Winding Down in the Heat

Eleven more days. 'Til then, we will continue to enjoy our favorite parks. Early in the morning to beat the heat, that is. Very early in the morning.

 



The First and Last

First Day of Kindergarten
Smallwood Elementary
September 5, 2012
Buffalo, NY

Last Day of Kindergarten
Roberts Elementary
June 6, 2013
Houston, TX

Flippin' Out

Abby's gymnastics class showed off their skills last week during an end-of-semester performance. Each child took turns doing their best cartwheel, and then they rotated around the gym doing routines on the balance beam, vault and parallel bars. She has certainly grown, both in confidence and in strength, since last September.

Here's my little athlete...

Water Baby

We spent all afternoon in the pool. All afternoon. Including Maddie.

She was exhausted.

So I thought I was safe in dressing her for bed before going to pick Abby up from her friend's house.

Wrong.

That stinker found a water puddle and laid in it. She rolled in it. Heck, she even tried to drink it.

She loved it.

BFFs

Kinder Promotion

Abby's Kindergarten promotion was held May 24. After she sang songs and walked across the stage to receive her certificates, Abby and I had a picnic lunch on the front lawn of her school. During lunch we giggled and looked at the things she worked so hard on all year. Then I checked her out of school. It was a special day for both of us.

AWANA

Saying goodbye always stings.

It was no different last Wednesday evening, Abby's last night of AWANA in Houston. On the ride home, she teared up and said, "I miss my teachers already!"
Oh! It breaks a mama's heart. Especially because I know even bigger goodbyes are fast approaching.