End of School, Cousins, Friends

Troy had an awards ceremony for his accomplishments in 1st grade. It was fun to see pictures of him, listen to his talents in math and music, and see him with his friends. I know most of the class because of the volunteering I did at the beginning of the year. I'm grateful for Mrs. Garcia. Troy loves her and is sad she won't be his teacher any more. She is our neighbor, and I teach her daughter piano. We were pretty lucky to have her as Troy's teacher!

Troy and Mrs. Garcia : 1st Grade - Stephens Elementary 2015-2016

This was his last day of school. He was pretty excited to have more play time! (Not more sleep, yet. He had 7 am practices for swimming for another month.)

We spent memorial day with the Andersen clan at the Weston's home in Beaumont. It's a little more than 1 1/2 hours from us. A lot closer than Alaska! We are thrilled to have them closer!! 

We got to go to Kate Mansfield's birthday party. The kids loved all of the water games!

Play time with Lilly. She is one friend that all three kids say, "She's MY friend." Haha. 

I finished the book, Smart Money Smart Kids by Dave Ramsey and his daughter Rachel Cruze. Ben and I decided it was time to start chore charts and allowances. I wondered if I should wait to start when school was out, but I felt good about starting in May. It's been a good thing, definitely. 

Party City has been a place where the kids spend their "spending money." Lots of little things for cheap. Mostly, they just save up for lego mixels. I feel like that would be a whole other post. Lego mixels have been the center of their lives.