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Growing Up

Yesterday was the last day of school for both Caiden and Cambry. Caiden enjoyed Play Day in the afternoon and Cambry's pre-school spent most of the morning at the park. This school year went by so fast -- I can't believe we have a 1st-grader on our hands! I've noticed them both growing up in different ways this year. For Caiden, it's been figuring out how letters and sounds go together to make words and getting better at adding and subtracting. And, he finally started writing his name with lower-case letters. He must be a good team player and helper in P.E. because yesterday he received the Good Sportsmanship award from his P.E. teacher, Mr. Biggs. I know he's only in Kdg., but it felt good to know that he has better sportsmanship at school than he does at home! :)


Cambry has also grown up quite a bit this year. In September, she could never tell me what went on in pre-school or who the kids were. By yesterday, though, she was abuzz with what she did at the park, the snacks they had, and who she played with. We also got her through a tough spell in winter when she didn't even want to stay. I was so glad when she started getting excited about going to pre-school again.


We look forward to next year and the growth we know we will see then!





Mrs. Janzen was Caiden's Kdg. teacher. She had her hands full with 25!

This is a picture Caiden worked on during quiet time one afternoon. He gave it to us afterwards and asked us read it. Can you figure it out? It says "Mickey Mouse."


Cambry plays with the parachute with her classmates at the park.


Cambry is lucky to have Grammy as one of her teachers. The other teacher is Gayle Voth -- she was also my pre-school teacher. Just one of those things I love about my kids growing up in the same town I did!


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