End of school year

Becca loves reading and has really taken off with it. She earned a free ticket to the Nashville Sounds baseball game so we all went to enjoy the game and asked some friends to come along. The kids rode to the game with our friends and back home...we really have good friends that were willing to tote our kids along.

Becca was really looking forward to the end of school. She did have a great year and learned a lot. It's amazing how quickly they learn at this age. She can now read on a 2nd to 3rd grade level, ride a bike without training wheels, add and subtract, and other things. She wrote something about first grade and said she looked forward to making new friends...something I couldn't imagine her saying just a couple of years ago because she seemed so shy. A week before school was out, I went with her class to the Nasvhille zoo. Because it takes about an hour to drive there and an hour to drive back, plus waiting on buses, etc. the kids only have about an hour an a half to see the zoo. I only had to keep up with Becca and one other little girl. It wasn't terribly hot and we had a good time.

Double billed bird? Looking in a meerkat habitat

Our church had an awards ceremony for Awana, children's choir and mission friends. This was really neat for the kids and for us parents. I didn't get to see a graduation, awards ceremony or anything for the end of the year for Becca. Awana usually runs during the school year (August through May); our church did not start until January however so we only had half a year. In Sparks, which is K-2, the kids typically do 1 book per year. There were only a few who finished their book, including Becca. We were very proud of her, she memorized many bible verses, books of the New Testament, and many other activities. She was also involved in choir who sung 3 songs and Mission Friends. Barrett was involved in Puggles in Awana and Mission Friends.

Becca is not shy in the right surroundings. The pastor asked a few kids to help sing the Awana songs and lead the pledges. Becca thought the microphone was for her so he had to move on down the line so she didn't "hog" it. Barrett has his moments but rarely is shy. The teachers asked if the parents wanted to bring their younger ones on stage. I started to get up and he just ran up on stage, looked around, waved and yelled "hi" at the audience.