Awards and Parties

The last day of school prior to Christmas break included awards and parties! I have such a sense of overwhelming disbelief and pride swelling inside me. Reason for this feeling...my kids are growing up entirely too fast and my kids are great kids!

To start this fine Friday morning, Raelee received an award for self-control during a short awards ceremony. Mrs. Spriggs, Raelee's teacher wrote a nice testament of why Raelee received her award. A little bragging...this is her second award in the first half of the school year! Chris already noted that he didn't get any awards, so Raelee is already ahead of him, but I did receive awards...so Raelee is like me! :)



Then we had Christalynn's school party that is open to parents at her school. The Learning Tree has been a great start for the girls and they gain their foundation as well as their creativity. Creativity is Christalynn's drive, I think...she tends to change her mind at times. She shows more enjoyment in doing their arts and crafts, is content to sit and color or doodle, and has no desire for much physical activity. It is so crazy how children from the same parents have different interests and personalities.

Here is Christalynn doing "Ice Fishing" at a station during their Christmas party.


The whole family, plus Grandma Lyle attended Raelee's award ceremony. Sometimes this can be chaotic, but the boys were very well behaved. The more we have all of us out at once, the better we all act it seems. Practice makes perfect! The boys attended Christalynn's party along with Chris and I, which was nice as they attempted to include Jack in some games and snacks.

Again, it's so overwhelming to look at what God has blessed me with in my children. They are so loving and so loved!