A Rising First Grader

Today was Lily's last day of Kindergarten.  I truly can't believe it...and I was there!!!  It feels like just yesterday we were taking Lily to school for her very first day.  So much has happened since that first day.  Some of the days were terribly long, but the months really flew by!!



Lily had a wonderful experience in Kindergarten.  At the risk of sounding completely obnoxious, Kindergarten did not challenge Lily academically...and that's okay.  More than once Lily came home completely exasperated because someone in her class didn't know how to spell their name or write their numbers or read their sight words or whatever.  With time Lily learned that those same friends might be able to jump rope or hula hoop or draw better than she can. It was a wonderful lesson for Lily to learn that different people have different gifts.



Lily's class had a great group of kids and they really seemed to gel.  Lily made several really good friends and one "Best Friend".  Lily and K have a blast whenever they're together.  Their friendship is very sweet.  When they're together they enjoy every minute and giggle non-stop.  There is very little  bickering and no drama...just lots of fun and laughter.  If they have a problem they work it out without a parent or teacher refereeing.  It's wonderful! I know it may not always be this way, but it sure did make for a wonderful and fun filled year!





Lily's teachers call Lily and K, "Q and U - Stuck like glue".  This little nickname really stuck and I imagine it will follow them through the years. Lily and K have decided that K is "Q" because she's the "scaredy cat" and always wants "U" by her side.  Lily is "U" because she loves to be with "Q", but she can also stand alone!  I tell you these two crack me up!!

Lily made these little choker necklaces for she and K as end of the year presents. K absolutely LOVED her necklace and Lily loves hers, too!







Lily received 3 awards today: Perfect Attendance, Best Manners, and the Fruit of the Spirit - Kindness award. 

The only award Lily cared about was the Perfect Attendance award.  Our little girlfriend is borderline obsessed with NOT missing school.   Seriously.  I have no idea where she gets this from.  Perfect attendance is not something that is on either Tony or my radar or anything we have ever even discussed with Lily.  That doesn't matter.  It is SUPER important to Lily.  In fact, this afternoon when Lily and I were discussing her different awards she said, "I'm NEVER ever going to miss a day of school and I do mean NEVER. So, I guess I'll be getting a lot of these awards!"

Lily is really looking forward to First Grade and has been since about the second week of Kindergarten!!  Lily's First Grade teacher is AMAZING and I know she'll have another wonderful year.

For now, I'm looking forward to the summer!! We have quite a few fun things planned, but what I'm looking forward to the most are the days we have nowhere to go and all day to get there!!