Kindergarten Graduation

The day finally came that my baby boy graduated from kindergarten. I'm not one of those mom's that gets overly emotional about milestones but this one definitely made me think.  We are certainly beyond the baby, toddler and pre-school years. My little guy is growing up.

Kindergarten was great in many ways for Logan. He had an incredible teacher who does an amazing job with the kids. Mrs. Coronado was the perfect match for Logan. He also got to be in class with his best friends from two years of pre-K. A great little group of boys (and a few girls) that made him laugh, accepted him for him and sometimes even helped get him in trouble.

Logan definitely wasn't interested in learning when he started the year but by the end of the year, he knew addition and subtraction facts, about 100 sight words, was reading level one short books and has gotten excited about spelling. I am so proud of him and what he has accomplished this last year.

A couple days before school was out, they held a nice Kindergarten graduation ceremony. The kids wore cap and gowns while they sang songs, walked the stage to get a diploma and took turns telling the audience what they wanted to be when they grow up. It was no surprise that Logan said he wanted to be a train driver. He was absolutely adorable. It was a proud mommy moment.

Next year most of his friends are moving to a new school. We are not sure where Logan will be at for school because we are on the wait list for a few schools. I am so glad that he had such a positive, wonderful, year in kindergarten and now my baby boy is moving on up.

 Pre-ceremony so he didn't have his tassel yet. 

 Logan and Mrs. Coronado

 Proud Mommy

 Proud parents

 Of course Logan was in the back because he is so tall. Luckily he was close to the end of the row.

 Braxton and Logan

 Proud brother.

 After the ceremony, Logan came straight down from the stage to give Daddy a big hug.

 Logan and Olivia

 Luciano and Logan

These two know how to be silly.

 Cali, Abby, and Logan

Joshua, Madelynn, Ava, Logan, Payton, Cali

 Proud family there to support Logan. 

 After the graduation we headed to Yogurtini to celebrate. Turns out we weren't the only ones with that idea as there were a dozen or more other kinder families there also. 

 Graduation Certificate

Yummy!

We had a family night activity to the Waffle Love truck. We've been wanting to try them for months and we finally made it work with our schedule. The boys absolutely loved it and ate every last bite. I thought it was delicious but unfortunately, after still recovering from the flu, I didn't have much of an appetite but got enough to know it was yummy! So glad the boys are usually up for trying new things. It makes life much more fun and adventurous.

End of Year Activities

I can hardly believe that another school year has come and gone and my cute little boys are headed into another fun summer. Lincoln is wrapping up third grade with a recorder concert and a 3rd grade invention project. He did such a great job with both.

Logan got to take graduation pictures and also participated in the annual kindergarten luau party. He was so excited and I was glad that I could share in some of that time with him. Just two and a half days left of school!

Splash Splash

We finally made a decision on a pool company, and a design, and they began digging last week. We have had workers here almost every day. I wanted to complain about the cost of the pool but after seeing all of the work that goes into the construction process, I am a little more understanding. I am trying to take pictures along the way so we can track the progress. We've already bought a few pool toys as we eagerly await the completion of the pool. We hope to be swimming just in time for the July 4th holiday. We'll see if we can stay on schedule!

Happy Mother's Day

Ricky asked me a million times if there was something that I wanted for Mother's Day. I really didn't have anything specific in mind other than I just wanted to sleep in and maybe even have a nap. The boys played in the playroom when they got up so they wouldn't wake me up. Unfortunately, Lincoln woke up sick so Ricky was already tending to him all morning. We didn't make it to church so the boys were sad they couldn't sing to me but we made the most of it. I got to snuggle in bed and watch a chick flick, Ricky made lunch and picked up Pei Wei for dinner. We also got a few things done around the house.  I played games with Logan and Ricky read with Lincoln.  It made for a pretty easy going peaceful Mother's Day. I am so blessed to have my boys in my life. I can't imagine my life without them.

 This is what Logan made me at school. 

 This gave us some great laughs as we read through it. It's too precious to be offended. 

This is a card that Logan made me but he added Lincoln's name to it since Lincoln wasn't feeling well enough to make me a card. 

May Misc.

I feel like this time of year, along with the Christmas season, there are just a million things going on. All of the final school actives, projects, field trips, etc are happening in conjunction with everything else that life normally brings. Here is a quick snapshot of what has happened over the last two weeks. 

 Logan is continuing to learn and study dinosaurs in Kindergarten. 

 Logan was asked to give a talk in primary at church. He did a wonderful job and we so reverent and spoke clearly to deliver his message. 

 Teacher appreciation week was last week. The boys wrote their own cards to their teachers and then we gave them a gift card to a restaurant. I am grateful that they both had a wonderful connection with their teachers this year. 

 I stopped in to have lunch with the boys one day last week. It's always fun to see their smiling faces mid-day and see them interact with their friends.

 Lincoln, Jimmy and Owen

 We rarely sit outside to each but the weather in the evenings has been so beautiful that we couldn't resist. This is at a local Mexican place close to home. 

 Lincoln has a 3rd grade project we've been working on. He had to create a product that he can sell to the sharks (3rd grade teachers) to persuade them to invest. It's based not the Shark Tank show. He developed The Triple Decker  Pencil Box.

Trying to get fresh air in the evenings and enjoy the beautiful evening skies. The boys seem to always be half dressed these days (they insist!) and were playing with bubbles when I took this picture.