Sill Summer Days

Ella can eat neater than this, but she has been in the silliest mood today.

Case in point - It's clean, but she still has underwear on her head!

Stay tuned for more silly days this summer. I'm sure there will be many more!

Family Fun Day 2011

Gracie's dance class performed at the Methodist Church's Family Fun Day today. We watched her perform and then went outdoors to enjoy the games they had in the parking lot. The kids had fun winning small prizes and Gracie enjoyed getting her face painted.

Winking

Ella has just recently learned to wink. Today she asked me to take her picture with her cheerleader doll while she was winking. She's quite proud, so I complied.

Summer School Blues

We made Gracie attend Summer School at Macon this year. She will be going to school at Macon for the first time this fall, so we wanted her to be somewhat familiar with the school. Gracie wasn't thrilled that she had to go, but she ended up loving it! We told her she had to go the first 2 weeks, and then after that she didn't have to. However, she chose to go everyday but one. (I guess it was more fun than she thought it would be!)

Gracie is waiting for the school bus on the first day. She was actually excited to get to ride the bus!

Wow! Gracie is starting the 2nd grade this fall. How did that happen???

Ella needed to be in a picture. Never mind her wild hair. She literally rolled out of bed and got dressed so that she could wait with Gracie for the bus to arrive.

Gracie barely looked back as she got on the bus. What a big girl!

Off she goes! I'm sure there will be many stories tonight.

The Last Day of First Grade

Gracie was a little sad to go to school today. It was the last day of 1st grade, but it was also her last day at Atlanta C-3. She has been sad to think about losing her friends in her class, but I know we will still be in the area and can plan playdates.

Our First Camping Trip

Brent was raised as a kid who liked to go camping. Now me...I have never been camping! He has had this dream of taking the girls camping, so tonight was the big night. We went to Unionville and Brent pitched a tent out at the lake. Most of the family went out for the campfire. We roasted hot dogs, brats and marshmallows and spent some time fishing. It was a fun evening. I had already decided to go back to Janice's house to sleep, and when it came time to leave Ella decided she didn't want to camp out after all. She would have had fun, but I let her come home with us. It was a very windy night and Brent said they didn't sleep well, but it was still a fun experience!

Gracie's Dance Recital

Tonight was Gracie's second dance recital. There are very few things that she enjoys as much as she enjoys dancing. I can't think of a time that she didn't want to go to dance practice! So tonight they got to show off what they have been working so hard on. Gracie's class performed "Butterfly Fly Away" for their ballet routine. Here she is in her butterfly costume.

This is Gracie and her friend Madison. They aren't in the same class, but I wanted to get a picture of them together.

"Butterfly Fly Away"

Time for a costume change before the jazz portion of the recital.

While waiting for the jazz routines Ella wa busy dreaming about being in dance next year!

The jazz song Gracie's class danced to was "I Wanna Be Like You" from The Jungle Book. They were so cute in their homemade costumes!

The big finish at the end of the song involved each girl doing a "monkey move." They did cartwheels, somersaults, headstands, etc. Gracie's move was a bridge while another girl crawled under her and made a monkey face at the audience. I was not at a good angle to take this picture, but trust me, it was super cute.

In this picture they are blowing kisses to their adoring fans.

McKenna is Gracie's dance teacher (see the back row). She is 15 years old and teaches dance to all of these kids. I think she's amazing!

Gracie was sooo proud of her roses that Mamma and Aunt Rhonda brought her! She felt very special!

Gracie Butner, Lauren Burdin, Audree Butner, Brooke Weimer, Gracie and Mercy Pryor with McKenna.

I love this one! If Gracie grew up to be as sweet as McKenna, I would be very proud!