Last day of Kindergarten...sniff...sniff

Addyson's last day of Kindergarten was bitter-sweet!  I was soooo proud of her for all that she had accomplished with her first full year of school and then of course sad that our year of half-day school and care-free mornings was over, not to mention that my BABY is now a first grader!  Next, she'll be off to college!  :(  Boo-Hoo!  Addyson did great in Kindergarten.  School is still a breeze for her and I hope it always continues to be that way!  Here is a conversation we had towards the last day of school"

Me:  Addyson, did you learn a lot in Kindergarten this year?
Addyson:  (in a sarcastic 13 year old voice)  Mom, Kindergarten has just been an extension of preschool.  Numbers, letters, sight words.  Yea, I already knew all of that. 
Me:  Well okay miss smarty pants!  Do you wish school was harder?
Addyson:  YES!!!! 

In all reality, I would say that her writing greatly improved during Kindergarten but pretty much most academic stuff she already knew really well, but she for sure did improve in all areas.  She is a great reader and has gotten a lot better at her spelling.  She sounds words out very well and really improved in her math skills.  I hope she will be challenged more in future years, which I am SURE she will! 

Since we were in the afternoon Kindergarten class this year, we got together with her class several times throughout the year for morning play dates, lunch at the park before school, etc.  On the last day of school we all met at a brunch place for the kids to eat before school.  Here is the only pic I got...should have gotten one of all of them!

 Addyson and Ellie walking into school the last day!  It was SUPER windy that day!  If you'll notice....Addyson wanted to wear the same shirt she wore to school on the first day of school! 

Wind blown!

Kate, Ellie and Addyson- last day of Kindergarten

Addyson and her teacher, Mrs. Price.  We LOVED her.  Such a sweet lady! 

Out of order, but Addyson on the first day of Kindergarten.  She still has lots of teeth here!  I also love the way Ben is looking up at her in this picture.  He loves her so much!

Walking into school first day of Kindergarten!

After school that day we got ice cream and went to Chuck E Cheese.  Lots Overkill  of celebrations!

I also started bought the Dr. Seuss book, "Oh the Places You'll Go" book and had her teacher sign it.  I'll have each teacher sign it and give it to her at her HS Graduation.  

Addyson has lost 8 teeth as of May or so (can't remember when she lost her last one) which is BY FAR the most out of any Kindergartner.  The majority of the kids have lost one tooth or none and a few have lost 2 or 3.  8?????  I can't explain it!  The Dentist said kids lose them at different times and that it is not unusual one way or the other.  She just looks so old and grown up with permanent teeth in!  

Another thing about Addyson that I never really thought of is really how advanced she is in all areas, not just school.  She has been riding her bike without training wheels since she was 4, swimming without a floatie for 2 years and things like that.  Most other kids her age (up here) are not doing those things (some are, but not all). I don't know if we just started those things with her early (which is possible) or what, but she has been doing most things like that for a while now. 


We are so proud of our Addyson Tate and love her to pieces!  Now, on to enjoying our fun summer!! 

Memorial Day visit!

By Memorial Day this year it had FINALLY warmed up a little.  Long-timers up here say this was the coldest spring and winter since 1915 or 1950.  I can't remember what the person said!  Ha!  Either way- it was a cold one!  By the end of May all my flowers had started to bloom and things were looking spring like! 

These turned out to be beautiful pink peonies! 

This year my sister, LeeAnn, her husband Stewart and their 2 kids, Hallie and Lauren, all visited us for Memorial Day.  It was the first time they were able to come visit since we have moved here so I was super excited for them to come up!  The night before they got here, Addyson had her first trampoline accident (of course) and bonked her tooth really bad into the neighbor girls head.  Ouch.  This put a little damper on trampoline activity for the weekend because I was paranoid she would hit it again and injure it further.  We took her in to the dentist on Tuesday and it ended up healing itself just fine.  Thank goodness because it was a permanent tooth!  That stresses me out!! 

The McKinney's got here LATE Friday night (about 12:30) and so the kids were excited to see each other on Saturday morning! 

Playing on the swings.  You can see how green it is here! 

Sweet little cousins!  Minus Lauren!

On Saturday evening our neighborhood had a summer kick-off party.  We had a fun time swimming!

Well, Lauren wasn't really having it here!  I think the water was a bit cold for her! 

Love this picture of Ben telling Lauren something important!

These girls swam all day!

Sunday the guys went fishing and LeeAnn and I took the girls to DeAnna Rose.  We had a fun morning there! 

We had a fun weekend.  The only bad part was that they had to leave so soon!  I hope they will come back and visit again soon.  Oh, and notice I did not get ONE picture of me and my sister together.  :(