Esquire Hills Talent Show 2012

This year both Kassie and Madeline asked if they could participate in the Esquire Hills Elementary School Talent Show. Of course, I obliged. Madeline decided she wanted to Hula Hoop and spin like a circus act and Kassie chose to sing a song by herself this year. My, what a difference a year makes with Kassie. Her confidence has blossomed. Needless to say, I am very proud to be their mother! Both of them showed great courage to be on stage in front of a large audience while showing off their amazing talents. Below are the videos of their acts respectively.

Madeline and her Hula Hoop Circus Act

Kassie singing Get It Right

Didn't they do a great job! We surely think so.

Here they are after receiving their roses for performances well done!

My girls ROCK!

Happy 10th Birthday Kassandra!

So I'm sitting here, planning which pictures I'm going to put on the blog of Kassie's Birthday, when my daughter comes up to me and says, "Mom... are you going to put the pictures on the blog?" Now you'd think it was the birthday girl asking me this, but no. It was Madeline. I'm not sure why she cared so much, I mean it's not her birthday. I'd like to think it's because she just loves her sister so much.... (crickets) :o)

Kassie says she can't believe she is 10 now. Neither can I. It's yet another case of time flying by. Ugh... Anyways, much to her (and her sisters) delight, here are some pictures of the birthday girl opening her presents.

And blowing out the candles...

Happy 10th Birthday Kassie!

Kassie in the 2011 Esquire Hills Talent Show

Tonight Kassie and her BFF Jazlynn participated in the 2011 Esquire Hills Talent Show. It was a fun night filled with a lot of different talent. Singing, dancing, karate, flute, jump rope, violins, more dancing, more singing, and on and on. My baby girl shined up there when it was their turn. Check out the video below of their performance.

They rocked! I'm such a proud mommy!

*Last Names have been edited out*

Gingerbread House

Here's the pictures of the girls and Andy making the gingerbread house last week. It was officially eaten today, partly by the dog..... Anyways they really enjoy doing this every year. I'm starting to think Andy likes it more than they do. He's the one who kept pestering me to let them do it. :o)

Front

Back

Kassie's Christmas Choir Concert & Santa

So Kassie, my little performing artist, had her Christmas concert last night. They sang all the traditional holiday songs, and afterwards they handed out hot cocoa to wash down the goodies they were selling at the bake sale. How quaint. Then after that, Santa Clause came out and all the little boys and girls (who wanted to) got to sit on his lap and tell him how they wanted to clear out Mommy and Daddy's bank account what they wanted for Christmas.

Madeline and Santa

Kassie and Santa.

Sydney did not want to participate in the joy of Santa. She was all "Bah Humbug." Guess she's too old now. Hmmm, I wonder if she'll get what she wants then.....

Friends....

Kassie and her best friends Chantel and Jordan.

They are inseparable.

Miss Kassandra's 9th Birthday

Yep. She turned 9 today! Wowza.

And.... no birthday would be complete without presents and cake, so here's the pictures of both!

Here she is in the outfit and with the flowers

Grandma Shawna and Grandpa Dennis got her.

New Littlest Pet Shop creatures! Her favorite.

Just what she asked for, a new Bobby Jack bed set.

Isn't she excited! This is how it looks on the bed.

And then came the big one.....

A new bike!!!! She'd been dying for one!

Look at her go!

With her favorite new pet.

And then came more Littlest Pet Shop creatures!

The boys got them for her.

Here is her awesome cake. Ice cream cake, that is.

And blowing out the candles on another great birthday!

Green Tongue and Lost Tooth

Nothing to spectacular, just Kassie and her green tongue.....hee, hee. Adorable.

And.......Madeline lost her second tooth. Once again she pulled it out all by herself. This girl is amazing!

Girl Scout Cookie Selling

The name of this post really says it all. Here is Kassie all bundled up selling Girl Scout cookies in front of our local Safeway.

Her and her friends even made up a song to sing so they could get more people to buy cookies.
Andy said it all when he exclaimed, "The person who thought of taking cute little girls and having them sell outrageously overpriced cookies was genius, just genius! Who could resist a face like that!" I have to agree, it was very clever.....

Girl Scouts

So a few months ago, Kassie tells me she wants to go to Girl Scouts. Madeline overheard her ask me, and asked if she could go too. So, I took them down to the center and I enrolled them. They absolutely love it. They are in different troops, because Kassie is a Brownie and Madeline is a Daisy. Ever since that day, they have been having fun and earning their badges. Now it's cookie selling time (YAY!) so the girls wanted to get their vests and display their badges they earned, all whilst selling the deliciousness that is Girl Scout cookies. So, being the dutiful mom that I am, I went and bought them their vests, and carefully applied their badges to it. Here they are proudly wearing their vests.

Aren't they so cute!

Watch for them selling cookies at a neighborhood store near you! :)

Peter and the Wolf

Tonight Kassie's 2nd grade class put on a cute production of Peter and the Wolf. Kassie got to play the cat. She looks so cute dressed up in her orange cat outfit that Grandma Shawna made for her!

The class did 2 shows, so all the kids could play a part. I only recorded the first one which Kassie was in, but unfortunately I'm having a real hard time posting it. If I get it to work, I will add it later. But, they all did such a great job! Afterward, the class posed for photos, asked and answered questions about the play. It was so much fun!

Kassie's 8th Birthday

Happy Birthday my precious angel butterfly, Kassie. Today she is 8, and by golly it is great! We had a party for her and here are some wonderful memories we caught of the event.

Makeup.....

and pizza......

Madeline frowning for no apparent reason.....

Kassie & Alysa

The Whole Gang

Thank you, Jordan

Thank you Rylen & (other) Jordan

Thank you, Alysa

Thank you, Ella

Thank you, Ashley

Thank you, Kianni

Thank you, Grandpa & Grandma

Thank you, Emmaleisse

Thank you, Kaya

Thank you, Bethany

Thank you, Mom & Dad!

Hitting the Pinata.....

again......

and again.......

and again......

Ok, time out for a sec........

We now resume beating the pulp out of it......

a little closer now, his legs are falling off......

Sydney went "BAM".......

......and then the candy fell. It was a mad house with little girls fighting for the candy. Well, all is well that ends well, and it sure did! Fun times had by all. A BIG thanks to all of the girls that came!

Now it's time for B-E-D........