Happy Dad's Day!

Like Father, like Daughter. What more can I say? Happy Father's Day!

It's Showtime!

Last evening we attended Bella's dance recital. Her class performed a tap routine to zipadee doo da, I am so proud of her, she did a really great job. She went on stage second, so it was good that we didn't have to wait long to see her dance. The downside, two and a half hours of watching other peoples kids perform before you can go home. Seriously, it was the same 3 girls in every performance. I mean really, how many classes can one girl actually take at a dance studio? I guess if I was paying that kind of money, I would want to see my child in every routine also, but I am not. So it's really just irritating. The worst part was that during Bella's performance, a family with reserved seating in front of us, decided it was a good time to find their seats. Where has common courtesy gone?
Anyway, regardless of the discomfort that was endured for the remainder of the evening, we would do it all again to see Bella and her 60 seconds of fame!

We made it!

We have officially made it to summer break. Yesterday was the last day of school, and we are all so excited. It was your typical last day of school. You know, cleaning out your desk, saying "goodbye" or "see ya later's" to all your friends and of course teacher gift's. I'm sure most teachers would agree with me when I say this is one of my favorite things about school. This year we came up with some pretty good ideas that I hope the teacher's enjoyed.

For Ethan's teacher, we made a giant thank you card out of candy bars. I love that you can say almost anything with sugar! Miss Stephanie has been a way cool teacher. I like her Witty sense of humor, sarcasm and stress free attitude. She was just what Ethan needed this year to keep school cool. Hopefully cooler than I am, because that sounded really lame!

Madison's teacher was pretty easy to find a gift for this year. This is actually our second year with her, Abbigayle had her as a teacher when she was in Kindergarten as well. It doesn't take long to figure out that Miss Kathy isn't really into the traditional teacher gifts like bubble bath or candy. Not to say she doesn't appreciate them just the same, but I always felt a little awkward giving her cookies for Christmas. This year we gave her a book that my very own Aunt Vel wrote. It's called "Am I so different". It's a poetry book of sorts focusing on children's differences, hence the title! It's not in bookstores yet, but you can still order your own copy at www.velsbooks.com. Was that smooth or what?

It's really not so much about "the gifts", as much as the appreciation I feel towards these teachers. It seems so insignificant in comparison to the time and effort they put into shaping our children. A candy bar or book will never measure up to the difference they make each year, but it's all I could come up with! A big thanks to ALL teachers and we look forward to enjoying our summer break.

Almost there!

School is almost over for the summer. For Abbigayle's teacher, summer started a little sooner. Today was Miss Sarah's last day as Abbi's 2nd grade teacher. Sarah has been so great this year. I am so proud of Abbigayle and all that she has accomplished while in Miss Sarah's crew. They celebrated today as if it were the last day of school. They had their traditional t-shirt signing and they even got to eat lunch in the classroom, how cool is that! It's a bitter-sweet time. It's sad to leave a great teacher, but it's also exciting to see Abbi move forward and anticipate a new beginning as a 3rd grader! We are almost there.