Tatum's school

Tatum started prek at CLC at our church this year. To say that she loves it is an understatement!! She loves Ms. Sarah. She gets up every single morning and asks if it is time to go to school even though she knows it isn't the right day! She loves to pick out her own clothes and help make her lunch...which is always the same because that is all she will eat!!!! Ugh!!!! She goes with her sweet friend Tate who has been with us since he was a tiny baby! She loves him!

One more thing has changed with Tatum this last week! She became a real Princess of our KING!! She accepted Christ into her heart on Wednesday evening at the dinner table. She and Tanner were carrying on their usual conversation about Heaven and Hell. Tanner was explaining again, about going there and what she would have to do to go too! Boy did she ever want to go with us!! She asked us to be quiet a minute and she said her own prayer...she did not want any help! She shouted, "I'm going to Heaven!!" It was precious! It is the best feeling a mother could have! We were a little nervous at first, because she is so young. But, our prayer is that God will reveal Himself more and more to her (and us!) and if she has anymore questions, she will just ask. Our church does this amazing class called "New Christian Class" for kids. It is exactly for this reason. They talk individually with each child making sure they understand everything. They show them the baptistry and the Lord's supper trays explaining what each thing means and why it is important for them to do it. I love it! And the best part is, parents participate too!

Tatum's Dance Recital

On Saturday, Tatum had her first dance recital. It was adorable. I was so nervous that she would not remember her dance or that she would not want to go on stage. She did go on stage and she did remember her dance. She knew so much that when it came time to switch places on stage, she got fighting mad at the little girl that was not following instructions and trade with her!! I was so afraid she was just going to push her out of the way. She repeatedly told the girl to switch and included pointing her finger in the direction the little girl was suppose to go in!! She finally gave up and returned to her original spot just in time for the last 3 seconds of the song! I was relieved! :)Here are some pictures:

Ballet

Tatum has started ballet/tap dance lessons! It is the cutest thing I think I have ever seen! All of the little girls in her class are around the same age. I think there are usually 6 of them and to see the teacher trying to get all of them to do the same exact thing at the same exact time is comical. She love it though. And the best part is, they teach them about God. They go over different character traits and teach them that they are God's child and everything we do can glorify Him. At the end, they say a prayer and are dismissed. So, if you live in my area, you should try Encore Centre for Dance. It is based on Biblical principles which we love!!


I have yet to figure out this whole picture thing. I don't know how to make them show up where I want them too!! Ugh! Anyway, there are two that are in the studio and one that is of her in the car on the way to her first lesson!

She has a summer concert on June 18th! Can't wait!

Daddy/Daughter Dance

Tatum had a great time with her daddy at the dance! She said she had cookies with M&M's.

Michael came to the door to pick her up around 3:45pm. They went to the dance and then to Red Lobster to eat dinner. So glad she ended up loving it because Michael thought he had lost his date because of the Alice in Wonderland movie that was playing! I talked Michael into a black tie with pink stripes so they could match.

After she got home, she had to show me how she was dancing. That is the pic above of her and Michael dancing at home.

Morning Coversation

This the conversation I had with Tatum this morning:

Me: You are so sweet...I am so happy that God gave me such a special little girl just for me.
Tatum: Thank you
Me: He (God) gave me only one girl but two boys.
Tatum: Yeah, but they are bad!
Me: Why do you so that?
Tatum: Because Tanner gets potty on the toilet seat and he DOESN"T clean it up!!

My sweet Tatum

Tatum and I had a girls afternoon a couple of weeks ago. She wanted to go to the library. While we were there, she found a flyer with Alice and Wonderland on it and it was for Frisco's annual Daddy/Daughter dance. She was so excited! We met Michael a couple hours later and she held onto that piece of paper until she could show her daddy what she found. She would not even let the boys look at it! When she tells people about where she is going, she will say, "I am going to the daddy/daughter dance it is not for moms or brothers!" I have waited for this forever! So, this weekend we are going shopping for a dress.


This is her favorite thing!

Funny story about these wings..she saw them at the store and decided that she wanted to be a fairy for halloween. She we brought them home and she just couldn't wait to put them on! So, we put them on and she began to run around the house and laugh and play. After a couple of minutes, she brought them to me telling me we need to take them back to the store. I asked her why and she said, "Well, they are broken...I can't fly." I felt so bad for her..she picked them out only because she thought they would actually make her fly! So, of course, daddy comes to the rescue!