Happy Birthday Sweet Girl!

Adrienne's birthday dinner. She requested turkey with all the fixings.

Birthday present JOY.

Trying out some of her new clothes.

Make a wish.

Purple & pink birthday cake. Yum!

Having fun at the Oaklands Mansion

We visited the Oaklands Mansion on the Free Day in May. We got a tour of the house & free lemonade. There were also old fashioned games for the kids to try. They really enjoyed rolling the hoop around & trying to toss & catch the ring (which was like an embroidery hoop). It was fun to watch the kids pretend to be in a different century for awhile.

The busy end of school

It seemed like there was something going on every day at the end of school. It was a very busy time but we had lots of fun!

On field day, the kids got to participate in a variety of indoor & outdoor competitions.

Here's Eli's class getting hosed down after participating in a sponge relay.

Good thing it was a hot day!

There were tug-o-war competitions. Mrs. Wright's class won first place for the 2nd graders (for the 3rd year in a row). Go Eli!!

The championship photo.

They also did cart relay races. It was pretty funny to watch.

Adrienne's class also got in on the tug-o-war action.

You have not heard noisy till you've heard a gym full of kindergartners screaming for the team of their choice. Wow!

...and they all fall down.

My hot sweaty tug-o-war girl.

We parents were recruited to play on teams with the teachers. Adrienne took this action photo for me. Sadly my team lost.

On Awards Night the kids did a great job. Here is Adrienne with her 3 awards she received for: Perfect Attendance, Rockin Reader & Most Outstanding Girl in her class.

Eli also cleaned up with 3 awards for: Citizenship, Art Award for best boy in 2nd grade and Most Outstanding Boy in his class.

Adrienne's teacher celebrated all the summer birthdays in the class with a party. I thought that was a great idea.

Here are the birthday kids with their birthday goodies.

Parents were invited to come if they wanted & so of course we wanted to.

This was the last full day of school for Eli.

The last full day of school for Adrienne.

Adrienne's class got to go to the park & have a pizza party and another award ceremony where everyone gets an award & their scrapbook of photos from the year.

The three best friends...Amber, Adrienne & Abby waiting for the pizza party to begin.

Silly girls Abby & Adrienne.

Adrienne's class waiting for individual awards from the teachers.

Happy girls.

My Mom's in Touch prayer group had an end of school pool party for the kids in our group. We had a pizza taste test for the kids & treats galore.

Having an icy treat at the pool party.

Eli with Mrs. Wright on his last day of 2nd grade as we went to pick up report cards.

Adrienne with Mrs. Lane on the last day of Kindergarten.

Brandon & Esther & Sandy & Shaft come for a visit.

Esther came out to visit for a little while as she & Brandon moved across the country from North Carolina to Texas. Brandon met up with her at our house a few days later & brought the dogs to visit too. This made Adrienne, our resident animal lover, very happy.


Brandon spending some time with his babies.


One last goodbye to the dogs from Adrienne.


Sandy

Shaft

Uncle B with the kids.

The Uncle B & Auntie Esther with the kids

Sisters...way too early in the morning.

Watching them all drive away. :(

Kids & dogs

Adrienne showing the dogs some love!

Eli with Shaft.

Adrienne spending some time with Shaft & Sandy when they came for a visit.