It's so crazy, but summer break is here! It seems like we just started the 2012-2013 school year, but yet we are done. I have one student who is leaving me this year and he is going to be missed greatly.
The graduation ceremony for all of the students is June 1st starting at 10am. I am so excited to see this class of student graduate. There are so many fabulous students that people are going to miss. CONGRATULATIONS to all who are GRADUATING!
Jarred and I started off our summer break going for a date night. My parents have our kids because they kept them for the teacher day that we had to attend. We went off and ate dinner out at Chili's (my first time eating there) and then went to see a movie, The Great Gatsby. It was great to have that time together to enjoy our first day!
Now that summer has begun we have a lot that we would like to do before heading back to school in August. Some of the things we would like to do include taking the kids to the Indianapolis Zoo, Columbian Park Zoo, Children's Museum, Conner Prairie, and possibly going to Chicago for a quick vacation trip. We are also planning on going to Kings Island with my family sometime this summer. That will be interesting and a lot of fun!
I leave on June 24th and will be heading to Italy, France, and Spain for almost three months. I am exciting for this new journey of mine. I have a great group of 6 students that will be going over with me. They are all high school students from around Indiana. We will be meeting up with three other delegations!
Summer has begun and I am ready for everything that is ahead! I am sitting here writing this because of the stupid storm that woke me up at 1:55am! Maybe sleep will come soon. More to come later this summer!
Friday, May 31, 2013
Saturday, May 18, 2013
End of School Year
Oh my! It has been such a long time since I have actually posted a blog that I don't know where to start.
The kids are doing great!
Skyler is getting ready to graduate from the middle school and enter the high school as a freshman next year. He has a lot that he is going to be doing and will hopefully be joining many clubs or some other activities at the high school. He has had straight A's all school year so far and we are hoping that continues with his last report card. The end of the school year is coming!
Kenzi is finishing up her first year in school. As a kindergartener she has learned so much. She started and didn't know how to read and now she reads everything. She is great with sounding out words and spelling new words. She loves school! She also has been doing so much with math. She started multiplying in kindergarten, that is CRAZY!
Devin is ready to start school and will next year. In the last three weeks or so he has lost his front two teeth. He ever pulled them himself, at five that is amazing. Devin loves counting and when asked he says "I can count to 2800 mommy did you know that?" It is so funny. He is also ready for summer vacation and being able to stay home with us.
Landon has been crazy about learning. He has also been a handful because he likes to pick on his brother. Sometimes it is very funny! Landon still says the craziest things and its fun to just sit and listen to him. He will hopefully be starting a developmental preschool as a peer student next year for a half day. He is really looking forward to that possibility.
We have been really busy already because I decided to quite coaching softball and to put my kids in sports. Devin and Kenzi have been lucky enough to join a team here in our town. Devin is on t-ball baseball and Kenzi is on the t-ball softball team. They have games on Saturday's and practices during the week. This keeps us pretty busy, but it is so much fun. Landon was to young to join the baseball/softball teams, but was old enough to be on a soccer team in Frankfort. He usually has games on Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday's. These practices and games for each kid has kept us very busy. The last two weekends each kid has had a game.
Landon's first soccer game! He wasn't so sure about it, but did an okay job.
Kenzi at her first softball game up to bat. She had to use the tee, but she does pretty good.
Devin got to play catcher at his game May 18th. He really liked playing catcher!
Jarred and I are getting ready to end another year of school. The last day is on May 30th and we are ready! The students are ready and are starting to shut down also. I have loved this year, but it has gone way to fast. I have one student graduating and he is going to be missed because he is such a great student. After this school year ends Jarred and I are going to stay home and have some summer fun with the kids.
This summer Skyler will be on the marching band team for the high school and has some band camps he must attend. Kenzi has also decided to go to enrichment summer school and learn about some new things around the same time that Skyler is in marching band. I think both of these will be great activities for the kids to do. I can't wait until Devin and Landon have the same opportunities as the others do.
Recently we have been lucky enough to pay off one school loan finally! That was great and I can't wait until they are all paid off. We are hoping to start building a retaining wall for our patio and will put the patio furniture back on there once that is done. Hopefully it will be done before I leave the country. On June 24th I will be leaving again to travel to Europe with People to People Student Ambassadors as a Leader. I am taking a group of 8 students overseas. We are excited to leave! I don't like to leave the kids so long, but I think it will be great to be in Europe again.
I think I have caught you up and will hopefully continue writing when I remember!
The kids are doing great!
Skyler is getting ready to graduate from the middle school and enter the high school as a freshman next year. He has a lot that he is going to be doing and will hopefully be joining many clubs or some other activities at the high school. He has had straight A's all school year so far and we are hoping that continues with his last report card. The end of the school year is coming!
Kenzi is finishing up her first year in school. As a kindergartener she has learned so much. She started and didn't know how to read and now she reads everything. She is great with sounding out words and spelling new words. She loves school! She also has been doing so much with math. She started multiplying in kindergarten, that is CRAZY!
Devin is ready to start school and will next year. In the last three weeks or so he has lost his front two teeth. He ever pulled them himself, at five that is amazing. Devin loves counting and when asked he says "I can count to 2800 mommy did you know that?" It is so funny. He is also ready for summer vacation and being able to stay home with us.
Landon has been crazy about learning. He has also been a handful because he likes to pick on his brother. Sometimes it is very funny! Landon still says the craziest things and its fun to just sit and listen to him. He will hopefully be starting a developmental preschool as a peer student next year for a half day. He is really looking forward to that possibility.
We have been really busy already because I decided to quite coaching softball and to put my kids in sports. Devin and Kenzi have been lucky enough to join a team here in our town. Devin is on t-ball baseball and Kenzi is on the t-ball softball team. They have games on Saturday's and practices during the week. This keeps us pretty busy, but it is so much fun. Landon was to young to join the baseball/softball teams, but was old enough to be on a soccer team in Frankfort. He usually has games on Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday's. These practices and games for each kid has kept us very busy. The last two weekends each kid has had a game.
Jarred and I are getting ready to end another year of school. The last day is on May 30th and we are ready! The students are ready and are starting to shut down also. I have loved this year, but it has gone way to fast. I have one student graduating and he is going to be missed because he is such a great student. After this school year ends Jarred and I are going to stay home and have some summer fun with the kids.
This summer Skyler will be on the marching band team for the high school and has some band camps he must attend. Kenzi has also decided to go to enrichment summer school and learn about some new things around the same time that Skyler is in marching band. I think both of these will be great activities for the kids to do. I can't wait until Devin and Landon have the same opportunities as the others do.
Recently we have been lucky enough to pay off one school loan finally! That was great and I can't wait until they are all paid off. We are hoping to start building a retaining wall for our patio and will put the patio furniture back on there once that is done. Hopefully it will be done before I leave the country. On June 24th I will be leaving again to travel to Europe with People to People Student Ambassadors as a Leader. I am taking a group of 8 students overseas. We are excited to leave! I don't like to leave the kids so long, but I think it will be great to be in Europe again.
I think I have caught you up and will hopefully continue writing when I remember!
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