Alaina's in the paper... again!

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Alaina's Bear-a-Book Drive

Every year, each NAMiss state pageant contestant brings, to pageant weekend, a stuffed toy or book (new or gently used) that will be donated to fire departments, police stations, hospitals, etc. & given to kids who are going through difficult situations. Last year, Alaina gave many of her own stuffed animals & books. Because we enjoy getting other children involved with giving, we decided to enlist the help of Alaina's classmates & teacher to bring more smiles to more kids! Beginning two weeks ago, Alaina's classmates started bringing in donations. By Monday, May 21, we collected two huge garbage bags filled with everything from stuffed toys & tons of books! It was a huge success, the kids had fun & learned that it's better to give than to receive! And as a reward for their effort & generosity, the kids were rewarded with a pizza party!

Thanks to Mrs. Chasity Easley for the support, kindness and love she shares with all of her students! She makes learning fun & enjoyable for kids & she's truly an asset to our school system! And she's just the best darn teacher ever!


***pssst... sure you don't want to come on over to 3rd grade next year, Mrs. Easley? It was worth one more ask lol***

Saturday, May 19, 2012

State Pageant time again!

Alaina at Pinkolicious Birthday Party Spa ~ celebrated with her BFF Alana (yep, same name)


It's Louisiana state pageant time again for Alaina & she's ready to go! This year, we'll be a lot closer to home; the pageant will be held at the Crowne Plaza in Baton Rouge, LA! We're very excited & can't wait! Since it's been awhile since we posted so here's a synopsis of Alaina's several months:

Lots of school productions
  • December 2011 "Christmas Around the World" - Alaina was a dancer represented Europe! They were soooo gorgeous!
  • February 2012 "Black American History" - Alaina danced in two performances
  • May 2012 "Fire" - Alaina danced in one of the opening performances as a firefighter to "We Didn't Start the Fire" then danced again to Cher's "Believe" in the finale with her cheer squad