All I Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten

Getting on the bus for the last time this school year!!

 

Rebecca finished up her kindergarten year on Thursday. She loved

going to school and riding the bus each day. Rebecca made a lot of friends

this school year and she is excited for first grade.

Rebecca and her teacher Mrs. Latella

 

They had a class party to celebrate the end of the school year.

They had snack and then went outside for bubbles and sidewalk chalk.

 

Rebecca, Sienna and Brianna--these three are always together :)

 

Another exciting moment for Rebecca this week-- AWANA awards.

Rebecca worked very hard this school year and finished her AWANA handbook.

She was invited to the awards ceremony and got to on stage to receive her

ribbon for finishing her book.

Getting her ribbon from her teacher, Ms. Peggy.

Rebecca was in "Sparks" this year, and had to memorize 50

Bible verses  to complete her handbook.

Over the years, Rebecca has sat through many ceremonies and watched

Rachel get AWANA awards. She was thrilled that it was finally her turn

 to have her name called and get a ribbon of her own.

Rachel also finished her book and got a fancy new award.

Proud of these two girls !!

 

 

 

Glad to be a Grad

This week Rachel, finished her days in elementary school. And I can't

quite believe it. The time has gone by way too fast. The saying is right--

"the days maybe long, but the years are short". 

Rachel and Mrs. Anderson in Kindergarten!!

 

  Tuesday all the 5th graders had a big good-bye

party in the morning and then in the afternoon they "walked the halls".

All the students, teachers, staff and parents line the halls of the school and the

5th graders walk through and say good-bye.

Rachel and her friend Gabby.

 

Wednesday morning the fifth grade class had their graduation ceremony.

They filed in, the principal and vice principal both spoke for a minute. They

had a magician put on a show and give a little motivational speech.

All the students went on stage to sing a couple of songs. Rachel had been

chosen to play an instrument - the xylophone :)  Of course, she ended up

sitting right behind the podium, so not the best picture.

Receiving her certificate and a graduation medal.

Rachel and some of her classmates.

Excited to be finished with elementary school!

I went to school to see Rebecca at her class party and from there we

all went out to lunch at Macaroni Grill to celebrate.

It was a big day for Rachel. She has done so well in grade school and

we are proud of her. She is growing up quickly and is looking forward to

going to middle school next year.

 

The 5th grade class president spoke at graduation and shared this verse:

" Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set

an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity."

1 Timothy 4:12

 

 

 

 

 

Life Lately

We are on the count down to the last day of school--only three more days to go!!! We are keeping busy with end of the school year kind of events this week. A look at what we have been up to........

Muffins with Mom one morning at school

Samantha and Rachel on "safety patrol"-- keeping the hallways

of school safe and sound :)

Crazy glasses night at AWANA. We didn't have crazy, so we went

with cute sunglasses.  Also, Rebecca was super proud to wear her

AWANA vest with her patches and wings.She has been hard at

work learning Bible verses.

Sophia, Sarah, Rachel and Samantha

It was 5th grade skate night!

Rachel and her friends socialized and I helped Rebecca with her skating.

A new bike! Hopefully the training wheels will come off soon.

I am still running most Sunday mornings and this is my favorite place to run.

Coach Mims and Rebecca.

We had a lot of rain outs and reschedules in soccer this spring, but

soccer is finally finished. Rebecca loves her trophy and her team was great.

Loved going to my MOMS Club Mother's Day Luncheon.

Mother's Day Sunday with my girls.

We went to church and then out to lunch with friends.

 

Girls set up a "school" and played all afternoon.

                                                         Rainbows after the storm.

Field Day 2015--First and Last

We had a super crazy, busy week. It is the second to last week of school and there are so many different events and activities going on, plus sports and church stuff too. Anyways, both the girls had field trips and field day this week.........

                                                              Rebecca and her friend Brianna
Rebecca's field day was on Monday and she was beyond excited. She has been going to see Rachel do field day for years, and it was finally Rebecca's turn.

            They played lots of water games, which the kids loved. Rebecca was soaking wet.
                      It was sunny and hot, so the kids were happy to play in the water.

Rebecca and her teacher, Mrs. Cusimano

 

Today was Rachel's last field day.

Rachel, Gabby and Sophia

They started with water games.

 A crazy game called Hungry Hippo.

Mrs, McMahon and Rachel

 

And for fun, a few pictures of past field days......

 

 

Strawberry Season

 

May in Georgia means strawberries! The other day after school we drove to Washington Farms

to pick some strawberries. I pretty much just supervised :)  The girls did most of the picking.

We didn't go last spring, and this year Rebecca was really into it.

I was telling the girls about the our past trips to the strawberry farm and the first time,

Rebecca was so little.

               Rebecca and I shared a homemade strawberry ice cream and then

we had to drive back home.  A fun afternoon with the girls!

 

Pictures from My Phone Friday

  This week as felt like the longest week, ever. Not exactly sure why that is, but I am happy it is Friday.  I didn't take too many pictures this week, but I know we have been on the go.....

Rebecca was quite proud of the tower she built with boxes from the post office.

She wanted to show that the tower is taller than she is.

A picture from church. We started a new series on the Holy Spirit.

Better.Stronger.Greater.

I listen each week to Fresh Life church, which is a church in Kalispell MT.

The pastor is incredible and I am re-listening to a series that he preached about

the Holy Spirit.

The newest Penderwicks book!

We love the Penderwicks. Rachel and I started reading them together last summer.

Its hard to find good, age appropriate books for Rachel, and I am always on the

hunt for more reading for her.

This was my phone on Monday afternoon -- red means "tornado watch".

The weather got pretty crazy and this was all happening right when school was

supposed to dismiss, so the kids all had to stay at school until the danger passed.

Rebecca told me they had to be "turtles" on the floor,

Thankfully, no tornados touched down here. Never a dull moment living in

tornado country :)

I snuck this picture of Rachel at tennis.

She is still going to a private lesson each week, but she has also moved up

into the Academy Group. So we go for a big group lesson for two hours each week.

They work on all sorts of tennis drills and skills. Most of the time she likes it.

While Rachel is at tennis, we are at the park. Thankful for a few sunny days to

have time to play outside. Praying the rain stays away for the weekend, Rebecca hasn't

played a soccer game in weeks because of rainy weather.