Zoo

One of my best friends came in from out of town with her 2 kids and we went to the zoo. It is always a hit with the kids.

It is a lot of fun because Regina's kids Elizabeth and Zachary are almost the exact ages of my kids so they have a lot of fun.


There is a jeep where the front half is for the kids to play in, then there is a thick glass window and the back half is for the leopard to play in. You are really close!


I love that the giraffe viewing area puts you at their face level. They are so fascinating.

At the end of every zoo trip the kids hope to be rewarded with a carousel ride.

Pre-K Graduation

We had a sweet little class performance and graduation ceremony for Katherine's Pre-K. Her class had 16 students. They sang about 8 songs. It was so cute.

Each student's name was called and they went to get a certificate and necklace from their teachers.

Katherine is pretty proud of her certificate!

We went back to the class where each student received their yearbook. The teachers collect pictures throughout the year and put them in a book.
There was a raffle to win the class quilt and we won!

First and Last

Well, another year of school is over. This year Caroline was in the Young Two's class and Katherine was in Pre-K. We have loved our little school. The teachers are wonderful and we have made so many great friends. I can't believe that Katherine has "graduated" from preschool and will be off to Kindergarten in the Fall. I am glad we still have 2 more years at our school with Caroline.

The First Day of School

The Last Day of School

Dance Recital

Katherine loves taking dance. This year she took a combo ballet and tap class with one of her best friends. She loves to perform and could not wait for the recital. Her dance was tap and they were to wear their hair in curly ponytails. So, that meant we got to put her hair in sponge curlers for the first time. Of course, if Katherine gets curlers, so does Caroline. They were so excited.

The result of curlers was a Shirley Temple look. It stayed all day.
At the dress rehearsal Katherine was the furthest one from the teacher so she was not always doing the correct move at the correct time but she had a constant large smile on her face. She said it was so much fun to be on stage and dance.



On the night of the rehearsal she was moved to the center of the stage (2nd from right in these pictures). She did better at doing the correct steps and had just as large of a smile.



The girl next to her got bored with the recital (it was over 4 minute long) and so she started doing her own dance. I love preschool recitals. They are so funny.
After the recital we gave her flowers. She acted shocked and excited. It as so cute.

She and her friend Emma were so proud.




Nana and Pops.