End of School update

The end of this school year was a milestone for us. We FINALLY graduated from Kindergarten! It only took me five tries, but I did it! I guess technically Wil is the one that graduated and I just got to watch and enjoy and get a little emotional. I love Kindergarten and all but one of my kids had the same teacher. She feels like a good friend as well as a WONDERFUL teacher. She even suggested we have a few more kids, because she has enjoyed them so much!(lucky for all of us-that ain't happ'n!)I was able to go to the Zoo with those kindergartners. Amazingly it didn't rain the whole time we were there. It was a lot of fun. Wil fell sound asleep on the drive home and I had to carry him off the bus because he wouldn't wake up. He is not too sure about starting 1st grade because he will be in the Spanish immersion class. I think it will be a great experience and I think he'll be fine once he gets started. It will be very weird to have all the kids in school all day.
I was able to go with Alex to the Dinosaur Park for his last field trip. It did rain all day there, but we managed to have a good time anyway. He loves trying to figure out how to say all the names of the dinos and learn lots of facts about them. He REALLY wants to have a pet snake. I'm not thinking that will happen. He has found several snakes in the neighborhood and he puts them in a bucket and by morning they are always gone. My heart is never as broken as his!
Emma had a talent show the last week of school so she and her friends came up with a little dance to perform. They practiced about 40 times a week, had costume lists and dress rehearsals even to make sure all went well. It was fun to see them work so hard at something. She also had her piano recital and did really well. She has improved a lot!
Brayden was sad to see the school year end. He really enjoyed his teacher and having other guys to play football with at recess. He is REALLY into football right now. He watches clips from any game and any year any time he can and when he isn't watching it, he's rounding up people to play. He is Anxiously awaiting football season this fall. He is working this summer for my parents as a yard and farm helper. He really enjoys making a little money!
Katelyn was ready for the end of school, but not for the social stuff. She did really well surviving the first year of Junior High. She has made a lot of friends and she got super grades. She tried out for competition dance again and got on the team she wanted! She is SO excited to get to try new things. She is at girls camp right now down in Manti and they are going to the Pageant down there too. She was hoping to have some warm weather there.
For our Family Vacation this year we got season Lagoon passes. I think that it was a good thing for us this year. We'll see what we think when the summer is over.
We are enjoying being on a lazier schedule and playing as much as we want. I've mostly been reading, but plan on tackling a few projects here soon. Lynn has had some time off, so it has been kinda nice just hanging out together. We look forward to many more activities and hopefully many more sunny days too!