Butterflies!

Lucy wrapped up her second year of preschool this past week. She loved being a "butterfly" in Miss Jennifer's class and was sad that the year was ending. She is not very sure about moving up to the pre-k classes next year as they are considered "the big kids" at school. Miss Jennifer sent home a great memory book that chronicles Lucy's year at school with photos of her and work that she completed month to month. It is great and you can really see the progress she made in coloring, etc. You can also see how much she has grown in the photos- no more baby face.

The grand finale of the year was the program where each class performed a song. They began with a whole school rendition of "Rockin' Robin" (recall that I was in an act that performed Rockin Robin in 5th grade in the school talent show). I wasn't able to get any good photos of that song or video as Lucy was in the middle and was dwarfed by the taller kids around her. What I did capture was her individual class performance of "She'll be Comin' Around the Mountain" (recall that my Pa used to sing this song to me all the time growing up and has many stories about doing so!) Lucy's stage fright took over a bit and she didn't sing very loudly or enthusiasticly, but she did do the motions and did a big bow at the end. I then heard the song at the top of her lungs for the entire rest of the day. Of course, had they added jumping, she would have stolen the show!

What wasn't seen by so many was Harper's response to the program. She danced and danced the whole time and gave a round of applause after each act. She even added a new move to her dance repertoire which usually just consists of bouncing up and down and doing deep knee bends. She added the hip wiggle from side to side. She was pretty proud and entertained many parents around.

Summer days are here again!