A Hula Christmas

Camryn's Christmas program at daycare was on Sunday evening. I meant to write about it sooner in the week, but the week somehow slipped by me. Anyway, we had been hearing Camryn sing "Feliz Navidad" and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" as well as seeing her do the hula at home for weeks now. We had no idea why she was doing the hula, but we finally figured it out Sunday night. When it was time to perform, all of the kids came out on stage (Camryn went front and center) in hula skirts and leis. They proceeded to sing the traditional songs and then, Santa came out to read the story of Christmas. Unlike last year, Camryn was all smiles and pointing to "Santa Closet" while she listened to the story. After Santa was done reading, they all stood up to sing "Mele Kalikimaka" while dancing the hula. Finally, the mystery was solved. I can't even say the lines in that song, so it was rather entertaining to hear the kids sing it. Of course, we were proud parents in the audience and enjoyed every minute of the evening! Now, if we hear any of the songs she performed while listening to Christmas music in the car, we can hear her singing along in the back. She is really growing up and is absolutely loving the Christmas season!!

The perfect flower girl

Yes, you read that right...Camryn was absolutely perfect in the wedding. She got her hair done like a big girl (complete with a tiara) and was so excited to get her pretty dress on. And of course, the outfit was made complete with her purple shoes (which she promptly informed me hurt her feet) and her diamond (yes, I said diamond) "C" necklace from Gina and Paul. She was absolutely beaming and loved being a pretty princess with Gina. She was a big girl and walked down the aisle holding Dylan's hand and walked back down the aisle after the ceremony was over. I actually think she was loving every minute of it! She fell asleep briefly between the church and reception, but we had to wake her up for some pictures. She wasn't too happy about that, but she quickly found her second wind. After the cocktail hour, she eagerly held Dylan's hand again to be introduced into the reception (keep in mind over 200 people were there) and they walked right in. She is braver than I am!! At the reception, she proved to be quite the party animal! Chris took her on the dance floor and we literally couldn't get her off of it!! We had to pry her off of it just to eat dinner! She was dancing with us, Gina and Paul, the bridesmaids, Dylan, the band...you name it. She was having the time of her life! It was so much fun to watch her. You would have never known that she hadn't really slept at all!! We ended up leaving a little after 10:00 to go back to the hotel room and she was out within minutes of hitting her bed. The day went way more perfectly than I could have ever imagined it. We were so proud of her!

We took lots and lots of pictures, but unfortunately, I have been sick since we got back and I haven't felt like posting them yet. Once I get some energy and focus, I will make sure I post more pictures. Until then, this will have to do! :)