End Of the School Year Happenings

Well, we made it through another school year. By the end, I am as ready as the girls for summer! For one, I love it when my babies are home. Second, it is so nice to sleep in and not have to rush around all the time. I have heard that the older your kids get, the busier you are. Truthfully, I don't want to be any busier than I already am. The 35 minute drive(each way) to school got old after a while. It was worth it, but it got to be something I dreaded. On top of that, school nights are always so hectic with dinner, homework (so much homework), baths and an early bedtime. Then up early the next morning so we can get up and do it all over again. Needless to say, I was really looking forward to summer.

The last week of school was only three days long, but they were three busy days. We celebrated Macey's birthday with her class, had a book fair, reading safari, awards ceremony, and kindergarten graduation. Shelby and I basically stayed at school all three days. She loved it of course and felt very big.

Macey in her cap and gown.

Performing a few songs for the parents and grandparents.

My serious girl after getting her "diploma."

Shelby giving Daddy some love during the ceremony.

One of the mom's in Macey's class made this cake for the graduation party. She is so talented.

At the end of the graduation, the pastor and children's pastor prayed over each child. It was really touching to listen to someone pray over your child's future. That was when the crying started!

Abby getting her A honor roll award.

The girls exhausted and looking a bit like rug rats. They had been running around for hours jumping in bounce houses and playing games at the reading safari. Shelby was in more safari looking clothes to start the day, but she decided to try out the water fountain on her own. Needless to say, more got on her clothes than in her mouth. I found them sitting in a corner on this bench together. They had four pieces of cake and two huge candy stars.

Our Little Girl Turned 6!

Boy how time flies! I really can't believe how big our kids are now. Sometimes I will be doing something, and it will hit me just how much time has past. When that happens, I have a moment of panic and get this pain in my heart. Where did it all go, and when did I get old enough to think that time goes by so quickly? I can remember being young and thinking that a year felt like eternity. Now I know better, and the panic hits at random times. It is so hard as a parent to know your children are growing and getting that much closer to leaving you. My prayer is that I am a mother and woman that pleases God, and that my little girls will see that and become one themselves.

So last Friday, I had another one of those panic moments, when I woke up and realized that my little Macey was six! She of course is thrilled, but it is much harder for mommy and daddy. We still see her as this chubby little baby. Macey had a great birthday week. Bret's mom took her shopping a week before her birthday and let her pick out any outfit she wanted. This was very exciting as I am usually the one picking out the the girls clothes for them. Most of Macey's clothes are "bought" from Abby's closet. :) Then on the Thursday before her birthday, Lizzy and David took Macey out to dinner, just the three of them. This was also very thrilling for her. On Friday, her actual birthday, my entire family was out of town. We had a party at our house with some of our good friends the Zengerles. The theme (Macey's choice) was pirates. I will tell you that I had a hard time buying the skull balloons for my little girls birthday. Saturday night we went to dinner with my parents, and Macey got even more presents. She had a great week!

The outfit Macey picked out all on her own.

Waiting for Lizzy and David to pick her up. Oh the suspense!

Her pirate party.

Abby and Macey's turn

Abby and Macey finally had their turn at the dentist. They did great! The office was so much fun for them. Movies, video games and all sorts of other toys were everywhere! They got a sticker or a prize after everything they did, and they got sugar free ice cream when they left. Abby ended up having a tooth pulled. That was no fun for her, but she handled it well. They gave her verset, and then gas to breath before the shots and procedure. The verset made her very loopy! I had to carry her out to the car because she could barely walk. Once in the car, she laid over in the seat and couldn't figure out how to sit back up. It was a rough couple of hours trying to get her to lay down and be still. In some of the material the dentist gave me to read, it said that kids who took verset usually didn't remember anything about their procedures. That made me feel better. Once Abby was back to normal, I asked her if she remembered it all. She said that she remembered everything, lots of pulling and pushing. I felt so bad thinking about her laying on the table in pain and unable to say anything because of the medicine. I asked her if it hurt and her exact words were, " I'm not sure, I was to busy flying around the ceiling. My arms were flapping around so I put them under my bottom (I did see that she was laying on her hands). Man, that was fun!"

Where's Shelby?

I can't find her, can you?