Last Day of School

Luke First and Last Days of Kindergarten

Jack First and Last Days of Second Grade

First Day of School 

Last Day of School 

Bus Stop on the First Day of School 

Bus Stop Friends on the Last Day of School

Miss Tammi's sign in her bus window cracked all the parents up on the last day of school.

The parents and older siblings on our street greeted the kids with Silly String and a water gun fight when they got off the bus on the last day. It was so much fun although there were a few kids (Luke and a couple others) who were less than thrilled because they were bringing home all of their treasures from school. I love our neighbors. They've become very good friends in only a short while.

Kindergarten Celebration

Luke's ice cream social and kindergarten celebration was earlier this week. I couldn't have asked for a better fit for Luke's kindergarten teacher than Mrs. McGaughey. She appreciates his sense of humor and loves him. Luke won some academic awards which I'm so proud of him for, but this mama's eyes were overflowing when I found out he won the boy's citizenship/friendship award for his class.

Luke's Bascomb Banner

Luke's 2017-2018 Awards

Paradise Island

John and I got to go to the Bahamas on our first vacation without kids. It was a working vacation for John, but napping during his meetings didn't bother me one bit. The view from our room was beautiful. The resort is gorgeous. I learned to snorkel. The pina coladas are good. And I didn't have to worry about the kids at all because Grandma was in charge. Thank you, Jane! 

Meet Hattie

It took seven months after we lost Winston for us to feel like we were ready for another dog. Meet Hattie, our Airedale Terrier puppy. We drove up to northern Virginia over the weekend to pick her up. She was worth the trip. 

Dreidel

Why heart raced all day on Sunday, and my palms sweated profusely. You would think I was getting ready for my violin recital debut, but in actuality it was Jack's first performance. He seemed rather unaffected by the whole thing, and played Dreidel beautifully. 

I can still remember my first piano recital. I was a couple of years older than Jack and a lot more nervous. I played a cowboy song that I can still hum and could probably still play if I needed to. I hope that Dreidel is as fond of a memory for Jack one day.