Kaylee's Debut Performance

Well, it is official! Kaylee had her first school performance tonight and it was absolutely adorable. She made all of us so proud and had quite a fan club tonight cheering her on! YaYa, Papou, Meemaw, Poppy, Uncle Scot, Aunt Sandi, Cory and Emily accompanied us tonight for this event.



As she walked into the auditorium, she got so excited to see all of us sitting there, she screamed with delight! Her teacher had to remind her that she needed to be quiet but boy did we love to see that reaction. She made her way down to the stage like a pro and walked up with such confidence that blew Chad and myself away...






Her 2 year old class sang two songs and the last one was B-I-B-L-E (which is one of Kaylee's favorites and she really got into it! But at the same time she was very focused so it we never did get her attention. She would look all around the audience like she was looking for us and we would all wave crazily, yet she never saw us! As you can tell from the picture below - she knows to open her mouth when she sings - our future star...





Of course there always has to be one class clown and Kaylee was standing right next to him. He would jump around (and get in the way of our view) and it wasn't his energy that was the problem, we just wanted to make sure we could see Kaylee! It was funny because in between the two songs, she just gave him a look like "C'mon, quit jumping and behave!" That was a classic look and I am sure we will see many more to come! But here is a little tidbit of the BIBLE song for your enjoyment.










Kaylee also has been participating in dance class through school. Every Friday, an instructor has come for the last 12 weeks and provided dance classes for those that wanted to participate. They did learn how to shawsay (I am not sure if I spelled that right) and Kaylee was the last to go. They all got in a line and would shawsay across the stage. She patiently waited for her turn and when she went, she just looked straight out to the audience and was very focused! No smile, she was a girl who wanted to show you her shawsay...

Then they ran back to the other side of the stage and jumped over the "crocodile". For their last selection, they did a freeze dance. We were all quite impressed that Kaylee clapped right on the beat, but then when she was supposed to freeze, she just kept on clapping! Oh well - we can't have it all, right? All in all, it was SO enjoyable to see our Kayleebug be so independent and we kept on telling her how proud we were of her all night! She was treated with an ice cream cone afterwards and didn't even get into bed until close to 9:30! So I am sure tomorrow morning might be a little crazy but it was all worth it! Hope you enjoyed this recap as much as we enjoyed the evening...her excitement..."Mommy they clapped for me!"

Well, I am hoping to be as good as my sister Lora and start posting pictures of Kaylee. This eliminates any emailing of pictures (since I haven't in over a year and a half anyways!). So here is my new connection to keeping you up to date on Kaylee's World!! She has really grown up WAY too fast and keeps us on our toes - but we love every minute of it! I am not too sure about how to do all this so it will be a learning process so be patient, but most of all - ENJOY!!

Kaylee had her first dentist visit and LOVED it! She got to play with the water and suction tools and kept them in her hand when the dentist counted her teeth. She has 20 beautiful healthy teeth! YEAH!

We found this little vanity at a yard sale for $2 and she would not leave until we had it in our car! Since this purchase, Kaylee has discovered the art of lipstick! She loves putting on her makeup before she goes out on the town! It was a mess when she first started putting her lipstick on, but she has gotten a lot better with practice! We had to teach her that even though Mommy might put makeup on her eyes, she can only put it on her lips or cheeks. It has made for some interesting surprises for Mommy and Daddy!

We have a little chef on our hands - Kaylee LOVES to cook! I can't wait until she is old enough to cook for real as I will GLADLY give up the kitchen in our house!

Kaylee has become our little singer! She loves to sing any type of song and her favorites include BINGO, Summertime, and Stinky Diaper Song. Here you will see her sing If You're Happy and You Know It...she didn't want to let go of her cup so she improvised on her clapping.