Winding Down & Gearing Up

Well, earlier this month, we registered Cash for Kindergarten. Can't beleive it! He is certainly ready and proved this by passing the school's little tests with flying colors (scoring a 36 out of 39). They were surprised he could skip so well and commented on how well he writes his letters (nice, small size). This fall will certainly prove bitter-sweet for me as Cash will start Kindergarten and Vanna will start pre-school (which she is so thrilled about). I'm excited for the kids, of course, but I'm also a bit sad - as you can imagine - to see my babies growing so fast and 'leaving the nest' in a small way :). I think what helps with the sadness, is the excitement I have over being able to spend one on one time with Rosie for a couple hours several times a week while the 'big kids' are at school. It will be so nice, just me and the baby, awww.

Cash finished up his last week at pre-school this past week and it was a fun filled week at that. They had a field trip to the fire-station that was such a blast - Vanna even joined the group and got to enjoy the field trip too. Fireman Bob did such a great job at keeping the kids engaged as he taught them what to do in case of a fire (funny that of all the kids, Vanna was the one to answer most of his questions though). Then he piled all the class into the fire engine and took them all on a short ride around the block while showing of it's lights and sirens. After their adventurous ride, the kids practiced squirting water from miniature fire hoses onto a 'burning house'.

Cash's teacher also celebrated all the kids' summer birthdays this week which was exciting for him.

And to finish up the week, we watched Cash and his class perform their pre-school program. It was entitled Preschool Through the Year. Each kid has a part describing a particular time of year and then what they were learning about at pre-school at that time. Cash had his part down pat and the entire group just did such a cute job!

With all that accomplished, we are now gearing up for a fun summer of T-ball, swimming lessons, story time, family trips and reunions, camping, etc. Whew!