The girls decided they would blow out Courtney's candle for her.
Kelsi and Shaylee both had lots of fun celebration Courtney's birthday with her. We all love her so much and are glad to have her in our family.
Courtney was born May 20, 2008. It was a Tuesday morning at 6:54. She was 7lbs 2oz and 19 inches long. She came out bright eyed and ready to eat.
June 2008 Courtney at one month old. She was getting used to the world around her and being loved by her sisters and parents.
September 2008 Courtney at four months old.
November 2008 Six months old. She was actually starting to get a little hair. In some lights it has a red tint.
January 2009 Eight months old.
February 2009 Nine months old. She was getting more and more busy all of the time but she is always full of smiles. 
March 2009 Ten months old. She was a pro at crawling by this age and getting into anything see could get her hands on.
April 2009 Eleven months old. This was the month in which Courtney had her allergic reactions, Erythema Multiforme. We are so glad to be past that. She is doing tons better. We hope to never have that problem again.
Last night little miss Shaylee graduated from Busy Bee Preschool. Let me tell you, she is one busy bee. She and another little boy kept playing around. They were shaking the projector screen on the stage, then during one of the songs they were trying to knock each others hats off. I felt so bad. I apologized to the mom of the little boy and she told be it was no big deal and that her and her husband couldn't stop laughing about it. I guess I just needed a little perspective. One set of parents finding the humor in it and Jeremy and me ready to put her in a time out. One thing is for sure we will have fond memories to smile back on of the event. 
This is a picture of the before mentioned projector screen. I caught this shot of the shadows of the preschool kids with the flag in the back. I know I may be silly but I thought it was kind of a neat little picture. The kids sang patriotic songs and songs about the things they learned. One of Shaylee's favorite was the months of the year song. I'll have to catch in on the digital camera and post it sometime. She has been singing in for weeks now. They all had a little part that they said. We were supposed to practice them ahead of time with the kids but when I asked Shaylee to tell me her part she wouldn't because she said it was a surprise. She did great! I guess she didn't need my help on that one. She is growing up so fast. 
Kelsi also enjoyed the cookies and punch.
Grandma Buck came to show her support. Thanks for coming! 
We are so proud of her and how well she did in Preschool. She is looking forward to Kindergarten and I know she will do great there also. 
Here is Shaylee with her teacher, Susan Norton. She does a great job with the kids. It has been a joy to have her teach both of my older girls and hope she is still teaching when it comes time for Courtney to go to preschool. One thing that Susan said she learned from Shaylee was that if you smell water you need to be careful so you don't get water in your nose. Thanks Susan for a great year at preschool! 
This is what she got. A certificate and a new backpack with pencils, crayons, glue and erasers. I am so very excited for her.
Kelsi had her first grade track meet this morning. She did great and had lots of fun. She participated in the ball bounce, the jump rope and the 50 yard dash. They also had a class relay in which all kids and classes participated. I almost missed filming Kelsi's run in the class relay because I was busy watching the race. Her class did great. They won!
Kelsi ended up with two 1st place ribbons and a 5th and 6th place ribbon. One first place was for the class relay and one was for the ball bounce. The 5th and 6th place were for the jump rope and the 50 yard dash but I am not sure which one was for which. She did great and we are so proud of her.
Shaylee had fun watching, running around and playing in the dirt. 
