Good Morning Kindergarten!

Well....today is the day. I am going to just keep telling myself, "This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it." But honestly, I am thinking, HOW IS IT POSSIBLE SHE IS STARTING KINDERGARTEN! I JUST HAD HER!!! But, today is the day. K got up and made Chloe heart pancakes. She was still sleeping.

And when my Kindergartner woke up...she was excited to get her American Girl dressed and have her special breakfast!

Then it was time to get her in her uniform, and take some pictures. I asked Chloe what she wanted to be when she grew up.....

I hope Princess Mermaids make a lot of money, they are definitely rare. I have never actually met one. I am going to do a sign like that every year and see how she changed her mind through the years. I am assuming that she will not want to be a Princess Mermaid when she is a senior. Here are a couple other shots of her before we left the house!

And of course, Chloe and her look-a-like!

I said, "Who is going to Kindergarten?"

Finally, we arrived to school and she walked straight in to her classroom!

Mrs. Powell let Chloe pick out her cubby...

And then it happened...she left me and went to sit at her assigned seat and started looking at her work.

I was the BAD parent who made Chloe quit focusing on her school work because I needed a picture of her and Mrs. Powell on her first day of school!

And then one thing led to another, and "The Crew" met up in the hall to socialize!

I guess they thought that they did not have to stay in their classrooms. So, my once, focused on work, child....quickly became the socializer, ONCE AGAIN!

 Happy 1st Day of Kindergarten!

The Night Before Kindergarten!

Sleeping Beauty is fast asleep.....

Any I have everything she needs ready for the morning! Even her American Girl Doll will be wearing a DA uniform!

Does it get much sweeter than this?

Promotion Sunday

Chloe is finally moving into the Kindergarten wing at church.  What does this mean?  It means that it is PROMOTION SUNDAY, and Chloe will go to Sunday School. and then children's church, or Praise Club!

She was not overly thrilled this morning to be getting "promoted."  Once she calmed down, I got her to let me take her picture.  

When we got to church she started crying. She said "I don't want to go to Kindergarten!" Poor Baby (yes, I think she is still a baby). When we went to pick her up at Praise Club, she was happy :) I think this Kindergarten thing is gonna work out just fine!

Kindergarten Rocks!

Chloe went reluctantly to her Back To School Bash. You see, she was separated from her friends. Not just a couple of her friends....ALL OF HER FRIENDS! Every single one of them. In fact, she cried for 2 days when I told her who her teacher was, and who her friends' teachers were. It was happy at my household. Here she is posing for a few pictures before we walk in to meet her teacher.

Look how big she is!!! This summer at Bear Camp she met a girl named Abby, and it just so happens that Abby is in her class, so at least she will know someone. Here is Chloe and Abby at Back to School Bash!

We finally arrived at Mrs. Powell's room. Mrs. Powell is a new teacher this year. So even I did not know her teacher. Here is Chloe meeting her teacher for the first time.

After Chloe and Mrs. Powell had some small talk, Chloe went to do some art on the dry erase boat. She was making herself right at home!

Before we left we had to get one good picture of Chloe and her Kindergarten teacher!

On our way out, we ran into one of Chloe's best friends, Annalee. There are 4 girls, also known as "The Crew!" They gave themselves that name. Crazy girls. I thought that we may have a melt down, because it just reminded her that they were not in the same class, but I was pleasantly surprised. Here she is with another member of "The Crew", Annalee.

Such sweet memories! I cannot believe my baby girl is already in Kindergarten. Where has time gone?

Happy Father's Day 2011!

Happy Father's Day K! We Love You! Chloe is so lucky to have a Daddy like you.

Chloe was so excited about going to Church on Father's Day because she had made a special tie for K! I was not sure if K was going to wear it or not but, he did! He is such an incredible father!


In case you cannot see what the tie says, it is a blue felt tie, with yarn to tie around his neck. In glitter on the tie, it says "#1DAD!"
K sang in the mens choir at church this morning, and he proudly wore his tie that Chloe made him!

This little girl....



She's got her daddy wrapped around her finger!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

Dance Recital

Well...another year, another dance recital! And can I just say...I WAS A NERVOUS WRECK! Here is Chloe with her hair in rollers before her nap! She had to get some good rest before her recital!


Isn't her costume adorable?



We hung out in the lobby while K was parking the car! She practiced some of her moves.



When we got to TPAC, her Daddy had ordered her some flowers that she got to pick up!



Chloe did an AWESOME job at her recital! I was so proud of her. We have it on video, and if I can learn how to upload video, I will post it soon! I was so proud of her. In my eyes, she lit up the stage!

Happy Memorial Day!

We are going to have one "SPLASH" of a day!


I love Chloe in the swimming suit. This is the 3rd year she has gotten to wear it! Each year I always think to myself that I hope she can wear it for just one more year! Let's take a look at her sporting this bathing suit 3 years in a row!

2009:



2010:


2011:



Chloe did get out of the pool long enough to grab some lunch, and get some shade.




Then, it was game time! Chloe stood in line to play games.....


And then she decided that she didn't want to play! She changes her mind constantly....story of her my life!