Preschool Graduation 2013

Through the years I have attended two other preschool graduations. First for my little 4 year old Megan:

Then for my 4 year old Jackson:


And now for my 5 year old Sadie:




The decor:



Graduation fans:



Soon it was time for the graduates to make an appearance. Sade walked the entire way like this, looking like she was going to die from embarrassment:



The three classes performed a number of songs:



And they each had a speaking part in the program. Sade was the last speaker and said, "My name is Sadie, S-A-D-I-E. We hope you enjoyed our program. Please enjoy our last song of the evening."



Then it was award time. Mrs. Aubrey said that Sadie is 5 years old going on 30. She also said she is very smart, and then turned to the audience and said, "I don't know where she gets it from." At which time I said,

"She gets it from me!"

Which was hilarious!

But apparently not to ANYONE else, as there was dead silence after my comment!

Not even Eric gave me a courtesy laugh.

 Hmmphh.......

She received the "Care Bear" award for, "Always putting others before herself."




Sade and Mrs. Aubrey:



Sade loved, loved, loved everything about preschool this year. And although she has been battling some anxiety issues concerning socializing, she always wanted to go to preschool, which was great!

A couple more pics of the graduate:



These next 2 are my favorite as they show how exasperated she is with me for taking so many pics:



She entertains me to no end.

See Roos - N - More post below.......

Roos - N - More 2013

Last week Roos - N - More came to pre-school. First the kids visited with a ferret:

I am not particularly a ferret fan.

Then we saw an armadillo, which was neat to see all curled up:



Then it was turtle time. Not really a big thrill for the kids because Mrs. Aubrey already has her own Desert Tortoise, "Dino Mike", that roams the backyard:



Soon it was time for the snakes to make an appearance. This year they brought 2 baby pythons:



All of the kids had an opportunity to hold one if they wished to. When the zoo lady asked Sade if she wanted to hold it, she asked the zoo lady if she could put it around her neck instead.

She's a brave one:






Then it was kangaroo time:



And finally lemur time. She had all of the kids bend over, so the lemur could run across their backs. It was big hit:



It was an enjoyable morning, but couldn't really compare to the visit we had from Roos - N - More last year. To revisit it, click here.

The 200 Club

My little voracious reader Jackson recently became a member of the 200 club! Which means he has earned over 200 A.R. (Accelerated Reader) points.

For his effort he received a trophy:

Plus a certificate:



Earning 200 points is no easy feat. He had to read many, many, many books. Currently he has the second highest number of A.R. points in K-3rd grade. Beaten out only by another boy who has over 350 points and is obviously a superhuman reader. Or an alien. :)

Posing with all of the A.R. medals and dog tags he has earned this year:



I am so proud of Jackson for setting this goal AND achieving it.

Baseball 2013

Jackson and Sadie finished their Spring season of Primary baseball quite a while ago, but I forgot to blog about it!

Being 5, Sade was finally old enough to play. She was excited for every game and couldn't wait to play.

Batting:



After looking through these pictures I have noticed that her eyes are closed every single time she hits the ball. Which probably accounts for the number of times this happened:



More hitting of the ball:



She is a good little base runner:




And an even better fielder:




Plus she's a cutie:



Her team:



With Gina and I as the coaches.

Now Jackson! I know Jackson is my kid, and I tend to think he is perfect, but he really is one good little ball player.

He is a consistent hitter. Never striking out:



A fast runner. Although this picture doesn't necessarily illustrate that:



The look of relief after almost getting out at first base:



And dare I say, an excellent fielder. During this game, I lost track of how many kids he got out at first base:



His team:



I am a never say never type of person, but I truly never want to do Primary sports again. I won't detail the reasons, but it is probably time to move on.

But I certainly could change my mind, as I often do.