Another School Year Ends

The 5th grade held their wax museum so I stopped by during my class's recess. It was so loud in the gym and I could barely hear Erica recite her part about Ruth Wakefield but she did a great job. (Ruth Wakefield invented the chocolate chip cookie so she's pretty beloved at our house.)

Being the luddite that I am, I am late to the game on new technology and am wowed by things that everyone else is over. My new phone has a stylus and I stumbled upon a fun little drawing app that turns your drawing into art and it's the new fun thing to do. My little kids like it so much they get ready for bed super fast for a chance to draw a few things.

James's

 

Erica's

Mine

It's really good for my self-esteem.

Saturday afternoon we took Sarah to Morgan County to meet with her Kenya group. I didn't want to look middle class so I didn't take any pictures of the mansion we were at but this place was big and fancy. The room we were in wasn't even in the main house but some sort of fieldhouse/guesthouse. They had lots of information to go over like don't talk to airport security without an adult present and the Kenyans will most likely want to touch your hair. Justin and I stayed through dinner.

We went for a drive through the valley and stopped at an ice cream shop because that's how we roll.

It was very good. We were full when we started so....

We drove back to the ginormous houses but Sarah still wasn't done so I made Justin go for a walk with me around their neighborhood. Red brick houses are my favorites (and I like a lot of house styles) and this one is especially pretty.

Alright, onto actual school things. Erica and Sammy came to visit me for the last time. Erica comes in at least a couple of times a week to see how I'm doing or to fill me in on the drama of her class. This day I put her and Sammy to work. I'll miss her next year when she goes to the middle school.

My center was sidewalk chalk which means I get to hang out outside while they rotate out to draw for 10 minutes and then the next group comes out. Izzy drew a heart with my name.

Second attempt after I told her how to really spell my last name.

Third times the charm.

I also took the opportunity to take their pictures as they drew and played but I won't post here. I will miss them so much, the little rascals. Sure they gave me a headache most days but it was worth it.

Last day of school pictures! I don't know why I do this. It used to be fun to see how they've changed but it's just going by too fast.

First and last

First and last

First and last

 

First and last

First and last

First and last

I cannot get over how much James has changed! Aside from losing baby teeth and his underbite getting corrected, his face has thinned out, he has lots more freckles, and he won't let me cut his hair.

At school the kindergarten had their graduation which consisted of singing a bunch of songs with actions. It was pretty cute. Afterwards they had doughnuts in their classroom and parents could take them home afterwards. We had 3 kids that stayed until noon. We still fit in 2 recesses, of course.

Henry went to Lagoon for the day with some friends and Sarah went to school long enough to meet up with friends and then they bounced from house to house until the afternoon.

After school Erica went with Avery to a friend's ranch in American Fork. Cows and horses are her favorite so she was in heaven.

James met up with his friends at Calvin's house. The entire second grade made these tie-dye shirts a few days before.

I went to my mom's to see my sister and niece that flew into town for my aunt's wedding. My niece had never been to Utah before so for the first time she visited her grandparent's house and met a lot of cousins.

Sarah and her friends had a fire in our backyard to burn their schoolwork. When James got home he wasted no time grabbing his stack of papers and workbooks to add to the flames. 

Here's to a summer full of trips, swimming lessons, campouts, and camps. Hopefully some lazy popsicle days in there too.