Thursday, May 19, 2011

End-Of-The-School-Year-Festivities

Hello all!! Whew!! May has been a super-busy month for us. I'm a little nervous about the school-years-to-come for us, because the end of the year activities for pre-school are already wearing me out! It has been and continues to be a blast, but I will have mixed feelings of relief and sadness when it's all over. In the last week, we wrapped up Abby Kate's Kindermusik class and Christa's pre-school. I will miss both dearly! I am ready for the summer, but we do really well on a routine, and all of our classes and activities have been fantastic this year with awesome people! We will take the summer off of Kindermusik, since it's hard to take all 3 kids. Abby Kate will be going to the same pre-school as Christa 2 days a week starting in the Fall, so I don't know if she and I will participate in that particular activity again or not. Here are some pictures from her last class:

Abby Kate's favorite part of Kindermusik both semesters was the bubbles. It was Mommy's favorite, too!! The teacher turned off the lights and turned on soothing music. She told the Mommies to relax, and made the kids sit down before she would blow any bubbles. Abby Kate would obediently sit down, then jump up to pop the bubbles as soon as Ms. Wendy blew them. She was really cute. Standing with her is Amelia, her "best friend." They seemed really excited to see each other during class. Amelia's mom is one of my good friends, and we leave the kids in the same nursery at MOPS on Thursdays. When Abby Kate was reluctant to go this year, I would say, "Amelia is in there," and she would happily go play.

Popping the bubbles.

Last Wednesday, we went to Christa's end-of-the-year school party at the fountains. We had a picnic lunch of pizza, chips, and "cookie sandwiches" that Christa and two of her classmates made the day before. It was very hot that day, which made the water extra fun for the kids. Here is Christa with her best friend, Ava. They have been classmates for 2 years. Christa talks fondly about all of her classmates, but I hear the most about Ava :) Her teachers tell me that Christa can play with anyone, but she and Ava are good buddies!

It doesn't get any better than running through water on a hot day with your best friend. They were laughing and having a blast!! Sadly, Ava will be at a different school next year, but hopefully, her mom and I can keep the girls in touch. Ava's dad is actually the cousin of one of my closest high school friends! Go figure!

I'm going to miss this group! It was a great one!


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