Kindergarten Then and Now

Then (first day of kindergarten)...and now (last day of kindergarten)....

School is out for the summer, and we have successfully made it through an entire year of kindergarten. I can hardly believe it, it is kind of surreal that next year I will have a first-grader who will be gone all day. Yikes! But it has been pretty amazing to watch Abigail learn so much in a year. She is already reading quite a bit (it's actually a little shocking sometimes what she can read), made some great little friends, and she seems to really love learning. I hope it's a life-long love. We are one week into summer break, and Abigail and Owen have played "school" everyday, so hopefully she can last a whole summer without it.

Here are some pictures of the little kindergarten program they did towards the end of the year. Based on Abigail's preschool performances, I was expecting to be slightly embarrassed by her lack of participation. But boy did she get into it! It was great to see her enjoy herself so much.Abigail is on the left in the back row.

All that Walker Christmas Eve practicing of the chimes really paid off.

The boys enjoying the show.



Me at the piano. Another mom and I switched off every week playing the piano for singing time. Sometimes the boys came with me, and I'm pretty sure Owen could have sung every song right along with the kindergarten class.

Well, I hate to end on such an awesome picture of myself, but (or should I say butt)....