Graduation

Jayd graduated from 6th grade! Even though Maddie graduated from 6th grade last year, this was my first graduation. It really made me think about how quickly the time has passed! I can still see him as a goofy kindergardener and now he is going to junior high! I am sure the next few years will just fly by. As a side note, Maddie will be going to junior high next year as well. So I will have another, bigger graduation next year.

Since we live in California, school is still not out! It feels like it takes forever! But we have already started our summer fun. I took Allie and Gabe to Disneyland for Gabe's birthday in May, then took Gabe and Jayd to California Adventure with the two-fer pass in June. We had the best days! The weather was perfect, the lines weren't too long, and we managed to stay entertained in line by playing grammer, math and spelling games. It made me feel a little better about the fact that they weren't in school that day!

Aaauuuugh!! I don't want to go to school anymore! I am so ready for the kids to be out of school, and so are they. I still think that we go to school for too long. We still have 2 1/2 weeks of school left. It will fly by before I know it. Jayd will graduate from elementary school, Allie will have a flag day performance, and I will help Gabe's teacher put together the memory books. Summer will come soon and I'm sure that come next August, I will be ready for school to start!

Today is Mother's Day. I have had a great day with my family. They treated me very well. My favorite part was waking up to a clean kitchen in the morning! I am so blessed to have such a wonderful family.

Yesterday was Maddie's 13th birthday. It is official. I am the mother of a teenager. As a special treat for this birthday, we watched Pirates of the Carribean, a PG-13 movie that she has not been allowed to watch until now. Gabe came home from school before it was over, so I allowed him to watch the last 5 minutes. For the last scene, where Elizabeth and William kiss, he said "Oh, mom, next time you let me watch the end, tell me to go out of the room when that happens!"

We went to Knott's Berry Farm last week. For the "Spring Spectacular" they had a foam pit. It was like a room that was filled with soap bubbles. Every couple of minutes bubbles would billow from a 6 foot high spout. It was so much fun!

Do you like my new background?? My oldest daughter has a little too much time on her hands. After personalizing her own blog, she decided that mine needed an update. I think it is very cute. Other than the fact that I am feeling lost in a technological generation gap (she also made it possible for people to comment on my page), I am very grateful for her assistance.