Happy Independence Day!

 

From our house to yours.

Happy Birthday, Luci!

We hope this is absolutely the best!

Kindergarten Graduation

Any time children move from one phase to the next there is a milestone.  This year was one for our eldest grandson, Harris.  He finished up Kindergarten and is moving on to 'real' school.  With the closing of schools due to Covid-19, the scheduling situation kind of went out the window.  So, when I got a message that his school was going to hold an outdoor graduation, I cleared my calendar and made plans for a jaunt.  

Another good thing sort of worked out for me, since I was driving a couple of hours over to see the promotion.  The last day of swimming lessons for him and baby sister, Linley, was taking place right before the evening ceremony.  So, I got two special visits for the price of one trip.  I'll post about swimming lessons on another day.

We arrived at the space across from Harris's school in plenty of time for him to don his gown and hat and gather with his classmates and teacher for their formal processional.  We found a central location and set up our folding chairs in ready to take it in.

We posed with the Kindergarten graduate and snapped photos so that we could commemorate the milestone.  Then, he went to join his teacher for the formal certification.

Each child's name was called and he came forward through the curtains to accept a certificate from his teacher.  Then, moved on off to the side to wait for the remainder of his classmates.

Like most graduation ceremonies, it was a hot one for the graduates and the spectators as well.  Somehow we made it through, however.

Staying hydrated helped some of us to keep going through the heat!

Following the ceremony, the graduates turned in their official cap and gown and took turns jumping and bouncing on the blow ups that were assembled.

Then, most of us took a quick stop at the local Dairy Bar to cap off the special event.  We are so proud of our graduate and look forward to the next milestone for celebrating!

Congratulations, Harris! And best wishes for your future!

Abby Lee's Birthday Party

Recently, our youngest grandchild celebrated her first birthday.  We all celebrated her!

There were party hats aplenty and all the children enjoyed wearing them!

These three little monkeys chowed down on burgers, hot dogs, and fixins' but the cake was really the main attraction!

Abby Lee enjoyed her pink, girly cake as well!

She nibbled at it till she had eaten almost an entire large slice!

Then, she got a quick cleanup and tackled her gifts.  Mom gave her a hand to help her get the idea.

Then, maybe it became fighting for her gifts because she seemed to have LOADS of assistance at opening and checking them out!

I think a fun time was had by all and I feel certain she is one little girl who feels surrounded by love!

Luci's Days - A Party!

When Luci was here for her Days recently, she was so excited because she was going to get to attend Abby Lee's birthday party.  She has always loved fun times and playing with Stephen and Bonnie's boys who are close to her in age.  So, to get to go to a party that was hosted at their house was a special treat.

They played with a plethora of toys and all three lined up like little birds on a wire to eat dinner - more about that in another post on another day.  Surprisingly, Luci ate a good dinner and really liked the vegetables more than the usual kid food - hot dogs.  She really loved the pretty, pink, strawberry birthday cake and talked about how it was pretty and tasted, "really good!"

At one point they went outside and played with water balloons and Luci was thrilled that she hit her targets most of the time - "even Mrs. Bonnie!"

When we were on the way back down the hill toward home, Luci let Mike and I know, "That was a really fun birthday party!  I had a great time!  And I think Abby Lee is starting to like me!"