Honorary kitchen pic

Apparently I put all the kids to work in the kitchen around 9 months cause I have the same pics of each of them, all around the same age.

Bennett

Cal

Kindergarten Grad

School's out for summer! Cal had his last day of school yesterday & Kindergarten graduation last night. We now officially have a 1st grader. My heart is so full from this year. It's been wonderful... watching this boy grow & learn. He's reading, so good at math, learning Spanish, growing spiritually, has great little friendship, etc. And I'm so proud of how well Cal has handled everything that's been thrown his way this year, a new sister at the begging of school year and Bennett's illness mid-year. He's taken it all in stride, is such a huge help with his sister and makes my life as his mom so fulfilling

first & last day of Kindergarten

Cal & Uli

last before school pledge of allegiance, prayer & cheer as a kindergartner

here comes the graduate

Cal & Sister Olga 

Cal & Mrs. Stitt (his teacher)

So proud!

My boy received some pretty special awards at the school's end of year award ceremony and I couldn't be more proud of him. It was so awesome proudly seeing him go up in front of the school to collect them.  He received an AR award for his participation in the Advanced Reading program and he was the kindergarten boy selected to receive the Excellence in Music award and Principal's Honor Roll award!

So a trip to Blue Spoon was in order to celebrate.

And the day just kept getting better. He then passed a level in swim lesson.

this & that from the iphone

@ Logan's dance recital.

the first of many shopping dates with mom at Bell Square.

hair style courtesy of dad.

trying out her new travel highchair

milkshake date

then to off to the park to play.

school field day + swim lessons = a very tired boy who fell asleep at dinner

Bennett at a buddies bday party at the fire station.