Jumpin June

Its June, so that means school is winding down and its graduation season!
Maks is our cute little grad (Take 1 as we have said).
Since he has been in the K class at LL all year he was able to participate in graduation, he graduated from K to Official kindergarten.
So you will see Take 2 of these pics next yr for the official K to 1st graduation, but it was very exciting none the less!

He did an amazing job at the ceremony, he was very serious about his singing and the performance. We were very proud of him, because, well you just never know what will happen when Maks is in the spotlight!

He did a great job in K, year 1 and his teacher informed us that she is so impressed with knowledge of numbers and how he picks math up. She said it is unusual for a 5 yr old to be able to look at a number like 623 and know how to say it, six hundred and twenty three. So we were really happy to hear that.
He still struggles a bit with his writing and drawing (fine motor stuff), but she said it is more a frustration issue, but feels this coming year he will make great progress. We are so proud of you Makadoo and we love you so much! Though it will be reallly hard for mommy to watch her baby head to kindergarten at the big school this fall. Lots of tissues will be packed!

The other big news in Maks land--he finally lost his first tooth!! Poor kid has been working on loosing a tooth for years just to catch up to Alek! He was so happy when it finally popped out, even the blood didn't dampen his excitement!

I never saw a child go to sleep so fast so the tooth fairy could come for a visit!
He was very excited to wake up and find money, pencils, candy and prizes in a bag that morning. What an exciting start to summer for Maks!

The boys baseball league had a night at the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs game. We went up with our neighbors and did a little pre-game tailgating.

The kids had a blast playing catch in the parking lot and we all had fun with the snacks and beverages!

The kids then got to parade on the field pre game. It was really cute. Maks was the only one from his T-Ball team who made the trip, so Daddy got to walk with Maks. It was alot of fun watching them strut their stuff around the field.

Of course, Alek's team was hurling themselves at the outfield wall making pretend they were making big catches--they were a trip! It was a fun night and a great complex they have up there. We look forward to going back up for another game!

June also brought alot of year end activities for Alek at school. He had his author's tea. His class sang some songs and read some of the things they wrote all year. They put together a little individual book of their stories and drawings and we got to sit with them and have some juice and cake. I am very proud of my boys that they are able to stand up and perform without seeming to be nervous or jittery. I love watching them--I had tears in my eyes thinking of how much they have grown and what little men they are becoming!

Alek also had his end of the year party which I was able to help out with. We went with the luau theme. We had fun games of hot beach ball, ring toss in the hulahoop, and water balloon toss-which was the biggest hit. It is a blast watching him in action with his classmates. I love it!!

The start of June also brought another graduation-TT, graduated high school. So hard to believe! In my eyes she is that sweet little preschooler flower girl walking down the isle at our wedding and now she is off to college. She looked gorgeous at graduation and we are so proud of her and can't wait to see what the future holds for her!

Can't wait for the official graduation celebration!

Well that school year just flew by--Alek is headed into 2nd grade and Maks into kindergarten. My babies are getting too big, but thankfully they are not too big yet to still love to cuddle with mommy at night--I will savor every snug!

Next up, Father's Day.......