Kailey's Ballet Show

This spring Kailey has had a blast at her first ballet class at a dance studio in Austin. They had a little recital during their lesson the last week of classes. She was quite excited to show off her blossoming dance skills. Kailey is all girl and loves the opportunity to wear pink and dance around with friends. It has been a great blessing to us that God moved us down here with other families with younger kids, including John's boss and his wife. We have known them for years and it has been great to grow closer while watching our little girls form a fast friendship. We have looked forward to our Wednesdays with class then lunch and frozen yogurt downtown! Fun memories to make our first spring in Austin.

I love watching Kailey develop into a tiny, little woman. She is nurturing and loving and desires close relationships. She loves babies and shoes and music and anything pink! She knows all her letters and their sounds and is now working on writing all the letters and doing a great job! Next we're on to reading, and it can't happen quickly enough for her. Anything to do with numbers, however, she would prefer to postpone indefinitely. ;) Kailey has probably missed her extended family the most with this move and it has been sweet to see God putting many things in her life to help her with this transition. She has also learned to treasure those moments with her grandmothers, her cousin, Kyndall, and all the aunts, uncles, cousins, grandfathers, and friends she sees less often these days. She and John have developed a very close friendship over the months since we moved and play for hours a day together in endless imaginary worlds. They also do quite a bit of their school together which is a bond they are really enjoying. She loves to help with laundry but is somehow always too tired to pick up toys. Mommy has suggestions that usually help to remedy this problem quickly, though. :) She has a precious heart for the Lord and her prayers are some of the most precious sounds I have ever been privileged to hear. She constantly tells us that she wishes Jesus would come back and to that we give a resounding, "Amen!" We love our precious princess!

Kailey's first ballet class

Little ballerinas

Our growing family!

There to support Sis (and they were actually enjoying it, just not the pics)

Daddy's tiny dancer

It is so fun to share these girly things with my daughter!

Kailey and Eva on their first play date long before the move

Kailey and her best buddy, Eva, now that they're big girl dancers!

Real flowers sent from Marmee for the ballet girls. All ballet girls get bouquets!

We have had fun Wednesday lunches with our ballet buddies in downtown Austin. Yummy Yo is the favorite destination. While Levi's not usually a big fan, Eva's tasted much better than anyone else's. :)

Kailey already has the feeding with an open mouth thing down.