Let's Get The Summer Started!!!

Adilyn's last day of school was today, and she had a little end of the year party at school. They made little bookworm crafts and had some pudding. Then, when everyone was just standing around talking some of the girls decided to make a "cha cha" train. They danced around the classroom and danced in a train. It was so cute! Adilyn had such a great Kindergarten year! She learned so much, and most importantly in my mind, she learned to love school. I hope the love of school and the love of learning stay with her forever!
After the party, we had the Hrobars over for some pizza and ice cream to get the summer started off right. What a fun day!!!

Adilyn turns 6!

We had a very fun birthday celebration with Adilyn at Fuddruckers with the Hrobars. She was very upset that her birthday party was not going to be until late in June this year, so we decided to have a little birthday party on her actual birthday. Of course, she chose Fuddruckers for her birthday dinner. They have outside eating with a sandbox, so we love it too! They play, eat, and play some more! I couldn't go to lunch with her because they had something at the school, but Kacy and I were ready with her favorite cupcakes when she got home. Her presents were a Hello Kitty CD player/radio, a Justin Beiber CD, and a Fresh Beat Band CD. We have already had multiple dance parties! By the way, I couldn't believe how hard it was to find a CD player. There were plenty of kids iPod holders, but very few CD players. Oh, how times change!

My view of Adilyn at 6...She is much more confident and brave than she used to be. She doesn't like to try too hard to do something. If she isn't good at it the first few times, she gives up and doesn't like to keep trying! Even when she is nervous, she still does whatever she is supposed to do. For example, she was really nervous for her dance recital. Although she had her "nervous" face on for most of the performance, she went out there and did it. She seems to change friends a lot, which makes me think that she plays with lots of people fairly easily. She loves to sing and dance. I can envision many "made up" dance performances in our future. She loved school, and she does really well in class. I love her so much, and although I can't believe she is already 6, it doesn't make me sad because I absolutely love watching her learn and grow into an amazing girl.

Questions for Adilyn:
What is your favorite color? Rainbow
Favorite friend? Skylar
Who would you marry, if you had to get married now? Justin Beiber
What do you want to be when you grow up? Gymnastics girl
Favorite food? Mac and cheese
Favorite place to go? McDonalds
Favorite show? Lalaloopsy
Favorite thing to do at home? Watch tv
What do you love about Kacy? That she is my sister
What do you love about Brooke? That she is my sister
Favorite animal? Giraffe
Favorite thing to do in the car? Watch movies
What are you good at? Reading
What do you want to learn now that you are 6? How to read a chapter book
What was your favorite thing to learn about in school? Reading

Kindergarten Splash Day!

I have loved Adilyn's school this year, but there is one thing that drives me crazy! They never want younger kids to come up to certain activities. For example, at the end of the year parties, no younger siblings are allowed. They had a fun outside splash day last Friday, and nobody was allowed except for the parents that volunteered. I already knew that I couldn't volunteer with younger kids there because I got in trouble for that earlier in the year. That didn't matter, I was going to find a way to get up there and snap a few pictures!
I put Brooke and Kacy in the stroller and I ran up to the school. I mean, every mom runs by their daughter's school with a camera ready, right? I was a little nervous that I was going to get forced out, but I saw her teacher, and I asked her if it was okay to take a few pictures. She said it was, so I did. I didn't stay long, but at least I got to see a bit of it! Cory volunteered, and he was in charge of the water slide, which was everyone's favorite!

Memorial Day Fun

We were lucky enough to be invited out to Navasota with the Hrobars for a fish fry and day of fun. It was a little warm, but fun was still had by all. There was fishing, riding a little 4 wheeler, picking out veggies from the garden, playing in the dirt with trucks, and all kinds of good old fashioned country fun. I love being able to have a place that our "city kids" can go get dirty and have some outside fun!

Mother's Day

I know that a lot of moms like to have Mother's Day be a "day off", but not me. I like to take the time to do something different with the kids. This year we decided to go into Houston to Hermann Park. There are paddleboats to rent, a huge reflection pond, and a train. We had so much fun! It was a beautiful day, and we had a great time exploring. Only Adilyn, Kacy, and I rode the paddleboats, and we got soaked by the fountain! We were paddling right by the huge fountain, but it unexpectedly shifted and completely drenched us. The girls thought it was hilarious! I didn't mind too much, except for the wet crotch :( The girls also loved walking around the Japanese Gardens. We ate lunch there, and then we headed back home. It was a nice, relaxing day with my beautiful family! The best way to celebrate being a mom and by being a mom :)

Gymnastics Showcase

Kacy had her gymnastics showcase today, and it went really well! I knew it was going to be good when she walked out with the other kids and was waving at the crowd with a huge smile on her face. I could tell she was a little nervous at times, but she did all her events perfectly (for her). It was a little chaotic, and every time she was done and did her little "ta-da" move, she was never facing us. I think she kept looking for us, but we kept moving around to get a better view. I just felt bad because I wanted to give her a big smile or thumbs up at least a couple times. Oh well, she seemed completely unfazed by it. She has so much confidence, and I love watching her perform. She was very excited to get her first trophy!

I got super frustrated with the pictures because the are all blurry, but at least I got a few of most of her events. Her favorite event is the bars when she does her "tummy roll", but she was a little too far away for any good pictures of her routine. After the program was over, she ran right over to the bars for a little freestyling :)