For those of you who don't know Ashlee has been taking voice lessons. She has been singing since she could talk and we finally found a fantastic teacher for her. It could possibly be one of the reasons we needed to move here. She has developed great stage confidence and is learning so much about stage presence, working her voice and developing strength. I was a little bummed because I thought she was going to quit and when some of the teenage girls found out, I think they got on her enough because she just accepted her new assignment which is "Colors of the Wind" from Pocahontas. Her next recital will be in August. I sure hope she sticks with it. She definitely has a natural born talent. And a STRONG voice for her age.
I kept Ashlee home from school Thursday because she had to wear rollers all day. She was Annie and sang the song "Maybe" and she played Gretel in a Hansel and Gretel piece from the Broadway prodution. She did a great job. I have it on video however, our camera zooms in and out on its own so I don't know if I will download it. I may wait for the disc from her teacher. That should be much better.
Here is our "Annie"
Here is Ashlee in her Gretel outfit. Her teacher let her borrow this great dress she bought in Austria. Ashlee loved it!DONUTS, DONUTS, DONUTS
Andy bought the kids donuts the other day. Someone forgot to strap Katie in her seat and I had to leave the kitchen for a minute and when I got back this is what I found. Although I took the milk glasses away as soon as I found her. I do not like cleaning milk up off the floor. She was dunking and eating her donut. So cute!
Gabriel graduated kindergarten. We are so proud. Now he can move on to the big, bad world of all day school. He is so excited he will be able to eat lunch at school and get up and go in the morning. Sometimes it makes me a little sad to see how much my kids are growing up but I must say, I am a little excited to have him at all day school too! That means just Brayden and Katie but Brayden will be at school in the afternoon and Katie should be napping so it'll buy me some free time!
Gabe had a part in his pre school program. He did great but was a little nervous. He was one of only a few with his own part.
Katie was ready to go home. We got a pretty leigh she had fun with and I was grateful for since we didn't expect the festivities to last so long. I got it for helping in the classroom.
Gabe got his teacher Delphiniums for her garden. Of course he had to pick the biggest thing he could find. They were practically as tall as him! Here he is with Mrs. Kuberry.
Brayden picked out some flowers for his teachers' gardens and we delivered them to his teachers at the preschool picnic. Here he is with Miss Jennifer(above) and Miss Amy (below). He had them for a few months last year and we are a little sad because he won't have them next year. They won't be at the school he will be going to.
I just couldn't resist these pictures of Katie. Sometimes she is such a poser!
