He always had this immaculate garden. It was gorgeous.

I couldn't believe it, ... I was just so proud of her and all she'd done. It was a very happy moment.

He said that picture is what got him though the war.

In 2006 she'll have to give up her title and compete in the Senior Division. She'll compete in Nationals this July and we're going to be getting ready for that.

In this type of competition you only get to see a small portion of what the judges are judging on, ... When they started announcing the runners-up they got all the way from fourth-runner-up to first and Caylee's name still hadn't been called. I really started to think that she hadn't placed.

I had a lot of fun doing it, ... I made a lot of new friends and got to see some that I met at other competitions.

This is such a good competition because it places emphasis more on academics rather than looks. It really is a more level playing field because of that.

It isn't over for us yet. She's still got dance classes and competitions with Troy School of Dance and she's going to visit other competitions and represent the state at those.