*MAREN'S 1st GRADE PICTURE*

*ALEXA'S 5TH GRADE PICTURE*

*MAREN's 1st GRADE PROGRESS REPORT*

The teacher nailed her personality!

*VISITING LEE ANN BRITAIN DEVELOPMENT CENTER (IDC)*

We took the girls and some of their friends to visit IDC and to give them their check.  They were pretty good about asking questions while they toured the school.  Ms. Amy from IDC was great at really educating the children and explaining what the school was about.  She also made them feel comfortable at asking questions.
In the end the girls got to donate the money and they were told that it would go towards a couple of iPads.  The school is trying to raise enough money to put an iPad in each classroom, so it was perfect timing. 

*ALEXA'S NEW ROOM*

Alexa had been begging for a new color for her walls for over a year now. She had grown out of her pink room, so we decided this weekend to re-paint it and turn it into her "tween" room.

I wish I took a bunch of before pictures, but here is one of Alexa working hard.

And after....

 

*SMYKAY'S MOVING PARTY*

It was the last week for the Smykay's to live in their Fairway home.  They finally sold it and are moving to San Francisco.  Lucky for us they can fly back often, so hopefully we won't have to miss them for long!

*FIRST DAY OF 5th / 1st GRADE*

The girls and I worked hard at getting everything organized and laid out the night before their first day. We had all their clothes laid our for the next two weeks, so we can be on top of things.
The girls seemed pretty excited about heading back to school, but I was a little sad. I enjoyed getting to sleep another 45 minutes in the morning. Not to mention the summer flew by quickly. Luckily, their excitement helped them jump out of bed in the morning and get ready quickly.
When we got to school, I ran Maren in first and then dropped Alexa off. Alexa is excited that she got one of her friends mom this year, so she was happy to get started for the year. She instantly went to her desk and started to unpack her supplies.
Alexa really didn't need any of my help, so I ran back down to MAREN'S classroom. She had already unpacked her supplies from her backpack and was sitting there, so I helped her get everything organized. She did seem a little sad. Even more quite than she usually is, but she seemed ok and was at the point where she wanted me to leave.
Hopefully their day goes perfect!