Class Picnics

Last Friday was the final day of school for the kids, and the last day of school always means the class picnic!  My first stop was the little playground to have lunch and play with my gals.

Next, I headed over to the big kid area to spend time with Liam.  The giant bounce house was a huge hit!

Say Cheese!

Here are this year's school pictures.

Masters in Kinder Arts!

We had a pretty big week around here--our little guy graduated from kindergarten!

Mrs. Hoang is an incredible teacher.  She has instilled the love of learning into these little minds, and even more importantly, has saturated their hearts with the love of Jesus.  They've memorized a Bible verse for each letter of the alphabet, Psalm 100, and Psalm 23. 

Liam kicked off the program by stating, "Good evening!  We would like to thank all of you for coming to our graduation program.  Each morning at school we have the pledge, sing 'My Country  Tis of Thee,' and pray The Lord's Prayer.  We would like to ask all of you to join us as we start our program in the same way.  Shall we stand?"

He also helped with the calendar and was one of the blend children.

Liam's final speaking role was to recite The Little Turtle by Vachel Lindsay--

I had a little turtle

Who lived in a box; 

He swam in a puddle; 

He climbed on a rock.

He snapped at a mosquito;

He snapped at a flea;

He snapped at a minnow;

And he snapped at me.

He caught the mosquito; 

He caught the flea;

He caught the minnow;

But he didn't catch me.

Because his performance in the class play last year was gut-wrenching a little rocky (Click here for details), we I had about 20 million butterflies fluttering in my stomach before the program began.  Liam did great!  Actually, the entire class of 2014 put on a pretty fabulous performance that lasted well over an hour. Kindergarten has been such an incredible experience for Liam.  He loves school, his teachers, and his friends. We couldn't ask for a better place for our kiddos than the Sloan School.

Here they are--the Class of 2014...and eventually, 2026.  Congratulations, Kinder Kingdom!

Tears

Someday this will be caused by
the hurtful words of mean girls,
or broken hearts from boyfriends, 
or being grounded after breaking curfew.
But today it was because her favorite baby doll's head fell off.

First "Swim"

We knew it would happen sooner rather than later...Liam continues to hold the title of first official swim of the season.  However, Marin was right behind him as a close second runner-up.

Cooling Off

It's been hot and muggy in DFW...Time to add water to the fun.