Busy Week!

It has been one busy week! Wednesday was Kindergarten Graduation and Thursday was the last day of school followed by the 8th Grade Graduation. I have been sick all week, so that has only added to the joy :)

Here is Avery posing with her Kindergarten teacher Mrs. Herkstroeter - don't you love how Avery has one of her legs up!

Here is the whole Kindergarten class. From left to right: Khari, Kaitlyn, Sean, Deepa, Kendall, Brianna, Avery, Grace and Madison!

In the picture above they are singing the song about bring home a baby bumblebee - I knew that song as a kid!

More of the baby bumblebee song.

This is Avery reciting her Bible verse. She did a great job!

And here she is accepting her diploma :)

Bekah and Aunt Lori came to see Avery graduate - it meant a lot to Avery! Bekah just graduated 8th grade this week, along with Ashley. Avery felt pretty cool to have two big 8th graders as cousins!

Aunt Amy was also at Avery's graduation!

And of course PawPaw was there for her too!

Poppy and Nonny came to see Avery graduate and gave her the cute little dog you saw in the picture with Amy.

Above is a picture of our family at the graduation.

It was a long night for Avery! She fell asleep on the way home.

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!! - Avery is showing off one of her art projects.

Andrew? Well, Andrew amuses himself with a ball.

A cute picture of brother and sister.

From left to right: Kendall, Avery and Grace.

From left to right: Kaitlyn, Avery and Khari.

Avery and Madison!

Avery and Sean. Sean is the only boy in a class of 9!

Avery and Brianna.

The last day of school is Cougar Olympics. They divide the school into teams and they participate in various games. Here's Avery in the gym playing a game.

Sack races!

Avery is exited because it's hot outside and they get to use water in the next game!

Avery is racing to fill up a bucket with a cup - the cups have holes in the bottom!

The day is over and Avery got quite wet! Thank goodness for the extra set of clothes I brought for her!

This afternoon (Saturday) we went to the Astros game. Ronnie gave us tickets from his company, so they were GREAT seats! We were along the 1st baseline, only 12 rows from the front. I have personally never sat so close. I've only sat in the nosebleed section at Minute Maid Park!

Another shot so you can see how close we were.

1st base coach Jose Cruz signed a glove for Avery! I told the kids that I got to meet Jose Cruz when I was a little kid and he played for the Astros - really neat!

Andrew brought a ball with him and Jose Cruz signed that for him!

A picture of the kids taken by Wade!

Yep, that's Craig Biggio! He stretched before the game on the field. The ladies in the crowd went wild!

"What, cotton candy is nothing but sugar? COOL!!"

Hey Andy, you've got a little something on your mouth :)

Daddy and Andy!

Mommy and Avery!

Avery and Andy ham it up for me.

LOOK! Andrew is catching a fly ball! Oh wait, it's not real :)

Avery's turn!

When Andy went to bed tonight, he was too tired to take off his hat. When I went to check on him I had to pull it off of him.

That's it for now! I am glad it's summer, although after a few weeks alone with the kids I might change my mind :\