Moving On

We are in the midst of a transition summer around here. Our activities are winding down for the school year, and we're moving on to a new house and all the new events that are to come.
This was our last week for all of the girls' activities. This was Ashlyn's last year to be home full time with me, and so she was able to participate in a few little groups. Here she is with Austin and Alex at a playgroup at the Gym Nest (taken back in October). She had tons of fun and was able to burn off some of the abundance of energy that she has! Both she and Jaclyn will be able to take a gymnastics class this summer, and I know they'll both love that.

Ashlyn was also able to take a Kindermusic class this past year. It is such a fun class that fuels their imaginations. Jaclyn got lucky and was allowed to "help" in the class too, so that was fun for her. Here are both of the girls with their favorite teacher, Miss Becky. Oh, and yes, it was pajama day (at the request of my daughters).

And, Jaclyn had her last day of school yesterday. It was fun, but kinda sad to think about her being a big first-grader! Here are both of the Kindergarten classes at Heritage:


Jaclyn had the privilege of being the "helper" on the last day of school, and she wanted me to watch her at calendar time, so the other girls and I went to spend the last morning with her. Who wouldn't love being the helper when you get to use that cool, little pointer!

Ashlyn got to experience school a little bit too. (Can you find her in the crowd?)


And, of course, the baby was the main attraction in the Kindergarten class. The kids had fun playing with her.


And, the main event of the morning was the talent show! Jaclyn came home one day begging me to let her do a cheer for the talent show. So, I asked our friend, Shanna (who is one of the cheerleaders at Heritage), to teach the girls a cheer. The girls were very cute, and had so much fun doing it. They were able to practice in front of their whole class, and I've heard reports that a lot of the other kids in that class were practicing the cheer as well. It was all pretty cute and SUCH A BIG DEAL!
Here are the little cheerleaders: Lexi, Jaclyn and Marianna




And, Ashlyn wanted so desperately to do it with them! She knew it well, so when it came time for them to do it, Ashlyn was at the back doing it right along with them. And, she did it quite loudly, so the people sitting in front of us we're turning around and watching her. It was very funny and sweet. Here's a video of it, and you can probably hear Ashlyn better than the girls up front.

Ahhhh, good memories.

So, now that all of that is behind us, we are moving on! We close on our new house on Friday!! So, this week we'll have to hit high gear to get everything packed up and cleaned. We have a pretty good start, so hopefully things won't be too crazy.

Another transition that is ahead of us is my return to teaching. God has brought an opportunity my way that will allow me to teach two days a week and be home with Kendall and Ashlyn the remaining three. It will be a great way to ease myself back into working, so I just couldn't pass it up. So, I will be teaching pre-kindergarten on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Heritage. Jaclyn's kindergarten teacher will be my partner, and she will teach Mon, Wed, and Fri. I will be at the school where my kids are (in fact, Ashlyn will be in my class), but yet I will still be at home a lot of the time with Kendall. Hopefully it's a good fit for all of us. I'm excited about it, but anxious too, especially when I think of all I'll need to do this summer in preparation. But, God has brought me this far, so I know He'll work the rest of it out too.

So, I guess I better get to work: packing, or renewing my teaching license, or something!!