The Graduate and the Bug

Last night was a busy one for us. First we had Hayden's preschool graduation, and then it was Gracie's 2nd grade play. They were only an hour apart and we had to tag team it so Greg had to leave graduation a little early to get Gracie to the school but it turned ok and I got to see all of both of them.

Hayden has been excited for graduation all year. She has loved school and her teacher Miss Shari. She has really learned a lot this year. She is reading already and loves to do her homework and is so excited to start kindergarten. She goes to take the pretest tomorrow and is really nervous but I think she has some pretty unrealistic expectations about it. We are really excited to get it over with and find out who her teacher will be. At graduation they did a bunch of songs and nursery rhymes and then stood up to answer some questions about themselves. They all did really well and I'm surprised at how none of them were really shy about getting up in front of a room full of people.

Gracie's class has been practicing for this play for quite a while and I think it turned out great. She brought a paper home about a month ago that said what they were doing and that she needed a caterpillar costume that turned into a butterfly. ???? What the?? How was I suppose to do that?! So we came up with a plan to make sort of a cape that looked like a caterpillar on one side that she could flip around and had a butterfly on the other. I bought all the stuff a few weeks ago and of course put it off until the last day thinking I could just whip it out in a day. Wrong. Little did I know that one thing I bought wasn't what I thought it was, and didn't discover it till 8:30 Sunday night. Luckily it was only the dress rehearsal the next day and she took her cape half finished and I still had time to go to walmart and get the right stuff to finish. If I do say so myself it turned out pretty cute. Too bad when it came to performance time there was a breakdown in communication and she didn't take it off and flip it over she just opened it up and let it show a little bit. All that hard work and you really couldn't even see it. I admit I was a little disappointed but the play was great and she did a great job with her part. They sang quite a few songs and danced and they really all looked adorable. I just wish she would have chosen the maggot costume!Here's the finished product that no one really got to see. It has sequins and everything. Someone is definitely being a butterfly for halloween next year! I can't get a clip of her to upload so I'll keep trying and post it when I figure it out.

Gracie's Baptism

My Gracie Jo got Baptized on Saturday. I can't believe how the time has flown by. It seriously seems like yesterday we were blessing her. It was a great day. All her family was there to support her and she asked her Uncle Tony to do the Baptism and Confirmation. She was pretty nervous but not that she wouldn't go all the way under, she was nervous that Tony would hold her under too long. He likes to tease the girls. I think there were 13 kids from the stake that were being baptized and one other little boy from our ward so the church was packed. We are so proud of Gracie for choosing to be baptized on her own. It is something she has been looking forward to and set as a goal for herself. She is a great example to her sisters and her parents as well. I hope she'll keep up the good work and continue to make the right choices throughout her life.

Of course we were running late and I wasn't able to get a picture of them together in their white clothes but here is gracie in hers.
And Gracie and Uncle Tony.

We want to thank all of our family who came and supported Gracie. It meant a lot to us and especially her. Also a big thanks to Uncle Tony, for Baptizing her and Uncle Addison, and Uncle Eric who stood up in the circle for her confirmation. It's so great to have such great family to turn to when you need them most. Also a big thank you to Billie Jo and Tim for letting the girls come to church with them every week. Everyone should have such great neighbors!