Off to 1st grade

Jon Kent,

Last night you graduated from kindergarten.  You were grinning from ear to ear.  You and your whole kindergarten class (about 100 of you) sang songs and danced all around.  My favorite one was the bee song.  "Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz".  Very cute.

You received your certificate of completion for kindergarten, an owl award for learning all your lightening words and a music award (I was especially proud of the music award because I would love for you to grow up and have a love for music).

After the ceremony we took pictures and then went out to eat.  Your choice.  You chose Arby's.  Then we came home and let you and your sister open your graduation gifts.  You got a new DS game while your sister got a new scooter.

I hope you will remember your graduation forever.  I know it's only kindergarten and you will have high school graduation  and then hopefully college, but it's still a big deal.  It means you are learning and growing and living.  It was a big day in my book and one I will remember always.

I love you Jon Kent and I am so very proud of the little boy you are and the big boy you are becoming!

Love,

Momma

Too Cool for Preschool!

Zoey,

Today you "graduated" from preschool.  It's so hard to really believe that a whole year has gone by and you are already through with 4K.  I can't believe next year you will be in kindergarten.

Today you and your class did a cute "Under the Sea Adventures" program.  Y'all were very cute and adorable and you did so well!  I cried, but "shhh!" don't tell anybody.  I was just so, so, so proud of you!  You got several awards.  You got an award for know all your upper and lower cases letters, an award for getting all "S"s throughout the year and you got a ticket to Six Flags for finishing the reading program.  Again, I am just too proud for words.

I just want you to know that you are growing and learning in leaps and bounds and I couldn't ask for a better daughter than you.  I love you so very, very much and I am looking forward to seeing you continue to learn and grow.  I love you with all my heart, baby girl!

Love,

Momma

You and your class

You and Miss Eskierka

You and Miss Pitts

Tie them shoes baby!

Jon Kent and Zoey,


Y'all have both mastered tying your shoes.  Jon Kent, you have been sooo close for so long and finally have put it all together.  And just in time, too.  Not one whole day later, Zoey you learned how to tie your shoe.  You patiently allowed me to show you and then just copied what I did.  Now, Jon Kent.. you had to figure it out on your own.  You would let me show you, but then you would have to do it on your own. You just rather figure things out for yourself. No shame in that!  There were a few times we thought you had it, but that last step of getting that last bunny ear through always got you.  But you didn't give up!  I am so proud of you for sticking with it!  Zoey, once you learned how to tie your shoe you were eager to show your teachers at school and all your friends.  You came running to the car telling me all the friends you had helped that day tie their shoes.  My little helper!  I am very proud of you, too!

Yay for my first two babies learning how to tie their shoes!!


Love,

Momma