anything more. :-)

We are so happy that Carson finished the year out and we are really excited to see what Kindergarten brings for him. He will be in a new school district next year with a lot more kids, but we are sure that he will be fine. Pre-K got him off to a great start, and we are so thankful for Mrs. Wilson for constantly working with him and encouraging him to keep up the good work. She is precious to our family and we will truly miss her as Carson's teacher.

Did someone kill a blue ostrich in the house?

After leaving the dogs out one day while I ran an errand, I came home to blue feathers all throughout the entire house. They had found my blue feather boa that I use for a photo prop and had played tug-o-war with it. I kept walking through each room wondering how much of it, if any, I would find left in tact. It all started in the studio. Do they look completely guilty or what?!

The Girls' Dance Costumes

Ainsley was in the Pre-School Combo Class at Stage Art this year. She was in a tap and a ballet routine during the show, as well as the Father/Daughter Dance. I was so proud that she actually stayed up on stage and did the dances! ;-)

Katelyn was in Tap, Ballet & Jazz, Xtreme Praise Team and Recreational Cheer this year at Stage Art. She was in 5 routines during the show. She did such a great job!

Father/Daughter Dance

This weekend was a busy one for us. The girls had their dance recital and it was so wonderful! The Father/Daughter Dance this year was a slow country song about a dad and his little girl. Since Joe can only dance with one of the girls at a time, he decided to dance with Ainsley because it was her first year in dance. This left us needing a fill-in "daddy" for Katelyn, and the perfect person for the job was Uncle Kyle. They had a lot of fun. I'll post more pictures of the actual dance later, but here are a few of the official photo shoot. :-)

Hayden is a mess!

One of our favorite family outings is to Maggie Moo's for ice cream. Hayden, as you can tell, loves their dark chocolate ice cream with M&M's mixed in. He usually makes a pretty big mess when we go, but this time it was necessary to get the camera out. :-)