Last day of School 2017

Last day 2017

We had our last day of school last Tuesday. The kids had to go a few extra days to make up for all of the snow days that they had this past winter. I am not sure why Meli was acting grumpy in the top picture. She is still learning the concept of time, which is not an easy one to do. That can be very frustrating to her. She was excited for something to happen and she thought it was the day after she was out of school. 

First day 2016

They have grown so much since the first day of this school year. I cannot believe that Meli is no longer a Kindergartner and Colin is now a 4th grader. They had so much growth this year. Meli earned the "Grit" award. Only 5 students in the whole school got it! Colin embraced his challenge for improving his writing and time management. He had so much improvement, but he still needs to work on it this summer. I am the mean mama who is making him write 5 sentences about an educational topic twice a day. He gets to choose the topic from the books I bring home from the library. 

He loves to read, so that is not a hard thing to get him to do. He is definitely earning his game/TV time. 

Colin's first day - Meli being supportive (she started the next day)

It has been so fun to see Meli's outfits throughout the year! What a unique fashion sense she has...

Grumpy Meli  - Last day

Meli - First Day

I am so proud of Meli. She can be a real grumplestiltskin at times, but that probably has a lot to do with her eyes. We have seen a major improvement since she has started wearing glasses. I am excited to see what she brings in 1st grade! Scared and excited!

Colin - Last Day

Colin - First day

Oh, Colin! My sweet first born. We are venturing to new parenting areas. Colin had his first friend with a horrible, fowl mouth. That was fun. I am so glad that Colin is someone who feels compelled to confess things, even when he is not doing anything wrong. Helpful on the parenting side of things. He also tells on himself, even though you can tell he is wishing he would not. I do not think that Meli will have that problem. Oh, boy.

I am excited for the summer and some quality family time.