LILY'S KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION

Lily graduated from Kindergarten on

Friday, May 19. 

I missed it, cuz I was at the

Sage Hills Dance Festival

at the same time.

AND SPEAKING OF KINDERGARTEN . . .

I WENT WITH ASHLEY TO PICK UP THE KIDS FROM SCHOOL,

AND SO I COULD SEE THEM BEFORE THEIR CALI TRIP.

(JAYCIE & PRESTON RIDE BIKES.  ASHLEY PICKS UP ADDIE,

BECAUSE SHE STRUGGLES WALKING THAT FAR.)

HERE IS A PICTURE OF ME & ADDIE 

WITH HER TEACHER . . . MISS WALKER.

MISS WALKER HAS BEEN TEACHING FOR 5 YEARS.

THE BEST PART ABOUT MISS WALKER???

SHE WAS ONE OF MY KIDDOS!!!

YUP.  I TAUGHT BROOK WALKER ABOUT 23 YEARS AGO!

WE FIGURED THIS OUT, BECAUSE I WAS TAGGED

IN ADDIE'S KINDERGARTEN "FIRST DAY" PICTURES.

HER BROTHER SAW IT.

SMALL WORLD!!!

I TAUGHT BROOK'S OLDER SISTERS, MELODY & HEATHER.

MELODY WAS IN MY 2ND CLASS...WITH HER FUTURE

BROTHER-IN-LAW!

HEATHER WAS A FEW YEARS BEHIND, AND I TAUGHT

BROOK IN THE EARLY 90's.

THE WALKER FAMILY WAS SOOOO NICE!

AND, ALL THE GIRLS HAD THE BEST HAIR DOs!!!

I TAUGHT MELODY'S SON, MAX, MY LAST YEAR.

KINDERGARTNERS

Addie & Carter are in kindergarten!

Time sure flies!!!

Unfortunately, they are not in the same class.

This was a project that the kids got to do with their parents.

Addie

Addie is my BEST helper!

She is now a whiz on doing my monthly condo decorations!!!

Especially dressing my bear, and changing out the tree!

She never complains...just gets in and gets it done!!!

She has been saving her money from helping me for 3 years!

They are going to Disneyland next week for the first time!

I always have to pay her in $1 bills...only.

I love how Addie and her mom put a picture of Addie for the head.

She said they used yarn for the hair...and material for the clothes.

Carter

Carter is such a kind, sensitive, and tenderhearted boy!

He may have gotten this from:

1.  Being the youngest in family

2.  Being the only boy

3.  Having 2 sisters

4.  His sisters are waaaay older.  10 & 15 (4th & 9th grades)

Carter is the king of Skylanders (whatever that is)

The picture he and his mom worked on is ADORABLE!

His hair is spiked up.

He has a "Skylander" shirt on...and that could possibly be

some kind of Skylander paper in his hand.)

He has the Wii remote in the other hand.

And...that's little Kaos, the youngest member of the family.

Addie & Carter have homework.

WHAT???

When I was in kindergarten, we took naps.

If we could lay still on our "mat," we had the chance

to be the "Wake Up Fairy!"

We learned our colors, shapes, alphabet, days of week,

months of year, writing our name, how to share, etc.

I went to kindergarten at West Elementary in

St. George.

Hazel Fawson was my teacher.

My mom taught 2nd grade there!

(Moved to AF for the rest of my schooling.)

Every Friday, we brought a nickel to school.

We walked across a little bridge behind the school

to the Dairy Queen for an ice cream cone!

We didn't do math.  Or reading.

This is why I encourage my nieces and nephews to sign

up for the district preschool class!

They have a curriculum to follow, and are held accountable.

I pay for it.  (I pay for everyone.)

So far, Jaycie, Preston, Addie, and Carter have been in

the District preschool.

(Jaycie went to Alpine in afternoon.  I took her home.)

I went to "Nursery School" at Dixie Jr. College.

The college child development class did the Nursery School.

Dona Parkinson was the teacher.

She had me give my Persuasive speech about Child Abuse

to her college classes when I was in college!

Our classroom was across the hall from my dad's

classroom!  He taught at the college!

Oakley is currently in the district preschool.

Lily is in a home preschool in Genola.

11 kiddos down . . . 4 to go!

LONG LIVE KINDERGARTEN!!!

BACK TO SCHOOL . . . PART 5

"The Littles"

"The Littles" are the kids in the family

between Preston & Haley and Ally & Brooklyn.

Carter is 5 months older than Addie.

They're 5.

Lily is 3 weeks older than Oakley.
They're 4.

The 3 girls have close birthdays,

April 18, May 5, May 6.

 Carter . . . Kindergarten

Sage Hills Elementary

Carter with friend, Hudson and cousin, Addie.
They go at the same time, but are in 3 separate classes.

Addie . . . Kindergarten
Sage Hills Elementary

Well, well, well . . . Look who's first in line!!!

Oakley . . . Preschool
Valley View Elementary

Heidi's 1st child to go to school

And don't forget . . . Lily.
She started preschool last week in Genola.

FAMILY COUNT

Since Katie received her Bachelor's in May,
she's off the family count.

1 - 9th grader
1 - 6th grader
1 - 5th grader
1 - 4th grader
1 - 3rd grader
2 - 2nd graders
2 - kindergarteners
2 - preschoolers
2 - twinners (2 in November)
1 - 7 month old
1 - coming January 2016

SO BLESSED!

PRESTON'S KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM

Days like today make me sooooo

happy that I'm retired!!!

I have missed out on so much of

everyone's life.

On May 5, Preston had his

kindergarten program.

Oakley went with us.

Looks like she's ready

for kindergarten...at age 3. 

Auntie Ann with Preston.

And, because it's Addie's

4th birthday today...a picture

with her.