Branson Bound

We are branson bound. Todd, Karley and I decided to take a mini-vacation to Silver Dollar City. Karley and I are going to stay with my sister tonight and then Todd will pick us up tomorrow afternoon. We will be gone until Sunday and we are so excited! Stay tuned for several upcoming pictures!

Have a great weekend!

Last day Luau Party!

Summer Break is finally here!

I was busy, busy, busy all day running around to all of the school programs and getting ready for the luau party but it was so worth it! What a blast! Here is a picture of Karley before school in her cute little outfit we picked out for the last day of school. Kindergartners aren't supposed to wear sandals to school but we broke the rules on the last day because these were too cute to resist.

After breakfast we headed down to the bus stop. Here are a few of the kids that were there. We do have a few more but they usually barely make the bus so they missed out on this photo opportunity. Here is Abigale, Jessie, Brooke, Amelia, Cayden, and Karley.


I followed the bus to school so I wouldn't miss the awards ceremony and then ran to the store to help my dad out with a few things there. At 11:40 I was back at the school with my sister to take Karley lunch where I found her crying at a table by herself because they decided to go through the lunch line early and she thought we weren't coming. Don't worry though....When she saw us Life was okay again. She gobbled up her McDonald's and then took us out to the playground to show off her monkey bars skills.

After the playground we ran to Sam's to pick up WAY too much food for the party. It was kind of fun shopping the isles at Sam's with Jamie......we went overboard completely! So, with about 5 minutes to spare we were back at the school to watch the talent show. Here is a picture of the "Intermission all school dance"

After the talent show we rushed off with about 20 minutes to spare to set up for the party. I had a vegetable tray, fruit tray and a cheese and cracker tray. We had personalized cookies for all of the kids and juice boxes and a snow cone machine. The sprinkler was ready to go and most importantly the strawberry daiquiri's and margaritas were passed out to all of the adults.....It was off to meet the bus with the lei's for the kids. WHEW!!!!!!!!

Here they are getting off the bus. They were so excited!!

Here is where I dropped the ball. My camera has had quite the workout the past few days and I completely forgot to charge the battery up so I only got a few shots of the party itself.

It was a great way to celebrate the end of the school year and I think all of the kids had a really good time. I know the adults did!

Happy Summer!

Graduation Party

We had some left over money from Karley's class so the room parents decided to have a party for the kids. We decided to do a graduation party where they got certificates and a little gift. I can't believe the school doesn't do this. I think it is a huge milestone!!! Here are a few pictures from the party yesterday afternoon. I think the kids really enjoyed it.






I wanted to put in this last picture just to pat myself on the back a bit. I have been working ALL YEAR on these memory books for her classmates and yesterday we gave them to the kids. They began with the first day of school and ended with the graduation party. It included a lot of pictures from halloween, christmas, field trips and a lot of artwork. There were first through 4th quarter papers in there so you could really see how much the kids had changed through the school year. I hope the parents enjoy them as much as I will.......

FIELD DAY

I drove Karley to school today and when we were pulling into the parking lot she saw all of the blow up jumpers and said: "This is the best day EVER" She was so stinkin excited.
When we got into the classroom they were all ready to go and we gave the kids each an armband that allowed them to have 2 drinks, 2 cookies and a bag of popcorn each. As if that wasn't exciting enough---they were then divided into groups and I had these 3 girls (along with a much, much needed 6th grade helper) She was fantastic too. She did all of the RUNNING with the girls and I just followed and took pictures.

This is Soraya, Karley and Allie waiting to get into the jumper and go down the slide. I bet they had 10 inflatable jumpers and believe me, we hit all of them!!!

Here is the ginormous obstacle course. I bet we stood there waiting for the girls to finish for about 29 minutes. They just kept going again and again......

WHEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

This was the fireman boot race. It was awful.....Karley didn't even get a step in and fell right on her face...Both of her shoes fell off inside the boots and she couldn't get back up off the ground. At least she was laughing!!!

Mini golf. If you got a hole in one the helpers would give you a mini pack of skittles. Karley was determined to win this (and we found out that her golf skills are a lot like her daddy's) She didn't get the skittles but settled for some popcorn and a couple of cookies.

All year long the kindergartners have had study buddies from 4th grade. They come into the classroom and help the kids with different things like reading and writing in their journals. This is Karley's helper.

Along with field day today was the Book Fair. WHEW!!!!! I am wiped out. Next up is the graduation/pizza party tomorrow afternoon.

FINISHED BASEMENT!

WOO HOO!!! THE BASEMENT IS (almost) DONE!!!

We just have a few odds and ends to do like cover the black poles, finish painting and move the bed into the bedroom. So, here are a few (okay, a lot) of pictures of the final project! I am so proud!

Doesn't it look fantastic? I know Todd is so proud and he should be. He did such an awesome job. Here is a picture of Karley last night before bed. SILLY GIRL!!!

It is going to be a busy last week of school. Tomorrow is field day and I am scheduled to volunteer in the morning so I will be posting some photos of that. On Wednesday her class has a pizza and graduation party which I will most likely have some pictures of also. :)

Friday is the last day of school which means an award ceremony in the morning, talent show in the afternoon and the block party in our garage after school and I KNOW there will be some awesome pictures of that! Stay tuned!

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!

Mothers Day Program

Last Friday was the Kindergarten Spring Program at Indian Hills. Karley did so well and I was so proud. Here is a picture of her before I put her on the bus.

I went in early that day to take some pictures of the kids and got a few of them practicing their speeches.

Karley's marched right up on the podium and said: "HI!!! My name is Karley Ann Zimmerman and when I grow up I want to be a veterinarian because I love animals. Thank you!!"

This is Karley and her BFF, Soraya. Soraya wants to be a heart doctor because she wants to fix people's hearts.

Mrs. McGhee's class. There were a couple of professional sports players, a few ballet teachers, a lot of doctors, even a few zoo keepers, a frito lay worker and a cartoon artist.....

The program was so cute and they sang some really great songs! I was so proud of her and I kept thinking about how shy she used to be! Not anymore! :) After the program we went down to the classroom where the kids had made a vase for the mom's and a book titled "all about my mom" It was the cutest thing. Karley said that I was 31 years old and 5 feet tall. My favorite thing to eat is chocolate and i love taco villa. She also said that her favorite thing to do with me is going to the park.

Here are a few pictures of us in the classroom.

Before we left I had to get a picture of Karley and her teacher. This is Mrs. McGhee. What an amazing teacher and we are so lucky to have had her.

There is only 9 days of school left. I can't believe how fast it has gone! Next week we have field day and then her class is doing a pizza party/Graduation party.

I hope everyone had a great Mother's Day!

Sprout Out.

On Wednesday Karley had a field trip and Todd took the day off work to go with her. It was at the middle school and the program was called sprout out. They did all sorts of fun things like made applesauce, touched a snake, took a nature walk and played. I think karley was thrilled that she had the chance to show off her daddy.

Here is a photo from the morning of the trip. She was so excited!

Since there are 20 kids in her class and some (okay, most) of the parents didn't go on this trip Todd and Karley had to take on an extra classmate. Here is Karley and her friend Maggie.

The next 2 photos are of Karley making applesauce. She LOVES applesauce and was very excited to learn how to make it.

The also learned about the seasons and Mrs. McGhee picked karley to be the sun. Here is a photo of her and her student teacher posing for the class.

This next picture is a crack up. I think they were supposed to be doing exercises but my little Karley is holding her head......I completely get it though.....Exercising gives me a headache too.

This last picture is on the bus on the way home.

Tomorrow afternoon Karley has a Mothers Day program at school. I have mentioned it before and I already have the Kleenex packed in my purse......Wish me luck!