Wordless Wednesday - Band Banquet

Pre-K Graduation

Has it really been an entire school year? Has it really been almost 5 years since she came into this world?
The pre-K graduation at Laney's school included a short play - "Chicken Little". Each child had a costume and memorized their lines. Elena was a bee who warned the animals that Foxy Loxy's short cut was a trap. Then they demonstrated what they have learned this year - the pledge, alphabet, days of the week, yoga, Spanish, and songs from chapel and music.

Elena marching down the aisle to be given her "diploma". They got blank rolled papers. We got certificates later.

With her teacher: Ms. Amber

Nearly Wordless Wednesday

Her geranium - she planted it, tended it and it bloomed. Then the heat got it.

Gymnastics + Prom =

One exciting Saturday.

We started with Laney's gymnastics demo. She takes gymnastics at school and after a school year worth of lessons, they performed one Saturday morning and showed us how they salute and tumble and jump
Her somersalt

Then we came home and began the prom preparations. I sprung for a professional mani/pedi. Then my mom helped Kathryn do her hair. Her date picked her up at 4:30 to get pictures taken by his mom, meet the limo and then off to a night of dinner, dancing and bowling! What can I say, the girl likes to bowl.

Nearly Wordless Wednesday

He helped Daddy fix the table

We heart Moms!

We spent Mother's Day weekend with my grandmother and my parents. Grandmama had such a good time watching the kids play and holding Alex (when he would allow it).

Hoppin' to

This year's Easter was particulary special - Elena was taking communion, Alex figured out the egg hunt (and the candy inside), and we had friends join us at church and for Easter lunch.
The kids with Mama Janie at church

Kathryn flowers the cross

Alex is looking for eggs - and better yet chocolate!

Elena hunts eggs. For our first hunt at the new house, we divided the back yard into 3 zones: Easy (Alex), Medium (Elena), and Hard (Kathryn).