Programs, Track Meets & Recitals. Oh My!

This is the time of year when the kids have school programs, dance recitals and other events before school lets out for summer. Two weeks ago started the beginning of a very busy month with Hannah and Justin both having school programs, Hannah having a track meet today, Owen having a program Wednesday, and Hannah's hip hop recital in two weeks.

Hannah had her 3rd grade program just over a week ago and they taught us all about the science of sound. For the 2nd year, Hannah had a speaking part and a part in a dance done by a group of girls. She finished the dance with her trademark wide splits.

Last week, despite coming down with strep throat at the beginning of the week, Justin made it to his 1st grade program. They didn't have a particular theme but sang some great songs. This is a picture of him with one of his best friends, Trevor.



And here is a photo of them with their younger brothers, Owen and Trenton, who are also in class together in preschool.



Today, we went to one of our first school sports events. The 3rd-5th graders can choose to do track, which Hannah did this year. They had 4 practices and then there was a meet at the large local high school stadium with Riverview and 3 other elementary schools. Despite being very excited about it, Hannah got very anxious about it this weekend and said she didn't want to do it. I wasn't sure how it would end up, but here she is sitting with all her friends, laughing and having fun. She said the bus ride over was the best part.


Her first event, was the 100m dash. When she passed us she was in 4th or 5th, but she crossed the finish line in 3rd and earned a 3rd place ribbon. So proud of her. Her next event was the softball throw, which she didn't earn a ribbon in but wasn't last in either.


Here she is in her 3rd and final event, the standing long jump. Again, she didn't place in this, but overall, she did fantastic, and we are such proud parents.

Here she is when it's over with her 3rd place ribbon. You go girl!

Next, up is Owen's year end preschool program. We are told that he is participating much more in music and doing better in that, but we will see if he actually goes up there to perform. Hopefully there will be more pictures to share in a few days.

Other than all the year-end school stuff, another typical thing for this time of year is all the tv shows wrapping up their seasons. For the most part, this usually just brings a bit of frustration when the show ends in some cliffhanger that we have to wait until the fall to see the outcome for. But last night, brought about the entire series finale of a show that I have devoted 6 years to. While that definitely wasn't even near the longest run of a show, it was long enough to become highly attached to and invested in these characters and to not want them to leave just yet. Unless you've been living under a rock, you know that this show is:

Overall, I was very happy with the finale. It left many unanswered questions, but it also tied up most of the loose ends with the characters, and I was happy with how they ended up. I'm not sure what is going to come along to replace this show, but I am somewhat in mourning over it being over. On the plus side, a hour each week is now freed up.