End of year pool party

On the last day of school we were invited to a pool party at the neighborhood pool with Avery's friends from school.  It was a fun afternoon of swimming, snacking, and hanging out with friends.  A perfect way to end the school year and kick off the summer!

End of school awards

Both Avery and Kendall received several awards at their end-of-year awards assemblies celebrating and honoring their hard work and good citizenship this school year.  They both received the golden lasso award for All A Honor Roll and the Boots Walk the Line Award for good citizenship.  They also  both received the Hats off Hard Worker Award and Avery received the Lucky Horseshoe Spirit of a Wrangler Award.  Avery was recognized for placing in the district UIL Oral Reading competition and for scoring 100 on the Math STAAR test. I am so proud of them both for working hard at all they do and striving to be good examples at their school!

Kendall receiving her awards from her teacher Mrs. Embry

Kendall with her awards packet

Mrs. Embry's 2nd grade class

Avery being recognized for placing in UIL Oral Reading

Avery receiving her awards from her teacher Mrs. Sprowls

Getting special recognition and hugs from the principal for her score of 100 on the Math STAAR Test

Mrs. Sprowls' 4th grade class

Judson turns 5!

Judson and I celebrated his special day by having lunch at Chick Fil A and going to see the Angry Birds Movie.  It was a fun little celebration!

For his party this year he decided to have it at the big playscape at the NRH campus of The Hills Church.  Last year we did the smaller playscape at the West Campus, which was just perfect for his age then, but he was ready to step it up a notch for the big 5! He chose the Avengers for his theme and had a mixture of school friends and church friends to help him celebrate.  The kids, and especially Judson, ran and played non-stop the entire time, only stopping long enough for cake and presents.  He had an awesome time playing with his friends and receiving some special attention.

Jud and Will

Jud and Fisher

Jud and Kate

Jud and Braxton

Jud and Cora

Jud and Mimi

Avery's Spring Voice Recital

For Avery's Spring Voice Recital she sang "I Want it Now" from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and "Wake" by Hillsong-Young and Free.  She did a great job on both songs, and her performance on "I Want it Now" was the best musical theater piece she has ever done.  It is always so fun to see how her practice and hard work has paid off and to hear how her voice has developed and matured with each semester that goes by.  Way to Go Avery!

Jud's Pre-K Graduation

Instead of participating in the spring show, the Pre-K kids at SCP had a sweet little graduation ceremony just for them and their families. Judson's class sang a precious song called, "More Than Conquerors."  Judson knew all the words and did a great job on all the motions.  The teachers called each student up one by one to give them their certificate and read some things about them including their favorite part of school and what they want to be when they grow up.  Judson said his favorite part was recess and he wants to be a veterinarian when he grows up.  He was all smiles and I could tell he felt very proud and enjoyed the special recognition.  Afterwards, we enjoyed a reception in his classroom with cookies and drinks.  

Right before the Pre-K graduation, we took Jud up to Granger for Kindergarten Round Up.  He got to tour the school, see one of the Kindergarten classrooms, and meet some of the teachers.  The fourth and fifth grade teachers were also doing evaluations on the incoming kindergarteners.  Avery's teacher, Mrs. Sprowls, was in the room where they were doing the evaluations, so she took a few pictures of Jud and sent them to me.