Two recitals and a birthday!

This is Miss Jolynn Wilson of the Joylnn's School of Dance. (Sorry about the sideways pictures, I can't figure out how to get rid of them)
May and ended with a bang followed closely by June's bang! Kaia started it out with a dance recital. Kaia attends Miss Jolynn's School of Dance and every year all the kids put on a performance of everything they have learned. This year Jolynn had the girls do a tap number and then a ballet number. My camera is very crappy so the pictures are not that good! But Kaia had a good time and I can tell she feels much more comfortable on the stage. Thanks Jolynn for all the hard work!
The tap number
The ballet number (How Much is that Doggie in the Window)

Kaia with her friend Mia after the performance.

KAIA TURNS 5! Kaia decided on a disco dance party for her birthday party this year! We had to get disco ball decorations, plates that looked like records, a pinata that looked like a record. We played the cake walk game except the kids did not win a cake they got a small prize. We played pin the neon ball on the disco ball, freeze dance, and on and on. We had pizza "twists" for lunch, and a Hannah Montana cake. (I know Hannah Montana doesn't seem to fit, but she does sing)

Big brother Zack broke the pinata open. He was hoping none of the other kids would break it before he could get at it. We made him wait until the end of course.
Their was enough candy to go around, and everyone got more than enough. (Sorry parents!)

Lunch time!
Kaia took pictures with all of her guests. This is my friend Bree who boughtout the store of barbie stuff for Kaia. We love Bree. My inlaws came in from Moticello, UT to surprise Kaia for her birthday. The girl ended up with $100 besides all the gifts! Seriously I never got that much money ever for a birthday. Maybe I just didn't know the right people :) Now that my baby is five and ready to start public school, it makes me so happy that I don't have anymore babies! I wish I could be sentimental about her growing up, but I have always said I am not a good little kid mom. Give me the big kids. I guess I'll be getting my wish soon enough. All of my kids have a ridiculous amount of nicknames, so in honor of Kaia's fifth birthday I will share some of hers: beanie, janie bean, misses jane, sister bear, sis, misses lady, girly jane, lady jane, and little girl. I think that is all of them. What is amazing to me is that she answers to all of them or any others that I might make up on the fly. We love you Sis!
Finally, her last recital. Kaia belongs to a musical theater group called Hollywood Kids. It is run by Margie Seastrand, and twice a year the kids put on a musical. This was Kaia's third performance. Her first was a Salute to Disney, next was 101 Dalmations, and this one was a Salute to Broadway. In these picture Kaia is part of the scene from Peter Pan and the Ugg a Wugg song. Since her first performance she is so much more comfortable on the stage and in her own abilites on the stage. I can't wait for her to get a speaking part. Margie and her staff do such an amazing job with the kids, and the kids have so much fun doing it! In the fall look for a blog about her next show. Keep it up Hollywood Kids. I love it!

911 emergency...

Operator: 911, what's your emergency?
Kaia: Umm, do you guys have a net with no holes in it so I can get the fly out of my room?
Operator: Can I talk to your mom or dad?
Kaia: Well my dad's not home, but you can talk to my mom.
(kaia walks to my room where I was sleeping, barges in and says...)
Kaia: Mom 911 wants to talk to you.
Me: what?! to kaia: you called 911
Kaia: Yeah
Me: Hello
Operator: Yes, ma'am, your daughter just called and asked us for a net with no holes in it to catch the fly in her room.
Me: Oh my gosh, I am so sorry.
Operator: Is everything alright at your house?
Me: Yes, everything is fine (for now, I'm thinking)
Operator: Okay goodbye.
Me: Bye.

So after the phone call, I looked at Kaia and asked, "we call 911 for flies?" She gets a little attitude, and says yeah. I said let me tell you 2 things. First, I am so happy that you can call 911 and in an emergency I feel comfortable that you can call. Second, we only call 911 in an emergency. Let's talk about emergencies...
So we went over emergencies, we role played, and reviewed, then I sent her out and went back to bed.
I talked to her later and got the first part of the conversation with the operator, cause I really wanted to hear a transcript of the conversation... so that's is what she told me.
SERIOUSLY!!!! Where does a (then) 4 year old girl get the idea to call 911 for a fly? I can only think she watch a TV show where someone did that. I don't know, but I'm sure we are on some police list for phony 911 calls. Honestly :)

Hold on to your socks...

Matt's kindergarten class did a performance of Goldilocks and the three bears. They sang a little song... "hold on to your socks, here comes Goldilocks" It was a very cute production, and a lot of work for the three teachers to coordinate 100 little kids to learn all the songs and have the kids memorize their parts! Wow! Matty had a speaking part, which he memorized the first day, and was so excited to perform.
These are some of the other kids in Matt's class, that were in the chorus. All the kids did such a good job! Very cute :)
Kaia, Tyler, and Alexa were just sitting on the steps after the show, I had to snap a picture. These little girls willbe in the same kindergarten nextyear,a nd probably be doing the same play.

Graduation Girl!

Kaia's pre-school doesn't mess around with graduation. The girls all wore white gowns, and white caps. The boys wore red gowns and red caps. Miss Nicole is helping Kaia into her gown when we arrived. After the gown was on it was off to Mrs. Hagfeldt to get the cap pinned on.
All the parents recieved explicit instructions to leave our daughters hair down so the caps would fit right. Mrs. Hagfelt even had white bobby pins so that they wouldn't show on the caps.
Of course they had to start with the pledge of alligence. Of course everything that was said during the program had to be yelled; as I'm sure they were coached to speak loudly.
After the ceremony Kaia and a few of her friends posed for a picture. (From left to right: Mia, Tyler, Kaia, and Alexa)
Kaia wanted to get a picture with her dad. (Maybe to proved that he does exsist! :) We were very happy to have him there as he usually misses out on all the good stuff. I can't believe my last child is going to be a prisoner of the public school system come August. I am not sad at all, but more wondering where all the time has gone! We love you Miss Kaia!

P.S. This was my favorite part of the program. Mrs. York sang a song called "Whose name is..." she calls out each childs name and they answer by standing and singing their name back. It was the cutest thing! I loved it. Good job Mrs. York, Mrs. Hagfeldt, and Miss Nicole!

Another soccer season...done!

The VIPERS!

He's smiling!

Waiting his turn.

As we close another soccer season it is nice to look back and remember all the torture (I mean the wonderful experiences) we went through during the season. It is hilarious to watch these kids play because the soccer ball comes halfway up their shins. The best part about Matthew playing soccer is that the boy never quits smiling as he runs up and down the field! We can be screaming from the sidelines to run faster, and "get in there!" and he just smiles so big and goofy. It's great! That is how all little kids should feel during a sport. I am so grateful to Jenna and Nikki for volunteering their time every week to hold practices and coach these scatterbrained kids how to play soccer. GO VIPERS!!