It's her day!!

Shopping made easy

If you are looking to purchase something for my girlies, I'd thought I'd offer some recommendations:

Jovey:
Spirit horses, or this one
Barbies or more barbies or barbies
Sewing kit
My Little Ponies
Cash register
Kinetic sand
Piggy bank (any kind that is cute)
Elena of Avalor

Either girl would love:
LOL dolls
LOL pets
Beanie Boos or these or these or any of those separately
Whatever this thing is
Legos, any and all
Soft and Slo Squishies
Magna Tiles
These dolls

Miley:
Squirrel girl
Coding robots
Drum set
Diary of a Wimpy kid (any of them, we own zero)
Mad libs
Lego science kits
Polly Pockets

I've linked most everything to make it easy to find these things.  Happy Shopping.

Chunky Monkey + Jovey

 I've been so swamped busy for the past month that I almost forgot about Chunky Monkey pics.  Jovey, however, did not.  She said, "Mom we need to take my pictures today."  And she was right.  Done and done.  She looks too big.  Dang 5-almost-6-year-old.

 I'm suddenly less busy, just in time to celebrate sweet Jo's birthday.  Hooray!!

I told her that I changed her name to 5-year-old, so that even though she may be six I can still call her that.  She wasn't pleased.

It was a Thriller night

. . . and all Jovey's idea.  Someone told me that they liked Jovey's Michael Jordan costume.  Oh well, we can't ever win this holiday.  ;)

 
We watched the dance tutorial videos, and found out really fast that we are the worst dancers ever.  So poses and creepy zombie shambling is all we got to go with this year's costumes.  My apologies to Michael Jackson.  Or maybe it is a compliment to his talent.  We couldn't stack up.

Kindergartner!

Jovey has been waiting for Kindergarten to start, since preschool ended.  She was so excited to go to school!  She had her outfit picked out and sitting on her chair for over a week in anticipation.

This pink shirt outfit was not the special pick.  On Monday she had a part day where the parents go with her and check out her classroom and fill out paperwork and talk to the teacher.  She did not count this as her first day of school.  Even though we had already had back to school night previously.  So, she couldn't wear her school outfit, but she still wanted pictures taken.  I mean, she'd probably request them everyday if she knew I would be up for that.  ;)

 I don't know what's with her foot popping pose.  I asked her about it afterward and she just shrugged.  

First day of school!  The outfit she picked the hair she wanted.  Everything worked out fine.  Oh, and she got the teacher she wanted and the time I wanted!  Yay for Kindergarten!

 Jovey said, her real first day wouldn't include so many adults, well except her teacher.  She was happy to be rid of us that morning.  Miley proudly walked her to her playground had a little chat with Jo's teacher and neither of them even looked back.

Kindergarten is a winner in Jovey's book.  She even gets to go to library, which she couldn't stop raving about.  ;)

I asked her if she missed me, and she said nope, but then she wanted to cuddle with me and watch a cartoon, so maybe that answer wasn't completely honest.  ;)

Love my independent girlies.

We can Fly

It's summer play time again.  Both girls did the play this time.  Peter Pan Jr.  Auditions, three weeks of rehearsals, and then three performances.  They LOVED it all.

 (Excited/nervous for auditions)

 (Got called in together so that made it less nerve wracking)

 (Jovey's mermaid costume)

(Mermaids watching Miley/the Indians rehearse)

(Dress rehearsal)

(backstage watching the monitor for their stage cue)

 (Performance time)

(Jovey "offstage" waiting for her cue)

(enjoying the play "offstage") 

I only took short clips of the first performance, because the show was being recorded for us by a company.  And after watching it three times and multiple times rehearsing at home, it is pretty much seared into my brain now.  ;)

(Bravo Bravo)

Someone is TWO WHOLE HANDS today

Miley and Chunky Monkey are 10! ... this month

 I don't believe it either.