Author Archives: Slothhorde

PSMAPP done!

Tonight we wrapped up our ten week course for our foster license. SOOOOOOOOoooooooooooo happy to be done with that beast. Good grief. If you have done it then you know. IF you have done it I give you high fives and hugs for enduring to the end.

That is not to say that the course wasn't full of good and needful things. It was. But it was agony for my introvert self. Plus I felt like each Tuesday night the three hour class could have been easily done in an hour and a half.

BUT you have to have so many hours of training so… But is it done, and we learned a TON. Which I love. Because learning is awesome.

IMG_5383  We were THRILLED to get this piece of paper. I kinda felt like in needed a cap and gown thing happening, but it's fine. 😉

IMG_5391Also on the way to class I discovered my first grey hair. I'm not gonna lie. I was surpassingly excited about it. So much so that I insisted on Jon taking a picture. He was rolling his eyes at his crazy wife, but took pictures anyway. He's cool like that, and loves me despite my strangeness.

IMG_5390And a close up of the lone grey. Jon says, "PSMAPP gave you grey hairs!" I tell you what he is probably right.

HUMUNGO thanks a million to Dwayne, Shannon, Jodi, and Scott for taking turns taking GREAT care of our children while we PSMAPPed!

Kaylee’s first dance recital

This was the best thing ever. I am so proud of how hard Kaylee worked getting ready for her first recital. I love that she has found something that she is passionate about (bonus for me that I LOVE dance too.). She was SO excited every Monday to go to her studio and learn new things. I NEVER had to ask her to practice. Dance class has just been so great for her, and I love that.

Friday afternoon was her dress rehearsal. She and I headed out and Regan ot some one on one grandparent time. Also she looked ridiculously cute in her cover-ups. SO CUTE!

IMG_5046

Kaylee and Mama hanging out during rehearsal. IMG_5047 IMG_5049 IMG_5060 IMG_5065 IMG_5084 IMG_5085

Saturday afternoon was the big day. We stole Jack'ee away from the family to come early with us and had some girl time back stage before the performance started.

IMG_5086 IMG_5089

IMG_2130Dancing is where being a shorty pays off. They tend to put the shorties up front. Kaylee is in the front row third in from the left.  Regan didn't like that he couldn't tell which one was his sister.IMG_2133

About a month before the recital Kaylee asked me to record her teacher doing the dance so, "I can prakiss it at home Mom."  And practice it she did. EVERY DAY. The thing I love about these two photos it that you can see that she is the only one NOT looking at the teacher off stage. She KNEW her dance. Her timing was OFF, but she knew her dance.

IMG_2134She said she wanted to smile and show everyone how much fun she was having, but she was too busy using her brain to remember her dance. She had to concentrate! HA.

IMG_2135 IMG_2153

Curtain call at the end was kinda like a hot mess. Too cute/funny though. IMG_2168 IMG_2174Awesome Jack'ee brought her a rose. So then her Papa and Yaiyai had to get her some flowers too.  She was thrilled that Jack'ee and Jason were able to come and see her dance. I was back stage helping and Kaylee kept asking me if everyone was there. Everyone being Jon, Regan, Papa, Yaiyai, Jack'ee and Jason. She was super worried that they would leave before it was her turn. IMG_2176 IMG_2177 IMG_2179 IMG_2183 IMG_2187I am WAY bummed out that Jon and Regan left early to get the family party all set up and I didn't get a picture of them with Kaylee. Oh, well.

Video of some cuties doing their dance thing.

 

Papa and Yaiyai visit

My parents came into town to surprise Kaylee (and Regan) and and attend her first dance recital. They showed up at the movie theater (summer movies) and both kiddos were beyond thrilled.

 

IMG_2099

 

IMG_2102

 

IMG_2103

 

IMG_2106

It's gonna be a great few days visiting with my parents!