How can it be the end of another school year?

It is really hard to believe that another school year is over. It flew by faster then any other year. I absolutely loved having three of them at the same school as me. I could stop in and visit them whenever I wanted. Also, if they were having a hard day, they could stop by and get a hug. Amanda's school was just down the street, so it made it easy for me to stop by when she needed me too. I feel so blessed by God providing this opportunity for me, I mean if you have to work, how much better could it get. The kids all had a great year. We are so proud of them. They continue to amaze us with how smart they are. I do not feel like I'm smarter than a 5th grader (or at least not mine). This year Amanda had pre-AP math, which we all struggled through, and I heard Mike almost nightly say that he hates 7th grade Math, but we, I mean she, got an "A" in the class. It won't be long before they all surpass our knowledge, and they're only in middle school, scary.

Michael and Mrs. Braddock. Michael loved being in first grade. He absolutely loved that he learned how to read, and can read books by himself. He had an awesome year, and I loved that his class was on the same hall as me because I got to seem him throughout the day!

Matthew and his homeroom teacher Mrs. Andrews, love her. I didn't get a chance to get pictures of him with his other teachers because I had to run off to Annie's assembly. Matt had a great year too, and enjoyed being in his SAGE class most of all. That class met on Mondays and he said it was like having a 3 day weekend because the class was so much fun, kinda crazy.

I had to include this picture because it was totally funny. You can tell that Matt must have a mother who nags him about smiling for pictures. Every time his name got called he would stand up on the stage and turn with this huge smile. After about the fourth time, I couldn't help but giggle (along with a few other parents). I have sinced told him that he can tone down the smiles, not that I don't love them, just that he was usually the only one smiling. You probably had to be there to totally get it, but thought I would mention it.

Annie looking so Beautiful at her award assembly. She had a great year, and won lots of awards. Our biggest surprise was that she was the top reader of her class. You might wonder why we are so surprised, Annie hates to read, so she never thinks she is good at it. I think this gave her a huge boost in reading.


Annie and Mrs Hoeffer

Annie and Mrs. Frizzel

Annie and Mrs. Dickson

Annie and her friends, hard to believe they are all moving on to the middle school. What a sweet group of girls!

I know this isn't the greatest picture, but after sitting through several hundred of kids getting their awards, I almost missed getting a picture, so this is all I have.

This is Amanda holding her NJHS (National Junior Honor Society) award. It was a special award that she received after being nominated by one of her teachers.