End of School

This week has been so hectic. The list of things for teachers to do at the end of school seems to grow each year. So many different things to record and email to various people, such as reports on students' progress throughout the year, specialized plans for students who you think may struggle in the next grade, signed papers for students to attend summer school, etc.

Lou Lou and Bear had their end of kindergarten graduation. They were so surprised and excited to learn that next year they would be first graders. I want to make sure we have a family meeting time to discuss what things we want to FOR SURE do over the summer, so that it doesn't just fly away like time seems to do.

Thursday morning, Birdie was sitting on the floor. She started pulling on my pants leg, looked up at me with her sweet blue eyes, and said, "Mama." This was her first time saying it to me and not just doing her sweet babbling. I need to video her more, and hopefully will get to do that this summer.

Last Thursday night, Jimmy had to go to school so I loaded up everyone else and took a trip to Ya Ya's house. It was the first time that all of the grandchildren had been together and MaJe was there too. We decided to take pictures and lined them up on the couch in birth order: Lou Lou, Bear, Necie, Bug, and Sunshine. We let them take turns holding Birdie and Karate Kid and taking pictures all in between. It took awhile and the two-year olds were getting restless, but it was fun. When we got in the car, Lou Lou said, "Mama, when I saw [Karate Kid], it made me want you to have another baby:)!"