Capturing our adventures one photo at a time...
Once swim lessons were over, Susan took the Bobbsey twins to the pool…
and Spencer passed the swim test and got his green band! Woohoo! He had to swim almost the entire length of the pool without stopping and then he had to tread water.
Go Spencey go!
Since Maxwell just decided he knew how to ride a bike, we needed to get him one that actually fit him! We went up to Cahaba Cycle to check out the options and he took one for a spin around the parking lot…
It’s a 24 inch bike which seems big for him now but will grow with him until at least age 12. Despite it being big, Maxwell handled it with no problem! He was pretty excited (even though the bike isn’t red). Of course Samantha had no problem entertaining herself at the bike store! ha!
When we got home Maxwell was off and running…rather, off and cycling!!
Go Maxwell Go!
In the last two weeks of school Maxwell came home one day saying he had won a leadership award. I was obviously very proud but assumed it was something in just his class. The I got two texts from other moms congratulating Maxwell on his big recognition! huh?! So, I emailed this teacher and found out that he had won the Lancer Leader award! Any teacher or student can nominate someone and then there is a group of 6th graders that review all of the applications and select the winners. As Mrs. Liddle said, “I nominated him but most of the school knows how special he is!” Have you ever heard anything better?! I clearly think he’s the most special of all but I love hearing that others think so too! 🙂
During the ceremony he was asked to announce the service project for first grade and Mrs. Liddle got this pic…
and then he won the Lancer Leader award! He was the only first grader that got it. There isn’t necessarily one per grade – in fact, the librarian told me that not every grade had a Lancer Leader this year. Such an awesome accomplishment for Maxwell!!
I’m so so proud of my Lancer Leader!
Spencer is a preschool graduate! His last regular day was last Wednesday…
and while he’s definitely grown up a lot this year, I don’t think he looks that much different than the first day!
Spencer had a fantastic year with Mrs. Beard. He’s a smart kid with excellent handwriting! Seriously, his penmanship is great. He knows a ton of sight words and is mastering some basic reading. He loved all of his class buddies this year – mostly Reedy Reed, Sebastian, CJ, and Drennen. He might have gone to time-out a time or two this year but he also knows how to listen, pay attention, and do what he’s supposed to do and that’s what counts! 🙂
Back row: Everlee, Rex, Alice, Mrs. Beard, Reese, Sebastian, Spencer
Front row: Amelia Anne, Drennen, Ellie, Jackson, Reed, Wynn Rose, CJ, Alex
Graduation was on Thursday and he was looking sharp…
Just as sharp as Maxwell looked at graduation 2 years ago!
He did an excellent job during the program. He stood still, sang his songs, and didn’t let Sebastian distract him even though he tried pretty hard! ha! Spencer even managed to stay calm after his shoe came off and walked out of the program with one shoe half on! You just never know with Mr. Spencer!!
One of the moms in the class made this cute collage for Mrs. Beard and had each kid answer questions about her…
so cute.
We are SO proud of Spencer and know that he is more than ready for KINDERGARTEN!! Congratulations to our graduate!
Last weekend sure was nice with beautiful weather. Robert finally got home from traveling all week and everyone was very glad to have him home…
We had a nice dinner at The Club and enjoyed the view!
Spencer had decided he wanted to learn to ride a bike and so Maxwell reluctantly agreed to learn too. On Saturday we got the bike out and raised the seat and then Maxwell sat on it and just started riding around the driveway! Just like that! He was a pro on his very first try. I guess that’s what happens when you wait until 7.5 to learn to ride!
We then went down to the parking lot to get some practice in for Spencer…
He and Robert gave it a good run…
but Spence wasn’t quite ready to take off on his own yet. I think another couple weeks on the balance bike and he’ll be cruising! While Spencer practiced, these two monkeys had fun on the playground.
After all that hard work and play, I decided we needed some ice cream!
Doesn’t get better than that on a pretty weekend!