Blue Bonnets

This year Texas had the most beautiful blue bonnets and I caught the tail end of them with these three.  Caroline was pretty scared of the photographer but she still managed to get some good shots of all of them.

Ainsley's Birthday Sing Song & Lord's Prayer

As a summer birthday, Ainsley got to go up to the front of the school during the May Sing Song to announce that she was turning 6 years old.  This is the last time she will go up to the front as a Casner student, which was a little sentimental for me.  She just looked so grown up and big standing up there.

At Ainsley's school, they each have the opportunity to say the Lord's Prayer at the front of the sanctuary during chapel.  Back in May, it was Ainsley's turn.  She has had the whole thing memorized since last year and she was so sweetly excited for her chance to get to recite it.  She did great and knew each word.  She looks so grown up and pretty and I'm so thankful for her young and pure love of Jesus.  I feel so grateful that I get to be her mommy.

"Our Father who art in Heaven, 

hallow be your name, 

your kingdom come, your will be done, 

on earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses, 

as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation, 

but deliver us from evil,

for yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.  

Amen."

Matthew 6:9-13

Just so I always remember...

Just so I always remember...

...the joy of a slow afternoon made magical by impromptu tea parties of water, crackers and raisins.

...the little toes that don't yet reach the floor.

...and when little blue tea cups seemed bottomless.

...and the unceasing love of these three!

Spring Show

At the end of April, the kids performed in the school's Spring Show.  Bailey's class did a 20s theme song and dance.  Here are a few pictures of him getting ready.  He looked so cute in his costume but couldn't stop fiddling with his mustache.  I think it was tickling his nose and mouth.

Here he is with his buddy Mia... neither of them look too thrilled in this picture but she was the one that asked me to take it.  And he automatically put his arm around her like this which is so funny to me.

I was filming during the show but here are some pictures of them all lined up at the beginning of the performance.  His class danced and sang to the song "Ball and the Jack."  I'll admit that although he was so adorable up there, he did look a little clueless and lost for most of the dance.  And he couldn't stop messing with his mustache!  It will be fun to see him progress as he gets older.

The kindergartners were divided up and got to tell several different fairy tales including the Wizard of Oz, Peter Pan, Pinocchio, and Ainsley got to be in the retelling of Cinderella.  She was one of the birds that helped make Cinderella a dress for the ball.  Her line was, "Cinderelly never go to the ball," and she danced with the other birds to the songs about helping Cinderella from the Disney movie.  She knew everyone else's lines along with hers and she said her favorite part of the show was getting to wear sparkly costumes and getting to skip around with a twirly wand!

Here are the kids bowing at the end of the show... Ainsley with her mouse buddies... and Bailey with his flapper girls.

Since I was in Bailey's classroom before the show helping them get ready, I rushed to Ainsley's class after the show to get some close up pictures of her in her birdie costume.  She was so excited to get to be the blue bird, which was her favorite color of the moment.

Ainsley with her bestie, Juliana, who was Cinderella.

And with her bestie, Cassidy, who was a fellow bird.

This was Ainsley's last spring show at Casner which made me a little sentimental.  But it also made me super thankful that she has had these types of experiences.