End of school stuff

As the school year comes to an end, our elementary school has some fun activities that the girls look forward to every year. A few nights ago, we were privileged to attend the 4th/5th Grade spotlight presentation. Both Charlotte and Jillian were a part of their class "choir." The great thing about this evening's performance was that they started out with two patriotic songs and finished with "Amazing Grace." I was so happy that they allowed these songs in a public school! In this politically correct world, it was surprising. My parents were in town and they were stunned at the quality of the programs. The kids had so many instruments to play...electric guitars, drums, xylophones, to name a few. Our PTA is very active at raising money for the music department which I am so grateful for! Kudos to Mr. Weissbaarth, our music teacher!

Charlotte and Jillian dressed in their nice clothes before the performance.

The second activity that is always so fun is the Jog A Thon. This year, it should have been called the "Sog" A Thon because it was pouring rain and freezing! (It's almost June right?) Anyway, the girls each take turns with their class running around the track. They earn money for each lap that they run.

Mrs. Thompson has had each of my kids in Kindergarten. Each year, she grabs my youngest kid (Allison was just a little baby when she started doing it) and makes sure to take a lap with her. Lydia got her turn this year and had no problem running two laps with "Ally's teacher."

My poor nephews, Drew and Joel, had to endure two hours of watching the girls run in the rain and cold. We broke up the boredom by letting them run in the field and play on the playground. They were also thrilled when Charlotte took her turn to run. She grabbed Drew, threw him on her back and they did a few laps together. He thought it was pretty fun. She did the same with Joel and Lydia.

( Cute picture, except for the bar that is in the way)

Finally, here is the last week of excitement! Enjoy!