Dance Recital

Monroe had her dance recital on Friday evening.  She loves dance and has learned a lot this year.  Her favorite part is getting fancy.

Her fan club

We could video tape at the dress rehearsal the day before.  The girls got out of order on this song, so the beginning is messed up.  Recital night went great.

This was her favorite song of the two.

The boys came with us. I was quite nervous about how the evening would go.  The music and clapping was really loud, but they slept through it all.  I had to get a picture of Pierce sleeping on Grandma Dee's shoulder.

The finale

Mrs. Hicken

Addisyn

Addisyn and Mrs. Dupler (Monroe's best buds)

They got her flowers and a ballerina necklace.  So sweet!

She was so proud of her flowers from the grandparents and her trophy.

All of her treasures

We are so proud of our little dancer!  She is so fun to watch perform!

May Phone Dump

Landon delivered May day baskets

Making no bake cookies

The week before the boys came, the carnival was in town.  Monroe and I had a girls' day that Friday, so we decided to try out the carnival.  

We had a great time together!

Fire pitting with Troy and Ashley

Ready for summer clothes

Monroe has really been into playing basketball in the driveway with Zach.

Playing with Dedrick

Banana bread

Splashing through the puddles

Going for a ride in Dedrick's gator

Eating s'mores with Dedrick over Memorial Day weekend

We updated our growth chart wall.  Now, it's complete!

 Dance practice on the high school stage

Last Day of School

I went to school on the last day to see my kids for a few hours and send them off into summer.  When I arrived, they had the room decorated with streamers.  They were so excited, and you could tell they had had fun decorating.

We took a lot of class pictures this year, but I thought it would be fun to do a picture with a selfie stick.  They loved it!  

I will miss this crazy group!

The kids all pitched in to get me flowers.  They also made me a jar of memories.  It was a very unexpected, sweet gift.

I had the best substitute teacher!  Samantha Johnson was a perfect fit for the class and made the transition a smooth one.  They had a wonderful last few weeks, and I didn't need to worry about school.

Hooray for summer 2016!