Last day of school!

Last day of 5th and 1st grades!

The Greatest Show

The girls had a fun time performing in their dance recitals over the weekend!  The theme was "The Greatest Show".  Abby performed in two recitals, and Norah in just one.

Personal Day

Because of the Polar Vortex in January when we were on our Florida trip, I was able to get back four personal days at school.  I used one to go on a field trip with Norah, and I needed to use one more before school got out or I would lose it.  I took a Friday off to attend Abby's track and field day, which just happened to coincide with Norah's first grade talent show.

Abby had fun hanging out with her friends at fifth grade track and field, even though doing the actual events wasn't really her cup of tea.  The weather threatened rain, but it held off.  I enjoyed going to lunch with some of my fifth grade mom friends before Norah's talent show.

Norah decided that she wanted to play piano in her talent show, so she played "Jolly Old St. Nicholas".  Unfortunately, she put her left hand in the wrong place on the piano, so it didn't quite go as well as she had practiced, but she kept going and tried her best!  It was such a fun day spent focusing on the girls.

All-district band concert

All of the fifth grade band students in the district came together in May to perform at the high school.  After a school year of many, many snow/cold days, we weren't sure what it would sound like, but they really did a great job!

Pajama Party

Norah performed in the cutest first grade "Pajama Party" concert at her school for Grandparent's Day.  She even had a speaking part!  She did so well, and had fun showing everyone her classroom afterwards.  She especially enjoyed some time with both sets of grandparents (without Abby!) and Dairy Queen after the concert.

First Communion

Abby celebrated her First Communion this year.  She attended a Saturday class with Dave and myself, where we did a lot of interactive activities to learn about communion.  One activity was making the communion wafers.  The next day, Abby took her first communion (her face clearly showed her distaste for the wine!) and we celebrated with family back at our house.  It was a combination communion celebration/birthday celebration for the girls.