Wrapping Up Another School Year

Another school year has come to a close. Carter officially ended his elementary school career, and Kendall wrapped up a great 2nd grade year.  I was able to help out at their field day, which is always a lot of fun. It was pretty much the only good weather day in a 3-week span of monsoon-like conditions here in the valley.

Last day of school pictures, of course!

First day/last day:

First day/last day

First day/last day:

The 5th grade ceremony was really nice - they had five really great songs to perform, followed by some awards, cake, 5th grade BBQ, etc.

Academically, it was a great year for both kids. Carter is still testing several grade levels ahead, so I'm excited to see how he does in middle school!

Fire!

I've been wanting a fire pit in my backyard since the day we bought the house. Finally made it happen this weekend! We tore down the kids' playset because it just doesn't get used all that often anymore and we wanted to free up some real estate in the backyard. While we are waiting for the new grass to grow in, we set out to find the perfect spot for the fire pit. Many factors went into this, such as slip 'n slide placement during the summer, garden placement, where the dog poo's the most, and of course the pitching area. Couldn't be too close to the house, or under the big tree, etc. We finally settled on a spot off to the side of the patio. This weekend's weather was perfect for our inaugural fire.

 

Eight

This sassy-pants girl turns 8 today. She had one heck of a busy birthday weekend - a softball game (and the win!), followed by not one, but TWO, birthday parties. And a birthday shared with Easter. Needless to say, our weekend has been PACKED.

This girl had quite the seventh trip around the sun. She learned some hard lessons at school with friendships, but she sure worked hard to overcome those. She also really excelled with her school work and has had a great year academically. She has embraced the heck out of softball, which has been everything I wanted it to be.

She's sassy, smart, hilarious, adventurous, and one heck of a firecracker all wrapped up into an itty bitty young lady. I'm so proud of her. Happy Birthday to my girl.

Boom!

This team.......what a dominating performance last night, with an 11-2 win. These girls found their bats early and kept it going the entire game.