The School Year is Over!

Tuesday was Haleigh's last day of school and today was Annaliese's! It's rather gray and cold outside so it doesn't quite seem like summer, but I am definitely ready to not have to rush out of the house every morning! Both of the girls really like school so we have had to have several discussions about why we don't go to school in the summer and how we are going to fill our time! Annaliese has started making a list of the different activities that we can do over the next few months. 

Last Thursday Haleigh's class had a graduation ceremony and party/potluck. They sang a few songs and we watched a slideshow that the teachers put together of different activities throughout the year. The kids were cute, but I was surprised at how many of them started crying for their parents or ran off the stage! Haleigh just stood there watching the others.

Haleigh, Mallory, Faith, and Cole

Trying to break open the pinata

Annaliese's last day was today and it sounds like they had a party yesterday and today! She also said they spent some time looking at all the cool things they've made this year! One of the families is hosting an end-of-the-year barbecue tonight, so I think it made it easier to leave school today knowing that she would be seeing all of her friends tonight!

Annaliese loved Senorita Rawls...she was an awesome teacher!

We have been so blessed by Evergreen and the teacher's that the girl's have had. It is so nice to know that when they walk through the doors of school, they are walking into classrooms where not only are they being taught regular school topics, they are being taught about God, His creation, His purpose for their lives and who they are as His children; they are being prayed for and learning how to pray for others and love others. Thank you Evergreen for an amazing school year!

Spirit Week!

Last week was Spirit Week at school and each day had a different 'theme' that everyone dressed up for. They didn't have school on Monday for Memorial Day, so the fun started on Tuesday. 

Tuesday was 'Super Hero' day. Annaliese has had pretty minimal exposure to super heros, so I wasn't quite sure what she was going to want to dress up as. Thankfully, all she wanted was a cape. She said 'All super-hero's have capes.' Seems easy enough, except that we don't have any capes in our dress-up bin. And she wanted a 'cape with flowers.' So she looked through my pile of fabric and we sewed together a flower cape! 

Haleigh was struggling to listen and follow directions, so we never came up with a costume for her. She could care less! Plus, very few kids in her class dressed up, so that didn't matter much to her.

Wednesday was 'Future Career Day' and Annaliese decided she wanted to be a nurse. She wore one of my scrub tops and I had a stethoscope for her to use. There were some tears when we got to school and she didn't want anyone to see the stethoscope; she said she was afraid her friends would laugh at her. I'm not quite sure what prompted this, as she said her friends never laugh at her and would probably like her outfit...and indeed, once we made it inside, her friends all liked her outfit and were very concerned about why she was sad. Thankfully, her teacher is great and she turned back into her normal, happy self once the day started. 

Thursday was 'favorite color' day. 

Annaliese in blue and her friend Keziah in pink.

The week ended with 'Clashing Patterns' day on Friday. I'm pretty sure any of Annaliese's outfits from the week (or most days, really) would have worked, but we ended up with stripes and polka dots. 

May

Once again, I sit here thinking that I should blog a few more times during the month instead of waiting until the end to flip through all the pictures! May has been pretty ordinary, as far as our schedule went. We did our normal school/work routines and tried to fit in a few fun activities in between!

Bath Time!

Fun at Star Park

Haleigh spends hours and hours creating things with the magnet tiles!

Annaliese got this dinosaur from church...it's supposed to grow
600x bigger than it currently is...they are watching it grow:)

Trying to find the best coloring book at the dollar store...spending money from the tooth fairy!

Semiahmoo Park

Looks like May was filled with lots of visits to the park, playing outside in our own amazing backyard, and taking selfies! These little ladies love having their picture taken! We are eagerly waiting for the day Lydia decides to walk...it will make playing outside so much nicer!