Jungle Party Tonight

And, no, I'm not refering to our sometimes crazy sleeping arrangements at our house (that would be more like musical beds)....this was the title of Madeleine's Kindergarden Program!

We've been looking forward to this evening for a long time! Madeleine had a speaking part in the play and we've practiced it so much that I think if she forgot it any one of us (including Harrison) could have helped her out! :)

Mimi and Grandad joined us for the evening -- a crazy long way to drive for a program, but that's grandparents for ya! -- and it was such a nice surprise for the kids! It worked out well since Matt and I had to attend a PTO meeting before hand. We are the new PTO presidents for her school for the upcoming school year! I'm so excited and I think it's going to be a lot of work, but very rewarding. As soon as the meeting was over we headed down to the gym to watch our gal!

I have about 50 pictures that look basically just like this, so I'm only posting one.

The program was so cute! And, Madeleine did such a great job with her lines. I was so proud of her! You could definitely tell this was our first child in school -- we had the video camera and digital camera out and were filming away! ha! After they finished the teachers had them stay put for a few minutes so the parents could get pictures. So nice! They had each decorated their favorite animal/insect to wear. Of course Madeleine was a butterfly!

This is her friend Zulma. They sat next to each other in the play.

This is Madeleine with her teacher Ms. Simpson. We love Ms. Simpson around our house! I can only hope that she's there to teach all of my children because we think that much of her.

The program wasn't as interesting to miss Charlotte as the rest of us. She fell asleep towards the end and got her a good nap and some good loving!

Of course we had to stop by the playground on our way out. Harrison thinks he's such big stuff out there! Then it was off to Braums for a quick dinner before Mimi and Grandad had to head back. But, we were so thankful that they made the trip to make this night even more special for Madeleine!