Crazy, Busy, Happy

Schools out and we are ready for summer! Both kiddos wrapped up their school year last Thursday; Kynzley said goodbye to second grade and Benton gave a 'peace out' to Alphabet Soup! They both love school, but we all look forward to a little break and time together!!

Kynzley had a great year! She started off the year a little nervous - new teacher, new classmates, but adjusted great and enjoyed second grade. Kynzley also had a first this year, NO SICK DAYS!!!! WHAT?! She had perfect attendance.....except for the .5 absence she acquired when her and dad headed up north and she left school a tad bit early. Last year she had mono and had to miss a lot of school and the year before that she had her tonsils and adenoids out and recovery was longer than we expected. She deserved a break and she got it!!
This year she continued strong with her math and reading and was given the 'Future Teacher' award at the end of the year. She made lots of new friends this year as well as got a lot closer to some of her old classmates! Bring on third grade!!

On Thursday, Benton also had his last day of "school". Back in November, he started a program called Alphabet Soup through one of our YMCA's. The program mimicked a preschool setting (structure, snack, craft, gym time and stories) and each week focused on a letter of the alphabet. When he started back in November, he started slow. There were tears and of course no talking to anyone. I had to sit in the hallway and watch the whole time. After the second class Benton was starting to get more comfortable and let me know that I didn't need to watch anymore. He made amazing strides!! We cannot thank his teacher's enough for all they did for him (and his classmates)!! Since Thursday we have heard "I miss my alphabet soup class" about 1 million times! He made some good friends and has even requested some play dates. If you ask him what his favorite part of school was he answers "the projects". Another arts and crafts lover!
It's been so fun watching him grow this year academically, emotionally and socially! Next year he will be off to 4K (after a change in plans!) and he is so excited!

You can usually find Kynzley playing with all the boys

Together since 4K! Will they be together another year?!

After school was let out we headed to the sweet shop for ice cream!

We wanted to start summer with a bang! After the sweet shop we packed up and headed to the pool!

Ended our last day of school with a movie in the park with friends!

Benton chose a lemonade package for his end of the year gift to his teachers!

Last day tradition!

He has really been into writing lately!

We also wrapped up our time with the twins last week for the summer. In January, Ari and Alex joined our days again and Benton could not have been more excited! The three of them are thick as thieves! On Wednesdays, my house held soooo many giggles :)

Last day shenanigans!

Fun X-tras!

Benton and Daddy walked in the June Dairy Days parade with the fire department again this year

June Dairy Days 2018

While the boys enjoyed the parade us girls enjoyed Wisconsin Dells for Kenna's birthday

Wilderness Resort

2018

Kynzley didn't let her fear of heights stop her from dominating the ropes course

Pool time!

I cannot believe it's been since Easter that the blog has been updated - oofta! We've been staying busy like always, with a moment or two of time to breathe! With summer fastly approaching we're noticing our schedules are filling quickly!

Some fun things we've done, are currently doing and are slowly wrapping up are:

*Kynzley is still going strong with her gymnastics and improving her skills every week. We love her dedication! She's always excited for practice and loves going to open gyms on her days off!

*Benton's "school" is close to being done for the year and we cannot be more happy with how this year has gone for him! He started the year with a few tears and it didn't take him long with run in and begin his day. I always have to yell "Bye Benton!" in hopes that he hears me! (His "school" was a once a week class offered by our YMCA to introduce littles to a similar environment of a classroom) -- A couple weeks ago he was lucky enough to attend a morning at the school he will be attending next year. He was so excited! I, on the other hand, was actually sick to my stomach and spent a lot of my morning in the bathroom. When Kynzley went to preschool she was ready. I knew she was ready. This time around, I wasn't so sure. My last baby is starting school - super hard to grasp! That morning he was so ready to go and see his teacher and all his new friends! At pick up he had the biggest smile and was so excited to tell me about his day! After a chat with the teacher we came to the conclusion that he is more than ready for school and because of that he is going to be moved up so that he doesn't get bored and the academic side is more his pace. His teacher realized at snack time when he was telling all the other kids the shapes he could make out of a square napkin and how many sides everything has and then adding numbers together that he was going to need more of a challenge! At least I have all summer to let the fact sink in that he is one step closer to kindergarten. Ah!

*Our friends Ari and Alex come once a week and it has been non stop giggles since they've been back! The kids have loved playing together again!!

*We took a fun day trip to the Henry Villa Zoo in Madison on a day Kynzley didnt't have school! It was a fun little get away for the morning and afternoon. While there we also stopped and checked the capital out! Kynzley LOVED this part! She really wants to go back and then go through the museum across the street. She loves to learn!

*Our beautiful Miss Zoie Lynn attending prom again this year and looked amazing! Benton now refers to her as "the pretty girl in the pretty dress" :)

*It seemed like it took spring forever to get here so we try and soak up as much of the beautiful weather as we can! We've taken bike rides to the lake, played at the parks, eaten outside, gotten ice cream and even ran through the sprinkler!

*Kynzley wrapped up her dance season this past weekend. Kynzley participated in a couple different dance classes this year which meant she was in a couple different shows for recital weekend. A couple different shows means a couple different rehearsals! We had a very busy week leading up to the recitals, but wow! did the kids put on great shows! They all work so hard and it's always amazing to see them shine on the stage! Great job Misty's dancers!!! Oh yes! Francis also appeared on stage this year - twice!

Kynzley still has a couple weeks of school, but we are all ready for summer! We have camps scheduled, vacations booked and hopefully spending a lot of time on the water!