Friday, July 31, 2009

VPK







Sad to say that yesterday was Katey's last day at VPK. She had a great summer at VPK.......of course, it helped that her buds Will and Keaton were there with her. I really didn't think she learned anything new per se, just strengthened skills and kept the "socialization" going. I was stunned when she signed her teacher's thank you cards though.......her letters were near-perfect. So she DID get something out of it besides fun! They had a little program for the parents at the end of the day and Katey pulled a "Katey" and didn't participate. The children sang 3 really cute songs and Katey just stood there. (eye roll please) She said it was too loud........whatever!! :) She perked up enough to accept her "diploma" and eat 2 cookies.....again, whatever!!! The teacher said something about each child and Katey was named "class artist." Ms. Spencer said that they all learned how to make art out of just about anything that was lying around thanks to Katey. :) Katey is SO excited about being in Kindergarten (in a month!)......I'm the one who is getting a little nervous. She'll be fine..........will I?

Sunday, July 12, 2009

FUN weekend!!













































Ginny and Susan came up on Saturday to spend the day/night with us. Katey was SO excited that Susan was coming and she kept that level of excitement up all weekend. I think she thought she too was 8! We got to Busch Gardens when the gates opened and stayed until late afternoon.....it was fun and HOT! We followed Busch Gardens with a yummy dinner at The Outback and then a fun (first ever!) sleepover.....in their matching pj's. The girls giggled for a little while, but they were wiped out (as were we) and fell asleep pretty quickly. I think Ginny and I were asleep soon after! This morning we got up and went to see Ice Age 2....again as "twins,"and ended our visit with a trip to McDonald's. We were very sad to see them go but are excited about the next time they come up. GREAT time!!

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Happy 4th!







Katey had a blast (no pun intended) with her cousins on the 4th. They played and laughed and loved watching the fireworks together. AND, nothing says "summer" like a dip in the pool!!! Back to the grind tomorrow.......ugh! :)