End of the Year

Connor and Jaxson were both blessed with GREAT teachers this year.  I could not of been more happy!

Connor was in 4th grade this year and I am blessed to say that he had my best friend as his homeroom teacher.  Debbie is an incredible teacher and I am so happy that he got to experience her love for reading! It just so happens that Debbie and I team teach, so he was also in my class for math and LA.  It was definitely different having my son in class, but it is an experience that I will always treasure. 

I am so proud of the young man he is developing into.  I was pleased several times with the way he handled different situations in class with classmates and making sure that he was nice to kids that not everyone is nice to.  I am very proud to call him my son!

He got several awards but a few of them were A Honor Roll and the Husky Award!

Jaxson was in 1st grade this year and he also had a wonderful teacher, Mrs. D'Alessio.  She was wonderful with him.  She loved him, but she also knew when to lay down the law with him.  He showed tremendous growth this year and I am insanely proud of him. 

God has blessed our family with Hays Elementary.  I love going to work each day, my school, my students, my team, all of the teachers, the principal.  I cannot think of a better place for my kids to go and for me to work!

Jaxson's First Grade Program

If you know my kids, you know that they are all wonderfully different.  While Connor never wants to perform in front of a group or be a part of the performances at school, Jaxson is very different.  The first grade teachers at our school put together a program at the end of the year for the parents.  The kids sing a couple of songs for the parents before awards.

Jaxson was very serious about all this.  He sang his songs all the time and I would find him practicing his moves in the shower.  He was very excited.  Jax was by far the most animated kid up there performing.  I had so many teachers and parents come and tell me how much they enjoyed watching him perform.  It was great!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnSTq-CRqVo&feature=colike

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBi_oU1Whk4&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On-Yn0ZvlEo&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TCYxdOulrQ&feature=relmfu

(Sorry about the links.  I spent 30 minutes trying to upload them from Brock's YouTube account.)  Go watch them.  If you love Jax, they are worth it!

Calendar Girls

This was the day that I had waited for all year. Halle's very first dance recital.  I really thought for a long time (with just 3 boys) that I would not get to do dresses, bows, dance class, etc. When I got the news that I was getting my little girl and not having a 4th boy, I was elated!!! So when I found out that Halle's school offered dance classes, I was very excited and ready to enroll her! Halle looked forward to class each Monday. 

We got her all dressed up and she looked so precious!

 Papa, Nana, Aunt Tracie, Briona, and Charlie even came to see her dance!

So, we wait through 11 dances and it is finally my little girl's big debut.  Unfortunately, the little girl in front of her decided not to dance and to stand right in our line of sight of my little girl...I didn't get to see her dance...at all.  This is what I saw...

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Halle would be the one in green on the second row that you can not see.

Oh well.  She looked great and had a good time! Maybe next time! Love my little girl!