Sunday 6-7-09.....Styx concert

We went to see Styx in concert at the Pavillion tonight. It was great. You know when a band is really good when they actually sound like they do on their album/cd/dvd/etc!!! Took me back to the days when I was young and didn't have a care in the world!!! Tommy Shaw is still a hottie!!!! REO Speedwagon and .38 Special opened the concert. I was surprised to see how many REO fans there were!!! Looking forward to the next concert....Def Leopard/Poison/Cheap Trick.

Friday 6-5-09....Allison's luau party and sleepover!

Emma is really looking forward to the party tonight! Allison is having the end of the year AJDC party this year. They have a water slide for the girls and lots of food and games. Later they can relax with a movie...sleepover time!! I know they will have a great time.

Thursday 6-4-09....Last day of school

Today is the last day of school for Emma. She is officially a first grader and she can't wait for fall! Go figure...I guess she's nerdy like her mom and dad!!!

Monday 6-1-09....Kindergarten graduation

Today Emma graduated from kindergarten. I honestly don't know how I will make it through Senior graduation without medication!!! The school had a really nice program. There was a slide show and the kiddos sang for everyone. They even marched into the cafeteria by Pomp and Circumstance!!! BooHoo!!! I am so fortunate that I get to do this next year for Hannah!!! BooHoo!!!

Saturday 5-30-09.....AJDC Spring Show

Today was bitter sweet. It is the end of AJDC and the beginning of Progressions Elite...Rising Stars! The girls and guys danced awesomely (if that is a word!). Emma was especially excited because her Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Williams, came today to watch her dance.

Friday 5-22-09...International Day at Benignus

We enjoyed a program by the International Club at Benignus on Friday morning. Benignus student body represents 55 countries...how great is that. They sang and danced and wore authentic costumes for the continents they were representing...USA(North America), Africa, Asia, Antartica, South America. Friday afternoon we went back for the parade. The students in Pre-K, Kindergarten and 1st grade were asked to make a shoe box representing their nationality and culture. Those students who made a shoe box were able to participate in the parade. The other grades were required to make a float from their wagons, bikes and scooters, etc. There were some pretty elaborate floats. You could tell the parents really get into this. Emma did a shoe box showcasing the USA...Elvis, Rock-n-Roll, Jazz, Louis Armstrong, Statue of Liberty, First Man on the Moon, Space Shuttle, Norman Rockwell and Mount Rushmore. The top of the box was a replica of the US Flag. We also looked up the nationalities of all the family surnames. We have a quite diverse family. She was pretty proud of it.

Wednesday 5-20-09....Water Day at Klein Weekday Preschool

Today, Hannah had water day at school. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get off work but Dad, Ga and Papa made it over to the school to enjoy watching Hannah have fun. They had a beautiful day for the event...sunny and not too hot!!! They had water cannons that one of Hannah's school mates used on her dad. Danny didn't think it was too funny but Hannah loved it that he got wet!

Saturday 5-16-09...Applause Talent Competition

Today we went to Katy for the Applause competition. Emma performed her solo at 9am and her group at 1:40pm. She placed platinum first place and first place overall for her solo. She also won "Most Photogenic". It was exciting and she was totally surprised. Best of all she won another trophy!!! It's all about the trophy! The group performed and I must say this was their best performance so far this year. A storm blew in and threw a kink into the remaining competition. There were about 5 entries remaining when the lights went out. So, they gave out awards for those whose scores had already been calculated. Whew...because we had been there since 7am that morning and it was already 5:30pm. I couldn't bear to have to go back the next day just for awards. We were spared!!!! Group won High Gold and First place overall....whoo hoo!!!! We have such an awesome group of dancers.

Wednesday 5-13-09...Mother's Day Luncheon at Klein Weekday Preschool

Today, Hannah made a beautiful lunch for me, set on a beautifully decorated table and sang special songs to me. It was so nice! She made me cry!! The children made everything from the food we ate to the paper flowers on the tables. I was so impressed and of course Hannah was very proud and very excited. There was a slide show after the program of pics of the kids.....very nice! They all did such a wonderful job and there wasn't a dry eye in the building!!!

Wednesday 5-6-09....Benignus Field Day

Today was the First Annual Benignus Field Day for our kindergartners. They had a blast. It's funny to watch them all interacting with one another....even though they don't have class together they all seem to know each other! It's great to watch these friendships develop. Emma's class won their first tug and lost the second one. She decided that was too strenuous for her and moved on to jumping rope and hoola hooping. She's such a princess...but mine. Field day was 3 hours and I can tell you she will sleep good tonight.