today we got up at 5:00 in the morning to go to the swap meet (the whole swap meet thing is a long story)...anyways, we were there from 6:00-2:00 in 100 degree weather with derek's parents (and, yes the girls came too). i was gonna say it was humid too, but i'm from texas and that was nothin'. but, ok...it was a little humid for cali. it was very hot and a lot of work, but kinda a fun experience. from there, we went through a drive-thru to grab a quick lunch and came straight home to get ready for kaia's first dance recital...so, a shower, a not very cooperative bun in kaia's hair, tights, a leotard with a big tu-tu and a tiara later...we're out the door to go pick up papa and nema to head for UCR. we get there and derek, leia and papa-nema get in the long line to be seated and me and kaia head backstage (all the kids in the show had to be backstage the entire time...even the 2 1/2 and 3 year olds). so backstage we went. did i forget to mention that i wore heels? yea, not the day i should have worn them, because between sitting with kaia and the other little girls backstage and walking back out to my seat when they were performing, i walked a pretty long distance 4 times, not to mention that leia didn't want to sit still at all, so we were trying to keep her quiet the whole 3 hours, YES 3 HOURS! well, the recital was great, the girls did a wonderful job and none of them got stage fright, it was very cute. oh yea, and kaia got her first trophee. i wish i had taken a picture of our sleeping arrangements last night though, cuz when we got home we were all SO wiped out that kaia fell asleep in the car and we just put her on the couch, which she ended up sleeping on the floor next to the couch all night. me and leia fell asleep on the other couch with leia still in her dress ALL NIGHT. the only one who made it to the bed was derek. it was one of those things where you're thinking, "did i just let me kid sleep on the floor all night...is that abuse?!" it was actually pretty funny. at least we're all rested now!
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while you were back stage, leilei and i were wandering the campus looking for a vending machine so we could get a morsel to eat. to no avail. we were way hungry. a little baby bear gets heavy after about the second mile of walking in havaianas. not a long distance shoe. it was fun watching the peeps do her dancing but i could have skipped most of the other 41 acts (no exaggeration). that was a long show!!! glad kaia had so much fun... she was so cute with her trophy...
Yeah, you guys are the worst parents ever. I don't think that anybody in the whole wide world ever lets their kids (besides you) sleep anywhere besides their beloved beds. Dang it if those kids aren't so cute in their pink.
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