A Year Smarter

Another great school year come and gone. It was the first year that all my kids attended a school of some sorts, leaving me all by my lonesome for a few mornings each week (something I never did get used to all year long). Jaxton had Ms. Kirby for first grade. He learned tons, but the end of school couldn't come any quicker for him.

The highlight of his year was being given the very first Terrific Kid award for his class and also having his artwork showcased and awarded.

Just like the other boys, Beckam had Ms. Andrews for PreK. The woman is a saint. She's done this job for over 30 years and she's darn good at what she does. He also saw Ms. Bundrick for a half hour each week for speech and she was awesome as well.

My favorite teacher of the year was Mac's teacher, Ms. Parker. I could sit in her classroom all day long listening to her teach and learn so much. No wonder Mac sobbed for an hour straight after I picked him up on his last day of school.

Mac loved all things basketball. He wrote about basketball, he read about basketball, he talked about basketball and he played LOTS of basketball. His highlight of the year was on field day when he scored the winning run in kickball and his class chanted, "M-AC! M-AC! M-AC!"

Jilli had Ms. Patti for preschool and loved everything about her. She did great in school, despite her being the youngest and can hardly wait to go back again.

And what is the last day of school without a little surprise to make it an even better day!

Happy Summer! Looking forward to next year!