Avery's 5th grade field trip

The fifth graders got to take a special field trip to see Disney's animal documentary, "Born in China," and to Bear Creek Park for a picnic lunch and play time.  The kids each got a kids' movie combo to enjoy during the movie, and then had a fun time eating lunch, hanging out and playing at the park.  Avery spent most of her time at the park playing sand volleyball since she has played on a rec team a few times.  It was a fun and memorable final elementary field trip for her!

Kendall's Board of Trustees' Medal

As the district first place winner of the UIL Ready-Writing competition, Kendall was invited to a special awards ceremony to receive the NISD Board of Trustees' Medal.  She was super excited to receive such special recognition for her achievement and we were very proud parents!

Mother's Day

 To celebrate Mother's Day we met my parents at Olive Garden after church.  We enjoyed a delicious lunch and they surprised me with a very special gift.  They took a ring that my aunt had given to my Nana years ago and had the stones replaced with my kids' birthstones.  I've always wanted some type of ring with my kids' names or birthstones, so I was really excited and very touched by such a special gift.  I know it will always hold sentimental value for me and I will treasure it for years to come.  Later that afternoon Scott and the kids showered me with sweet cards and gifts that made me feel so loved and appreciated.  I'm so thankful for having a partner in parenting like Scott and for the 3 sweet kids that call me Mom.

Avery's music performances

Avery participated in two music performances this month- Kuyanjana at school and her voice recital with Epicenter of the Arts.  She had the opportunity to try out this year for the Granger percussion group called Kuyanjana and she made it into the group.  She enjoyed learning how to play several percussion instruments including xylophone and drums.  One morning before school they set up out front and played music for the students as they entered and then gave a little concert for the parents.  It was such fun, pretty music and was a nice way to start the day.  This month she also had her voice recital with Epicenter for the Arts, where she has been taking lessons this spring.  She sang "When the Lost Get Found" by Britt Nicole. She did an excellent job with both the vocals and her performance, and it was fun to see her growth.