Safety Town

Since Hannah is going to start Kindergarten in the Fall she got to participate in the same beloved Gahanna tradition Alyssa did...Safety Town.  I love this program so much.  It is so great to know that my girls learned so many life safety lessons and had a blast while doing it.  Of course she loved riding the bus over to the graduation.  Alyssa was really disappointed she didn't get to come to the ceremony because she was at GS camp, but Hannah's smile says it all.  Now the only thing that stands between her and Kindergarten is a few short weeks of summer.  It will be here before we know it :(

 Wearing her hat from Fireman Dave and patiently waiting for her badge from Officer Bill.

 Best friends in class together!  I wish they were going to the same school for Kindergarten!!

 She has such a great smile!  Congratulations, Hannah...you are one safe little girl!!

Sleeping Beauty Dance Camp

Waaaaay back in the Spring I signed the girls up for a princess dance camp this summer at the New Albany Ballet Company.  They each got ballet outfits for their birthdays and waited patiently all summer for it finally arrive.  It was worth the wait.  I think it was the highlight of their summer.  They were so excited to go (Aly actually woke up at 4:30 am on the first day ready to go...at 10:00 am) and had so much fun!

Each day they danced, made a craft (wands, tiaras and a skirt), had a snack and watched a part of the real 'Sleeping Beauty' ballet.  Which, by the way, is very different than the Disney version.  Then, at the end of the week, they preformed a mini 'recital' for us they had been working on.  It was adorable!

This is where we ran into a problem.  About half way through Hannah realized I was taking pictures of them.  She stopped dead in her tracks, stood there for a minute and burst into tears.  The teacher tried to calm her down, but she had enough and spent the rest of the time in my lap.  She has become such a sensitive little girls the last few months...and it drives me nuts she doesn't like to have her picture taken.  Luckily, she is super cute when she is pouty ;)

 Aly was so very serious about what she was doing and listened to her teacher more intently than anyone else.  She is actually a very good spinner! 

They are hooked.  Princess music and dancing has filled the house ever since.  I gave the girls the choice between doing dance, tennis and soccer this Fall.  They both chose dance...with little hesitation.  The dance studio was also nice enough to let me schedule them in the same class, so in two weeks the start ballet and tap.  Sorry Daddy.  I see a lot of flowers, tulle and recitals in your future ;)

30 Vows for Summer Vacation

Today is one of my favorite days of the year: the last day of school.  After a long school year, do  you remember that feeling when school was finally out and you were free??  As teachers we get to experience that feeling every year right along with our students.  There is always so much excitement and anticipation for what is to come.  It is just a truly fun day! 

I came across this writing prompt on another blog.  And, since summer vacation official started for me today...I thought this was a perfect way to kick it off.  In no particular order, here are 30 things I VOW to do this summer:

1. Enjoy time with the girls.
2. Go on dates with my husband.
3. Spend more time outside.
4. Go to the zoo...alot.
5. Spend special one-on-one time with each girl :)
6. Try new recipes.
7. Go to Zoombezi Bay...alot.
8. Invest quality time in to friendships.
9. Read a fiction book...just for fun.
10. Go to COSI...alot.
11. Spend a whole day in my pajamas.
12. Eat ice cream everyday!  Seriously.
13. Go on walks.
14. Use sunscreen.
15. Go to storytime at the library every week.
16. PRAY. Genuinely.
17. Make homemade pasta.
18. Laugh really hard...really often.
19. Read my Bible - more regularly.
20. Help my sister move into her new dorm room.
21. Finish painting and decorating our new house.
22. Finish organizing family pictures into albums.
23. Finish putting together my family recipe book.
24. Take more home videos.
25. Get new glasses...mine are really, really old!
26. Go to Creekside to feed the ducks...alot.
27. Watch less TV.
28. Organize a block cookout to meet our new neighbors.
29. Go to the state and county fairs.
30. RELAX!

Ahhhhhhhhh!  I LOVE summer!!