Our June!

We spent the past couple of weeks getting ready for the Az State Cinderella Finals! This was our Queen Creek Delegation Party, hosted by Emily Wright. (Kaylee is her Overall Cinderella Teen)

Hayden, Alyssa & Kaylee

This was our East Valley Cinderella Delegation Party at my house!

Heather
The moms worked together to sew matching pajama pants for the girls, while the girls swam

Angela & Lisa

Princess Tamara

Ashley made everyone flower clips!

The day before we left, we celebrated Ethan (6) & Ryal's (5) B-day's!

Noah is no longer scared of the water!

The girls

Sarah, Kaylee, Emily

Noah can float!

Ethan thought this was sooooo cool!

Limbo

The highlight-they each got their own DS!

The next morning, bright and early, we were off to Cinderella!

Laughlin, NV...here we come!

We stopped at a gas station near Kingman and made Kaylee sing for everyone!

That night the girls competed in Charm Girl, and Gracie won 1st alt. to Overall out of 11 girls!!!

Jessica, Kaylee & Ashley

Orientation

Gracie was having fun!

Helen & I

East Valley & Scottsdale Directors

Each division puts on a skit-this is Kaylee's division

Our delegation

Interview

Prince Gilbert autograph Party!

Gracie and Zolee Crawford

Pajama party in our suite!

Mornings were rough with Gracie, she had to be up so early. I had to find lots of entertainment for her while we got ready!

From that...

... to this!

Tot Personality!

(we had a jacuzzi jet tub-Gracie's favorite part of the week!)

Gracie & Emma ready for the Tot fun coloring party!

Western Hoe Down!

Jessica, Gracie & Kaylee

(I had the opportunity of being Jessica's chaperone, so these were my 3 girls all week)

Talent day!

Kaylee sang, "I Am Changing"

She nailed it! Rocked the house!!!

Sportswear

Disco Party

Partywear

Kaylee was the only girl in her division to have sleeves. Another contestants mother in a different division noticed and complimented Kaylee on keeping her standards. I think it made Kaylee proud.

And of course my mom showed up for finals. She wore Gracie's dress around the room when Gracie refused to put it on! Of course, Gracie wanted it back real quick!

Cindy Fair Lunch

Gracie got called up to dance on stage-thats her on the end

Kaylee got called up and had to request a kiss from someone on the stage-don't worry, no boys!

GRAND FINALS

Cinderella Ball

You can wear your highest crowning honor at the ball-Kaylee was the International Talent Winner in 2005

My East Valley Cinderella Royalty!

Tot-Emma Thompson

Mini Miss-Ashlyn Thompson

Miss-Jessica Crandell

Teen-Rebecca Keylon

Awards Breakfast

My Overall Scottsdale Cinderella Mini-Miss

Sophia Larsen

Best Model

Spirit of Cinderella

Kaylee won Spirit of Cinderella too!

(I tried to get a pix of them together-but they weren't cooperating!)

To be honest, I was probably more disappointed in the judges results this year than I have ever been. But we had a great time, made new friends and my kids did such a wonderful job! It was a great mother/daughter week and I was so proud of them!

This was our State Miss picture. Any of the girls who had been crowned Az. State Miss before lined up for a pix in order of year. Yep! I'm the oldest one there. My year was 1990...so long ago! I'm the only one married with 5 kids! Right in front of me is Erin Nurss, who is the reigning Miss Arizona. She was also my State Tot in 1990.

I was so excited to come home and see my boys!

Look at this kid!