Another School Year has Come and Gone....

It's hard to believe that another school year has come and gone! Christopher is now a Fifth Grader and Anneli is now a second grader.  Where does the time go!?! 

Christopher and Anneli both had a great year!  They both got an award today during the school awards ceremony for being the Most Consistent students in their classes!  Way to go Christopher & Anneli!!!!  We are so very proud of both of you!!  Keep up the great work! 

Christopher had fun reading, writing, learning about National Parks, and even doing MATH!  Thanks Ms. Zajaczkowski!!  Anneli had fun reading, writing, doing math, and singing in her class!  Thanks Mrs. Olson-Bartley! 

It was a great year, but we are ready for Summer Vacation!!!!  Woohoo!!!!

First Day of School 2011!

Schools all around us were canceling due to flooding and no power, but not our school system!! WOOHOO! We were happy to go back to school. It's always nice to have summer vacation, but it is always nice to get back into our routine again!

It's hard to believe that Christopher is going into FOURTH GRADE and Anneli is going to be all day in FIRST GRADE! Where does the time go?!?

I can't think of a better way to be welcomed back to school--two good friends getting a BIG welcome back hug from our good friend and school mascot Lindy the Dolphin! Lindy Cares!! :)
Christopher and Anneli both got great teachers, as always. I think it's impossible to get a bad teacher at Linden, they are all awesome!! :)

They are so grown up....

Here's our Principal, Mrs. Greenbacker. She retired in June but is still with us until a replacement is found.
Even though she already knew the teacher and is very comfortable in the school, she was horrified at the thought of being at school for almost 7 hours!! UGH!

Even with that face, they both had a great day at school! :)

Kindergarten Trip to Dairy Queen!!

YUMMMMM YUMMMMM YUMMMMMMY!

Today it was pretty HOT! Anneli's Kindergarten class was scheduled to go on a Spring Walk and a trip to one of our favorites---Dairy Queen!! :) It was too hot for the spring walk, so we just walked straight to Dairy Queen and enjoyed a super yummy dish of ice cream!!! Everyone had a super time---even if it was hot and sunny!

Field Day!

Today was Field Day for grades 1-5 at our Elementary School. Since Kindergarten had field day on Friday and there was no blow up slide, they get to come out and slide on the slide provided by PTO and also participate in the Annual Class Tug of War Competition! It was a great day!

Anneli's Kindergarten Class playing Tug-o-War. For the first time in forever, Mrs. Hoopers class actually won! Way to go guys!!!

Christopher's class playing Tug-o-War...I was there too! I was caught helping kids off the slide, with my own camera!! :)

Anneli waiting patiently with her friends for their turn to slide down the big bouncy slide!

Some random field day activities...

Even Memere was there helping her Kindergarten friends!

Field Day always means summer vacation is just around the corner...

Kindergarten Three Piggy Opera!

Today, Anneli's Kindergarten class performed the Three Piggy Opera at school. Meme was there and Aunt Valerie, Pepe, Daddy and even Christopher came to watch! I was lucky enough to be on stage with the kids playing the piano for them! Those "Three Piggy Opera" songs have been in my head for WEEKS!! :) Anneli and her friends did a super job!

Anneli's Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Hooper, is retiring this year, after 33 years of teaching. Anneli surprised her and sang her a song, "American Tears" after the 3 Piggy Opera performance. Anneli learned the song a bit in class with Mrs. Hooper. She did a GREAT job and we were so proud of her getting up in front of all the parents that were there.

Way to go Anneli!

The first picture below is of Anneli singing during the morning performance. She is in afternoon kindergarten, but when your mom plays the piano for both sessions of Kindergarten, you have to sing in both performances---whether you like it or not! :)

The rest of the pictures are of the afternoon Kindergarten performance...

This is Anneli getting ready to sing her solo, "American Tears"...See Memere in the back?? She's a K-PM Para! :)
Anneli getting a hug from her awesome Kindergarten teacher and dear friend, Mrs. Hooper!

Great Job, Anneli!

Jump'n Jammin' LSS Relay for Life Fundraiser FUN!

This evening Christopher, Anneli and I went to Jump 'n Jammin in Bristol for some jumping fun! Our Elementary School has a Jump 'n Jammin each night where they raise money for our Relay for Life Team. It's always a super fun time! :)

Memorial Day Parade!

As usual, we stuck around this weekend so we could march in our local Memorial Day Parade. Anneli was excited, because it was her first time marching with Girl Scouts! She didn't have to march with Cub Scouts! We woke up Monday morning to rain. A few hours later, just when the parade was supposed to begin, a thunder and lightning storm went through. Many towns around us canceled their parades, but not good old Plainville, they just postponed it for an hour.

When we stepped off an hour later, the weather was okay---a little rainy, but so much better than an hour before. By the time we came to the end of the parade, the sun was shining and it was sooooooo hot and humid!

Here are a few pictures of the parade...

Daisy Girl Scout Spring Hike!

Today was our Daisy Girl Scout Spring Hike a Tomasso Nature park...