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Friday, June 20, 2008

Checking in...

A long wordy update as to what we've been doing is in order...........................but until then, here are a few pics :-)

Me fooling around taking pictures of myself after I put on makeup. I've actually had time to do that here! I might just have to keep it up when I get back. You wouldn't believe the attention I got from the girls last night just from putting on some makeup. They both told me I was pretty, were competing to do things for me like get me water, and also competing to sit on my lap and then they'd both just look at me adoringly. It started to make me feel a little weird getting so much attention, so just as an excuse to get away for a sec I told them I had to go to the bathroom (this apartment doesn't have many rooms to escape to). Colette jumps up and says "I'll go get the toilet ready for you!" and runs and puts the toilet seat up!

So we went to the beach for the first time today. We'd been going to the pool up until now. I wasn't really sure where to go until now, so that's why we hadn't been yet. But I met a woman at the pool the other day who is super nice and loves kids and the kids love her. She has two sons, but they were both at summer school this morning (by choice), so she came with me and the kids to the beach and showed me where to go. She's so good with kids, look at the magic she worked with Edward!

Colette liked the sand and preferred to stay close, which was more than fine by me!


And Adrienne loved splashing around in the surf! She's the one in the very middle of the picture bending over.

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Kindergarten GRADUATION!

Adrienne is graduating from Kindergarten! This year has flown by and very soon I'll have a 1st grader! It doesn't seem possible.

Today her teacher had a celebration for the class. I took some pictures to show Mike. When I first got there, Adrienne made a dash for the cake, it seems as though the kids had to wait for their parent to show up to get their cake.

Adrienne and Colette

Adrienne and her best friend Annelisa.


You can't tell from this picture, but she was jumping up and down clapping when the teacher gave Jay his certificate (Jay's her "boyfriend").



Here's the teacher giving Adrienne her certificate.

I just missed the shot where you can see the certificate in her teacher's hand:

But here's Adrienne holding it:

The teacher said something about each child when she gave them their certificate. On the back of Adrienne's there was a note that said: "Dear Adrienne, It has been such a pleasure having you in my classroom this year. I will always remember you as the quiet, little girl who was such a delight to have in the classroom. You have worked really hard this year and have done a wonderful job learning everything that you need to know to get ready for first grade. Congratulations! I'll miss you next year. Come back and visit me! Love, Mrs. Horton" (Quiet! Pshaw!)

Adrienne said it was the "best day of her life".


There was also a school BBQ afterward, but I forgot to take pictures. It wasn't anything special though. Basically like eating in a cafeteria, only it was in an undercover area on the playground.