End of school, 2017

Where is the time going?!?! The kids are officially done with school and are ready for summer break. Maya finished 4th grade and "graduated" from elementary school, she will be at the upper elem. school in the fall. She is half excited and half anxious -- the school is really big and houses a lot more students. I'm excited for her! She's growing up to be a beautiful, funny, creative, and talented young lady. She had some great friends at Kennedy this year and, thankfully, they will all be going to the same school come fall. It was nice to have my parents in town for her little graduation today.

Josh is officially a 3rd grader! He's looking forward to going to school with Cora in the fall and playing soccer with his buddies. He has grown a lot this school year and made a few good friends, but he had no problem saying goodbye as he is ready for long, lazy summer days.

COCO! She is now a Kindergartner and I just can't believe it. Her preschool teacher told me that over the last few months Cora has really come out of her shell and she enjoyed watching her participate in circle time and answer questions. Her best friends were Lucas, Kameron, and Davey (she said the girls were all mean :) and they loved playing cars and a game they made up at recess called, "Toaster Dogs". Apparently it's like tag and you make toast for the other players?? Anyway, she's such a cutie and is so, so polite. She always says please and thank you and really considers everyone else's feelings. She will be 5 in July and will be in school full time in the fall. Hard to imagine! I'll miss having my little buddy with me during the day. She had Kindergarten Roundup at the beginning of the month and got to see the classrooms and meet the teachers, but we already know she got Mrs. Sayen - the teacher both Maya and Josh had for Kinder. We love her and how personable she is! Every time she sees Cora she gives her a big hug and genuinely cares about her students. If my baby has to be gone all day then I'm glad she's with her! (Top pics are from roundup, bottom are from prek graduation) At her graduation she had to stand up in front of everyone to receive her certificate and Mrs. Stickler read some of Cora's answers to questions they asked her:
Favorite Food: Grapes
Favorite thing to do at school: Play Cars
When she grows up she wants to: Be a princess who goes shopping (ha!!)

Looking forward to a CRAZY, long Michigan summer!