Last Day of School!

Walter and Jem had their last day of school last week (it was actually a half day). They had award ceremonies and I was able to go. Jem received Good Citizen Award and Academic Excellence Award. Walter got A Honor roll and Good citizen. I am very proud of both of them Walter has always done well in school. He loves school. I was worried at how well Jem would do in school (because he could never sit still for very long, etc) but he did great. He never got in trouble and always listened (I wish I could say he was always like that at home). He doesn't love school like Walter does, but he liked it (he thought it was too long). I am excited for the summer. I love having them home all the time. We are going to have a lot of fun over break.

Rilla!

Rilla is such a sweet little girl. She loves reading books together and by herself. I love listening to her "read" a book to herself. Here is a picture of her after she fell asleep reading a book. She loves Princess, Dora, and learning books. Anything pink or purple is good, too.

Sock Hop!

Two weekends ago we had a Sock Hop at church. It was fun planning and setting up for it. I dressed the boys in jeans and white teachers and slicked back their hair. Diana, Rilla, and I wore skirts and colorful shirts. We had such a great time dancing to 50's music and playing games. Walter won the hula hoop contest. He is pretty good. The only drawback was that was the weekend that we had all the rain which caused the flooding in middle Tennessee. It literally rained all weekend. Poured would be a more accurate term. We luckily weren't directly affected by the flooding since we are a higher elevation, but we saw small ponds of flooding in our surrounding neighborhoods. Nashville was hit hard and downtown Clarksville by the river was flooded and bridges and roads around them were also flooded. Because of this the whole school district was closed for the entire week. It was a lot of fun having the kids home all week despite the circumstances.

Walter's Field trip!

Last Friday I was able to go with Walter on his school field trip. I went with Jem last Fall on his field trip. Jem went to a Pumpkin farm and Walter's was also a farm, just a different one. Their were two Indian mounds at the new one. I had a lot of fun. I even enjoyed riding on the bus (several Mom's couldn't handle the noise). I can zone out noise very easily. Plus, riding the bus means I didn't have to drive, which I don't really like doing. I especially enjoyed spending the time with Walter. It isn't often that I get just one on one time with him. They had a fun tube slide and a hay hill to play on (when they had free time before lunch). The hay ride was my favorite. Feeding the animals was Walter's favorite part.

Fine Arts Night!

We had a Fine Arts Night at Walter's and Jem's school on Thursday. It was a lot of fun going to their school. The grades each sang a song (was optional so Jem did not go up and sing). Walter sang with his grade.

After the singing we visited their hallways to see their artwork. Walter's theme was Australia and Jem's was Asia. I took pictures of them with their teachers, unfortunately Jemls picture turned out blurry.







Rilla and Shirley loved it. They love going to Walter and Jem's school. Shirley especially liked the water fountain that was low enough for him to drink out of by himself.