Easter....

Jasmine got me up at 4AM!! I'm used to getting up at 5 AM, but not 4AM! She would not let me go back to sleep, so we went ahead and got up, ran all over the house collecting eggs, then into the living room for baskets left by the Easter bunny and Grandma/Grandpa. We have more candy than we know what to do with. Favorite hit of the day- bubbles of course, but also a little bunny that can be brushed. When he is petted or brushed, he makes little bunny noises and hops around:) Ready to go out for the day!

Makuto's Island Birthday....

Amber Thomas's birthday party was today at Makuto's Island, a big indoor jungle with ropes, tunnels, bridges in every square inch of the place. It is so huge, that you can go in there with your child and not see them again for hours. The place was packed- the day before Easter!! with about 10 birthday parties going on simultaneously. They said that they have about 80-90 birthday parties per week!! Lots of pizza, cake, presents, and fun with her old Dobson Academy classmates. Jazzy and Amber. This party lasted for hours and hours. Luckily, the car wash where I have pre-paid car washes is right across the street. There was a long long line, which was perfectly fine with me. I would rather be sitting in my car listening to music, rather than at this "jungle" with screaming in my ear. Any other time, I would be annoyed with the long line, but I was just chillin out and taking my time before going back to the chaos:)

Gold Medal Gymnastics egg hunt.....

Waaayyy to much candy here!! Some of the eggs were just in plain sight, and many had to be gotten by going thru some type of obstacle course. One was at the very top of the climbing rope and stuck to the ceiling:) Jasmine told me as we were getting into the car to leave-"Oh Mom, we're supposed to bring a basket"! Thanks for the big notice, Jazz. All of the Easter baskets are in use by the Easter bunny right now, so I just told her to run in the house and get in the hallway closet and pick out any basket. That's why we have a Halloween container!:)

National American Miss gown...

Here is Jazzy's new gown. It arrived dirty with hooks missing and falling off- all fixable. The only real issue is that it is way to long so that she cannot walk in it. Hopefully, someone can figure out how to shorten it. She looks really pretty in it:)

National American Miss practice......

This weekend we had our first "job interview" practice, as well as how to stand/sit, etc for the interview and public speaking. I was wondering how they were going to do this, and quickly found out. They had all the parents stand, and told all of the 100 or so girls (age 4-20) to randomly pick an adult that they didn't know, 4 girls per adult. I had two 11-12 yr olds and two 15-16 yr olds. Then each of the parents was given a list of potential questions for each age group. So... I got to be a "judge" and do mock interviews with the four girls. Jazzy went to another parent across the room:) It was actually kind of fun! Then we practiced walking with a gown on and introducing ourselves:) Just bought Jazzy's new gown online... used of course. It is really beautiful, and I really hope it fits.

Egg Coloring this Weekend...

Last year we colored too many eggs and had to give them away to the neighbors. This year we only colored a few. Not being a happy homemaker, I didn't know you could color eggs by putting them in a plastic bag with a few drops of food coloring. It kind of makes them look tie dyed. The whole process was fast and easy to clean up. My kind of eggs. Now just have to get Jasmine to eat them.

Skating Thru the Decades rehearsal...

Every Saturday morning we rehearse for a show coming up in April called "Skating Thru the Ages". All of the younger girls just got poodle skirts and were supposed to wear them today. They each got to choose their own color. We figured most of the girls would choose pink, so we chose turquoise. Jazzy's friend Katie thought the same thing and also chose turquoise:) Katie and Jazz. Nancy Sinatra ready to go on the ice and perform her routine to "These Boots Are Made for Walkin". With the group.