Tell us why you think you're the next American Idol....

One wintery night (as evidenced by the winter coat still on), in anticipation of the next season of American Idol, we were treated to a mock audition by our little rising star. As most of our family members know, these such auditions are not complete without the said Randy, Paula and Simon. I'm usually Paula, of course, and Ron is lucky if he can be Randy. We've been playing this charade for quite some time now. As you can see, Gracie totally gets into it. I bet you're not surprised that she loves the attention! We've offered her singing and piano lessons, but she's been firm in saying "I don't need lessons, I know how to do both already!" Gotta love the self confidence. Ahem.

Oh, and in case you were wondering, her favorite Idol this season is......wait for it.....you guessed it......Adam Lambert. My girl is one for Flamboyance.

I have no idea where she picked up the gold medal around her neck. Must be one of her props!