The Princess Party

My friend Joleen and her three daughters suffered a little temporary insanity and decided to host a princess party for the little girls at church. Each princess was invited to don her finest and attend the ball, complete with a red carpet.


Callie was without princess attire, but was able to borrow a suitable gown from a friend. (Thanks, Saige!)









The princesses were soon escorted to the princess table, where they enjoyed finger sandwiches, cookies, and juice.







Claire, Callie, and Saige in line to play "Pin the Princess on the Castle"







"Queen" Joleen reading a story







Princess Chaos!!!







Thanks, Joleen, Ashley, Jessica, and Emily for such a fun time!!

Chandler's Graduation

Chandler had his graduation from Preschool last week. The 4K classes sang and did hand motions. Ok, most of them did. Chandler sang a little.




There were no hand motions to be seen. Well, except the ninja moves on the way to get his diploma.

We're so proud of our widget. I can't believe he will be in kindergarten in the fall!

Father and Son Campout

For the first time since he has been born, Chandler's Daddy was able to take him on the Father/Son Campout. Chandler has been to the campout before, but never with his acutal father. Dave usually works Friday nights, but ended up with a random vacation day and was able to take off. They had a great time planning and executing the campout. Dave took Chandler to the grocery store beforehand to purchase some staples, which included barbeque chips, white powdered donuts, hot dogs, and Hunt's ketchup. (Heinz is the only brand I will buy. As a matter of fact, I feel guilty having the leftover Hunt's in the fridge next to the real ketchup.)

I don't believe Chandler really slept, but there is photographic evidence.

The Stake provided breakfast. Chandler had sausage and sausage only.

Maybe next year the photographer will think to hand the camera to a bystander, so we can see a picture of the father and son together. Guess that's why it's nice to have Mom around.

Callie's Graduation

For those of you who don't know, Callie goes to school three mornings a week at "Special Kids and Families." It is designed for kids with special needs. Callie's cousin Morgan started there last year to help with her speech. They were also taking "typical" kids, so we enrolled Callie. It's for kids aged 18 months to three. The classes are small, with several teachers. Callie loves it. Last week they had "graduation" for all the kids who turned three before August. I can honestly say it was the loudest graduation I have ever attended. It was also mercifully short.

You can't graduate without a cap and gown. I didn't know they came in sizes this small!

Dave brought his "big" camera. Mine is still out of commission. He told me this was a "test shot", but I loved it.

Receving the diploma

Callie and cousin Morgan, who is now just about the best spoken three year old you will ever meet.

Callie's favorite part, the cake afterward.

Blog Slacker

Yes, I know I am a blog slacker. Unfortunately, my camera's battery is dead and I can't find the cord to recharge it. And these posts don't seem to be the same without pictures. I am sad to say that due to the loss of said camera, readers of this blog are missing out on the following:

The Joys of Remodeling All Your Bathrooms at Once
The Joys of Potty Training (a/k/a The Potty Princess Party)
The Joys of Girls Night Out (You can catch this one on Jewly's blog. I don't recommend chugging Red Bull, if you ever intend to sleep again.)
The Joys of Joining the Gym
The Joys of Finishing Your First Semester of Graduate School (Go Dave!)

I hope to soon be experiencing:
The Joys of Finally Getting Unpacked and Living in a World Free of Boxes, Clutter, and General Chaos

I am hoping with the above referenced joy, I will locate the camera charger and our blog readers will once again be able to enjoy the updates of our day to day living. Until then, I remain a blog slacker.

Giddy Up!

The petting zoo visited Callie's preschool on Wednesday. On the way there I asked Callie what she would like to do first. She said, "I ride the zebra." I told her I didn't think that the zebras would able to come. She said, " That's okay. I ride the elephant." Poor girl, I thought she was in for some disappointment. It wasn't the case. Her daddy was able to come and play with her and the animals. There were no zebras or elephants in sight, but she did get to ride a pony and pet a goat. The chickens were too scary. She definitely prefers them as McNuggets. Good thing her Daddy took her to McDonald's afterward.

Go Tigers :(

NCAA BASKETBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

KANSAS 75

MEMPHIS 68

Sob, sob, sniffle, sniffle. My heart is broken. On a purely superficial level, of course. What a ride this season has been. 38 and 2. The most winning season in basketball history ends with a loss. And wouldn't you know it, those darn free throws really did cost us the game. All I've got to say is , "CDR, ROSE, ONE MORE YEAR!!! PLEASE??!!!!"



Here are some pictures from happier times: