Awards Ceremony

The end of the school year is upon us and so are the awards from the year. Isabelle almost got perfect attendance, but she missed one day in the fall because she had a fever. I felt so bad for her, because she was so close. Only one kid in her class made that as an accomplishment.
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Isabelle did pretty good herself otherwise for her school awards. Here is her list:


* Exemplary Honor Roll

* Commitment, dedication and performance in Spanish

* American Citizenship

* Outstanding Girl in Technology

* Artist of the Month Facts

* Composer of the Month Facts
(she worked really hard each month to research and write down facts about different artists and composers for the school year. She even turned in all of her work on time and each month.)

* Six Flags Reading Award - (she earned a free ticket for pleasure reading)

* Dove Award - a special award her teacher created because she was always helping to resolve conflict before it reached the teachers desk. Each kid received a special "candy" award and this was Isabelle's.




I am so proud of Isabelle and all of her accomplishments this year. I can hardly believe that next year she will be in Second (2nd) grade. Where does the time go. I'm sure that next year will bring more achievements and more greatness from this wonderful kid. But for now I am going to enjoy her this summer and see how much she grows over the summer. We have some fun things in store that I think she will enjoy a lot

I do actually have other children, I know it’s hard to believe but I do. Who would have thought right? Just kidding, Isabelle has just been busy with lots of end of the year stuff, and the boys are just hanging out. But one exciting thing this month, Decllan turned 9 months old. How cool right? We keep getting close to a year and then he will just keep on getting bigger, and more active. Right now this kid is all over the place, crawling, climbing the stairs and trying to keep up with those big kids. Some days it seems hard to believe that so much time has already come and gone from his little life, but then I think there is so much more fun stuff to come.



Of course this kid would not hold still for pictures, and kept putting things in his mouth but hey, he is still super cute acting like himself. Who would want it any other way? I’m not sure what I would do with a kid that did not move around as much as mine do. I can hardly wait every day to see what new things he will discover. He still wins over groups of people with his ready smile, and always is ready to give you a hug.

After two years of being a Dasiy Girl Scout, Isabelle is on her way to being a Brownie. I can hardly believe it. I'm so proud of her and I know she is having lots of fun in her Girl Scout troop. Her leaders did a great job of creating a very cute bridging ceremony for the girls, and now they are brownies. I am also so excited for Isabelle since this year she will get a chance to go to sleep away camp for Girl Scouts. I have really great memories from camp, and I hope that she has as much as I did. Some days I can hardly believe that my baby girl is growing up so fast.

After a full school year of learning to play the Viola, Isabelle and her classmates have thier recital. So sweet to watch these kids come together and play their songs and solos. I will not miss the early Monday mornings but I know that Isabelle will miss her teacher. She had a great time learning from Ms. Blair. I was so proud of her to take on this challenge and do well. I know she can set her sights on whatever she chooses to accomplish. I forgot to bring my camera so we have to deal with crummy phone pics. At least it's something.