Adventures of Kailie and Kolton Matthews: Star Of The Week!!

Here is my TDL of blogs to be done in the foreseeable future (that's as firm of a time commitment as I can make)!!

Kailie & Mommy's trip to Boston . . . all the way back in January, I know I'm super late!
Trip to Orlando and all kinds of cousin fun . . . and my Half Ironman :)
Easter - hat parade, egg hunts, kite flying
Mother's Day
Winnipeg trip and more cousin fun

So yes I'm so far behind - but this past week just CANNOT go unmentioned so I will start with this then back up. Oh and just to give fair warning - this is another very proud Mommy posting but some things just can't be helped ;-)

Each class at Kailie's school takes a turn with presenting a show at their weekly school assembly and the parents of the featured class are invited to come and watch. We have eagerly been anticipating this, practicing lines, singing songs etc. Kailie's class ('1B') was the last to go so I was just as excited as her when the day finally came that we could come to her school assembly.

1B did AMAZING!! They did this fantastic show that really showcased all the Bermuda hot spots. Kailie said her lines with like a pro, some of which included how we can learn about the history of Bermuda on the mural at the Commissioner's House in Dockyard - these were not easy lines for her but she had them mastered them and delivered them perfectly!! After her class collectively finished presenting their tour of the island, they followed up with a fun dance to Pharrell Williams "Happy" as the Bermuda video rendition played for us in the background. Most Mom's (including this Mom) were all a bit teary as we watched it all unfold:) It was absolutely excellent.

After this the school assembly proceeded as per usual . . . celebrating birthdays, recognition of various accomplishments etc etc. Then the principal announced the "Star Of The Week" from each class and KAILIE was it for 1B!!!! I was so excited that we got to be there for this I nearly jumped right out of my chair and there 'may' have been some excessively loud cheering . . . it all happened before Joel could stop me ;-) It was very special for us and I know it was special for her to have us there for that! Kailie is only the 2nd child in her class to win this award for the 2nd time . . . . and there's more! Earlier that week the kids have started taking turns having one night 'sleep-overs' with their class mascot "Q-Bear", apparently Q-Bear watches to see who is on their best behavior and he picks who he goes home with. Kailie with the very first person in her class to be picked (it's kinda like having a rock-star stay at your house in her world)! Then to top it all off - just within their own classroom Kailie's teacher runs a system of points (DoJo points if you ever hear Kailie talk about it) and Kailie was tied with another classmate with to have the most DoJo points this week so they got to pick a prize from the teachers treasure chest. It was a BIG week around here!!!

We are just bursting with pride over all of this. I'm so very proud of the sweet girl that she is and how well she clearly handles herself outside of our home. I hope these successes will continue to encourage her to never change the lovely character she has, and is continuing to grow into.

On a side-bar while we are so pleased at how well things at school are going for her . . . . we are fairly convinced that every ounce of energy she has is being expended at school and her good behavior is somewhat 'used up' by the end of the day!!! The poor kid is so exhausted by the end of the day and then with some after school activities thrown in some days she sleeps an enormous amount! It makes for some tricky evenings around here and when Kailie and Kolton get on a grumpy collision course, it's just not pretty!! We thoroughly enjoy the weekends when we get a more rested big sister to play with :)

Kailie-Bear one day when you look back at this I want you to know that we are always so proud of you and we know what an incredible sweet girl you are . . . but this week we were so excited for you to be recognized for what we already knew!

Here are a few pic's especially for Kailie.

Class "1B" just after their "Bermuda Is Awesome" presentation.

Kailie being presented with her *Star Of The Week* award along with the other *stars* from the other classes. Then the whole school sang a sweet little 'star of the week' song to them - Kailie just beamed the entire time!