Mother's Day and Last Days of School

Like you, we've had a busy few weeks around here.  We were so happy to have Grammy Pammy and Dale come down for a visit over the Mother's Day weekend.  We had great weather and were able to spend a lot of time outside.  Of course, we made our usual trek over to MCL, which coincidentally or not, is now Kari and Bryce's new favorite restaurant!!

 A day of celebration just wouldn't be complete without a DQ ice cream cake.  Yum!

The next big event was the coveted 10 Pin Challenge won by Kari's class.  This was a reward for her class collecting the most box tops this spring.  10 Pin is a cross between human bowling and dodgeball. Another parent and I made the t-shirts for the kids.  Mrs. Younts' class looked really sharp- and perhaps intimidating- walking out onto the gym floor with matching shirts!

 If you get tagged by a ball you have to sit out until your teammates knock over a pin on the opposing (teacher's) team.

I was fortunate to be able to be in Kari's classroom on the last day of school yesterday.  Another mom and I helped break down the classroom a bit and be a part of some of the wrap up activities and festivities.

 Two of Kari's best friends

 Have you heard of this fantastic book called, "Eats, Shoots and Leaves"?  It's a humorous way to introduce proper comma usage and how commas can affect the context of the sentence.

We could not have asked for a better teacher this year.  Mrs. Younts has a wonderful knack for challenging each student, regardless of their pace.  

Last day of school,

first day of school