Our friends Rebecca Monroe and Adrienne Lane were so kind and hosted a going away party for Hattie. They had Clara, Amelia, Bella and Harper over for a night of pizza, games and crafts. Hattie sure is gonna miss these little friends, but I keep reminding her (and them) we’ll be back to visit. So until next time…
We have the best swim team! These kids are so tight and our coaches are top notch, good people. It was amazingly kind of Coach Christa to host a going away pool party for Kiersten at her house. She had lots of teenage Gators over for swimming and pizza after the last day of school. Nola, Bea, Ariel, Arya, Carter, Kevin, Ryan…the kids had a blast. They put together a photo album for Kiersten and I enjoyed the pictures that Christa was sending me. It’s not goodbye…it’s see you soon!
I can’t believe my love Bug is wrapping up her first year of Jr. High. It’s been so wonderful to see her smile in the hallways everyday. She’s kind, she’s fearless and she’s gonna change the world. She’s got pretty great friends, and they danced their hearts out at the dance tonight. Just a few more days to wrap up the school year!
Hattie had her spring orchestra concert last week. She’s worked so hard at the cello…it’s still a work in progress but she seems to really enjoy it. She was excited that they played a piece from Harry Potter, and even more excited that Gigi made it to her concert!
It’s been a busy weekend full of celebrating. My sweet niece Macy graduated from High School and we were thrilled to help celebrate her and the wonderful young lady she has become. We had a great day with family for Mother’s Day, and of course we sang Happy Birthday to Macy (18) and Leah (15)! I hope they get to celebrate together for a few more years. They’re the sweetest. Cheers to all the moms today. I hope you felt all the love….but mines definitely the best.
These two ladies had their end of the year Band and Orchestra concert on Friday night. They looked beautiful and were rocking their little black dresses! Even more impressive is that they continue to maintain straight A’s in advanced classes and still have time to focus on sports and arts. Mr. Ward always puts together a wonderful show. The Jr High Jazz band was great and I loved that I had a great shot of Bug rocking the bells. Six years later and Leah is still loving the violin and we love to watch her play. Well done, ladies!
Last Night was the Jr High Awards Night. I had the honor of presenting. Kiersten walked away with academic honors in all 4 major academic areas AND Spanish! Well earned for the kid who really struggled adjusting to Jr High after our return from Spain. She worked hard to convince herself that she couldn’t handle the accelerated course load…and then had to rebound and convince herself that she could. Well done, my love Bug.
