Bo's Kindergarten Graduation

Bo is a kindergarten graduate! I'm so proud of the progress he made this year. I should have taken some pictures of his writing from August and now, but who's got time for that? Ha!

He completed the All About Reading Pre-Reading curriculum and made it about 3/4 through the All About Reading Level 1 program. He also completed the Singapore Math Kindergarten books. Everything else was done together with Arabelle....science, geography, history, etc. We had a great year!

Bo and his best buddy, Jotham.

I was taking Bo's picture and Mae hopped right up beside him for a few. :)

 The whole gang!

I'm so glad one of my friends snapped some pictures of Bo during the ceremony! Bo seemed a little nervous walking in. 

We had four kindergarten graduates this year....all boys!

Receiving his diploma from Daddy.

After the kindergarten ceremony, we had our Family Night Ceremony where each family introduces their children and the kids have the option to sing, play an instrument, recite a Bible verse, etc.

Thankfully, the kids had enough grandparents there to keep them happy through the ceremony. :)

Our family:

Arabelle and Bo learned the books of the Bible this year. Mae knows a lot of them, so she wanted to join in also. They all did such a great job! Here's the video of their performance.

 Bo was so excited to have so many family members there for his graduation. I didn't get ANY pictures except of him with Aunt Jane and Mrs. Tammie. I'm blaming "Mom brain".

We had supper afterwards and Mae certainly enjoyed the cake and sang nearly the entire meal.

The kids with our amazing babysitter, Lysa. She is a graduating this year, so we will be sad to see her go off to college in August, but I know great things lay ahead for her. :)

 Papaw and Mamaw took the littles out at some point during the program and snapped a few pictures.

Thanks again to all of you who were able to come support Bo as he graduated Kindergarten! 

Mae's Birthday and Bo's Pre-school 'Graduation'

 Mae turned one year old on May 20th! Of course, we did our best to make the day special for her! We started with blueberry pancakes and eggs. She wasn't sure about the candle! 

 "Blowing out" the candle:

 Arabelle painted a wooden jewelry box for Mae and wrapped it up. Then she kept wrapping up random toys for Mae to open. Both kids were really excited about her birthday!

Then we spent some time on the porch swinging and singing before nap time.

Arabelle took a picture of Mae and me. A little blurry, but we're in it! 

After her nap, we went outside for a few picture and to play. She's loving her rocking chair from Sambo and Leigh Leigh.

After lunch, we went swimming at a friend's house, then home for a late nap before Bo's pre-school 'graduation' program. Fortunately, Bo napped too, so he was ready to go!

Bo is on the top row beside the balloons. He did well singing the songs! 

 Papaw and Mamaw came for Mae's birthday and Bo's program and we went out for Pizza after.

We had a tired baby on our hands!

Such a fun day to celebrate Mae! 

Arabelle's Kindergarten Graduation

My girl is a graduate! She worked hard this year and learned SO much!

When I looked at the curriculum at the beginning of the year, it seems like a lot and I couldn't imagine progressing to the end, but we're almost there!

Her graduation with our homeschool group was last Thursday (we had it a little earlier than normal due to scheduling issues). 

There were 4 kindergarten graduates this year!

Each child recited a Bible verse. Arabelle said Proverbs 3:5-6. She practiced in the car the entire drive to graduation, just to be sure. :) She spoke very clearly, but wasn't quite confident enough to stand up straight. So proud of her!

 She was so proud to have a lot of her favorite people at her graduation. It was such a special time to her!

Her Sunday School teachers, Aunt Jane and Mrs. Tammie, came to support her.

After the Graduation and Honor's Night ceremony, we had a delicious dinner. Here's Arabelle with our sweet baby sitter, Alyssa, who is also a homeschool student.

The yummy graduation cake:

The balloons they decorated with were a BIG hit with all the kids! We've still got a few in action at the house.

Family picture with 3 kids and 3 balloons? Nice try! ha!

Thank you all who came! 

*I know I haven't done a homeschool update in a while....I got behind on the updates and haven't tried to catch up. I'll do one more when we're done in a couple of weeks. :)