Last day of school 2009

Once again, a school year has flown by! I can't believe that Natalie will be in 7th grade at the Middle School next year and that Lily will be in 1st grade! It seems like Natalie just finished kindergarten and now Lily has too! Natalie has learned so much this past year and grown up so much too. She got "commended" on both the math and reading portions of her TAKS test (state assessment test)! She excelled in all her classes and especially enjoyed her art class this year. She's nervous about middle school, but we know she'll do great there as well. She officially entered the young women program at our church this past December and she gave her first talk in front of the entire congregation today! She did a wonderful job! I can't believe how fast she is growing up! Lily has come so far since the first day of kindergarten. She has overcome many challenges and continues to impress us and her teachers with her abilities every day. She was blessed with an awesome kindergarten teacher who always had Lily's best interest in mind. She also had a wonderful Aide with her each day who took such great care of her, but also knew how to help Lily work towards greater independence. She is reading "B" level books now and her writing has improved so much! Her social skills are really blossoming as well! Here are a few pics of Lily's last day of kindergarten. I don't have any of Natalie's last day since there weren't any programs for her grade that day. Sorry Lily's not smiling in the pics, but she just finished performing a sing-a-long with all the kindergarten kids and held it together so well, till they moved the bleachers while she was still in the gym! It was too loud for her, so by the time she and her aide made it to the class-room, she was crying to go home. At least I managed to get a couple of pics before we left.