School is out for the summer....

The end of the school year is always busy busy and it just makes the beginning of summer break that much sweeter. We finished 3rd grade and Pre-K with multiple parties, picnics, friends and opportunities to get wet and cool. The girls have been blessed with great buddies and neighbors and we often go to bed too late and dirty and exhausted.  It's a welcome change!  Hooray for Summer 2015!

Brava!

It is no secret that I am a major fan of little girls dance classes. It is almost always my favorite day of the week and thankfully the girls are excited to put on their leotard each week too. Both Isabelle and Olivia have long pretty legs that are perfect for dancing and I may be their mother, but they show great potential for the future. This Spring the final production of the season was a medley of scenes from Giselle, Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty. Isabelle danced the part as a young maiden in Giselle and loved having friends, Maddie and Ellie, in her class all semester. Olivia and buddy Annie danced as royal pages at Sleeping Beauties birthday party and loved being on stage with the Queen. Aunt Tara flew in for the performance and the girls loved having a fan in the audience.  She is always so good to support my girls and they are proud to share a love of dance with her.  It was a busy but fun weekend and a great end to the season.  Brava girls. Brava!

May May May

Why does May always seem like the busiest month of the year? The school year wraps up as well as Spring sports and dance and we find ourselves running to and from as fast as we can. We loved watching Isabelle present her GT project at the District Expo and the fact that she wore her leotard to present was the icing on the cake. We had fun watching Leo's first season in Tball, played kickball with the neighborhood, started swimming lessons and celebrated Mothers Day and my own mom's birthday! Ben and I snuck in a date to the Dave Matthews Band concert and we saw Isabelle's art in the District Art Show. Mostly we loved riding our bikes and being together as a family like usual. We survived another May and were mostly ready for June...

Pre K Graduation

I had such anxiety about Olivia's Pre-K Graduation and the tears started flowing for me before Olivia even entered the chapel. I have had such a hard time knowing that my baby is growing up and it makes it worse that she resists getting older too. I gained my composure thankfully after a few minutes and we all enjoyed the cutest mini graduation program. They sang songs, recited prayers, received diplomas and shouted hooray. Grammie and Grandpa were there to make the night even more special and Olivia loved all of the attention. We are proud of you little Livi. Your future is so bright!

Kids of the Kingdom

Olivia was blessed to attend Pre-K at Kids of the Kingdom this year. It was a fun and loving environment and I knew that she was safe when I dropped her off every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this past school year. She had wonderful teachers, Mrs Christina and Mrs Vicky, and they both taught and loved Olivia so much. I was grateful for their nurturing classroom and they were an answer to my prayers for little Livi.

For their end of year class party, Olivia was awarded with the "Excellence in Math" award and I was not surprised. Her nickname in the class was the " pattern queen" and she has really excelled in mathematics this year. After the fun award ceremony, the kids loved taking a ride on a mini-train as a class. Isabelle happened to be home from school that day and even got to hop on for a few minutes for a ride herself.


Kids of the Kingdom, that's where we are. Kids of the kingdom, that's where we are. We love Jesus, we love the Lord! We love Jesus, we love the Lord!