School's out for SUMMER!!!!

I LOVE this time of year... when kids are in their last few days of school and having field days, and graduations, and everyone is so excited for summer! Gavin graduated from his first year of Preschool with Miss Nicole on May 21st. He is doing very well. He writes his name rather good and knows his Pledge of Allegence.

Gavin and Miss Nicole

Zane graduated from Kindergarten on May 28th. He LOVED having Miss Gurney and never complained about going to school. He has picked up reading very quickly and is doing well in Math.

Dancing with his friend Anna Pitcher

Miss Gurney and Zane

Lindsay graduated from 1st grade on May 28th as well. She adores Mrs. Richins! Her reading has improved so much and we've discovered she is very good at spelling. She also is very good at Math.

Mrs. Richins and Lindsay

These are most of her 100% spelling tests from the year, but not all. She got 100% on most of the Pre-tests, then she didn't have to take the Spelling Test the next day...she got to play.


Granny Annie was able to come to their Graduations/End of School Programs.

First Day of School

Lindsay started 1st grade on August 20th. It's been an adjustment going all day long but she loves her teacher and loves eating lunch with one of her best friends, Lydia. They aren't in the same class, so they get to "chat" and eat at lunch. The first day of school they were chatting for so long they completely missed recess!

Mrs. Richins



Granny Annie took Zane out to breakfast and to choose a new outfit for the first day of school. Then she made the German traditional Tuta filled with school supplies and treats. He loved it!

Zane started school on August 27th. He LOVES it and never complains (that is, until he starts getting homework in October).

Zane was so excited to get Miss Gurney as his teacher, who was Lindsay's teacher last year.

Gavin started Preschool on September 8th. He was so excited but a little shy when we got there. He knows Miss Nicole very well. Gavin has liked to pretend he's been in school since last spring (I think he was feeling left out). He would say things like"today at school, we sang Jingle Bells and played my Fish game." Then I asked him who his teacher was and he'd say "Chad". Then one day we were driving through the neighborhood and he saw some boy walking down the street and Gavin said "see that boy? He's in my class. His name is Jonas." Funny thing was that the kid was like 10, we didn't know who he was and we don't even know anyone named Jonas! I'm glad he'll have REAL school stories to tell now.

Miss Nicole