Goin' Buggy

Madeleine had her first grade end of the year program a couple of weeks ago -- the theme was "Goin' Buggy". We'd been looking forward to seeing her say her lines & had been practicing them daily. She did great, of course! It was so neat to see the difference between this year & last years performances. Last year they were all pretty shy and it was hard to understand a lot of the kids. But, this year they knew their lines & said them with feeling, the singing was great, and it was such fun to watch!

I have a video that I'm going to post soon that cracks me up every time I watch it. Madeleine did not have a solo, but if you watch the video, it looks like she does. She's lip-synching to the kid doing the solo & with such feeling! That silly girl!

My mom came into town to be there for Madeleine's performance. It was so nice to have an extra set of hands so Matt & I could enjoy the show too! And, it made the night extra-special to have Mimi there to share it!

Madeleine has had the BEST teacher this year! We had pretty high standards after having Ms. Simpson last year, but Mrs. Austin has been wonderful! She's given Madeleine such confidence & constantly challenged her.