Last Day of School

We had a little bit of fun creating Sydnee's last day of school outfit! We took a pair of pajama pants and cut them to shorts and used the extra bits of fabric to decorate her sleeves and pony tails. It was fun and she loved it!

I also like to have a special treat for the kids when they get home from the last day of school. It is usually something that says:

WE ARE READY FOR SUMMER!

I found some great reusable waterbottles and I cut their names out of vinyl {from Making Memories}on the Cricut Machine. This is my first experience with vinyl and the Cricut, and it worked perfectly! The kids loved it...

Kindergarten? Yes!

Growing Up

5th Grade Recognition Night 2010

Christian...We are so proud of you! You are making some good decisions and I know that you will continue to be the great kid that you are. To my oldest, I know I can be tough on you, but I love ya!

So proud! He has had a great year! He has also been blessed with some really good friends who have really great parents too. We are so grateful for that. I know that going to middle school will be a huge change, but he will have some great buddies that are going along with him.
I really haven't wanted to post about this, because I am still facing the anxiety of him leaving elementary school and going to middle school. Wow. It is going to be a change for us as parents having to deal with some different 'growing up' changes. But we are up for the challenge!

I am so grateful for good teachers this year. He had a great year because of this teacher. Just taking a little extra time and raising your expectations can really change a kid. We are glad for the experiences he had this year.