Recital pics!

Warning!  Cuteness overload!!! 

 

Last day of school!!!

Today was the last day of school!!!!  Although I am extremely excited for myself (I'll save those musings for another post), I'm a little sad that Camryn is through with first grade.  She has had an amazing year, with an even more amazing teacher, and it's kind of hard to realize that she'll be a SECOND grader!  Yikes!  

It's so fun to look back and see how much the girls have changed from the beginning of the school year.   Check out the following comparisons:

 

 First day of first grade, and 3's preschool! 

 Last day, today!

Start of first grade with BFF Emma

 Finishing the year...still BFFs, and looking more like second graders!

Bridging Ceremony: Daisies to Brownies

Whew!  What a big weekend it's been!  First recital practice and pics, then the end of softball, and today, our final Daisy meeting of the year, and our Bridging Ceremony.  Today, our girls started as Daisies and ended as Brownies.  :)

We had a little ceremony for them, and although we were missing two to travel and illness, our little troop had a great time.  We even surprised them with a trip to Build-A-Bear afterwards to build their very own Girl Scout 100th Anniversary Brownie bears.  What an awesome day, showcasing all of the girls' accomplishments!  

 Best buddies...

 Sweet Daisies...

 Big girl Brownies!  CanNOT believe they'll be in second grade!!!!

A great end to a "Dynamite" season...!

This weekend marked Camryn's last softball game with Team Dynamite, and the end-of-season family BBQ.  What fun it was to see just how MUCH the girls have learned this season, how far they've come, and how WELL they can now play!  If only they had another month to play, they'd be TLL champions!!!  :)

Camryn had a great time meeting new friends, learning a new sport, and learning the value of perseverance and hard work.  She's been showing so much improvement in the past few weeks, but in her final game, she blew it out of the water!  She hit two line drives straight back at the pitcher, and made an awesome play to get an out while playing first base.  She was focused, she was paying attention, she was hustling, and not one. single. dandelion. was pulled by her fingers.  I'd call that a HUGE success!  Way to go Dynamite!

 

 Silly girls...

 

So excited, they literally danced on the tables...

 Camryn got shy when Coach Julie complimented her growth and achievements.  :)

 SO happy!

Everyone loved Coach Julie's photo book! 

Last tap class!

It's almost recital time again!  I can hardly believe it!  This year, Aubrey is the big star of the family, since big sis took some time off to play softball. 

To be honest, she's kind of been dragging her feet lately, and complaining every time we haul her to class.  But today?  Today was different!  Today she was radiant.  Beaming.  Full of personality (and of herself in general.)  What caused the big change in heart?  A kickin' costume, that's what!  Amazing what some sequins and lip gloss will do for a girl!  ;)

I can't wait to see her on stage next week!   

She gets it from me...

While in the middle of a recent trip to Costco, right about where the clothing section meets the snack aisle, Aubrey imparted a bit of her 4-year old knowledge on me.  It went something like this...

Aubs:  Mommy, you're the wisedest Mommy.
Me:  The "wisedest?"
Aubs:  Yeah, the wisedest.  That means the smartest!  (Grin.)

More softball fun...