Finally, it is here. I know my friends and family back East are thinking, "Summer....already," but in Arizona SCHOOL IS OVER!!!!!!! The last week of school was as hectic as ever. Carmen had her preschool graduation and was so excited to be done. Of course, we had to buy a new dress for the occasion. This poor girl is ready for kindergarten and has been for a while. It has been two years of what has felt like never ending preschool. She is over prepared and more ready for kinder than Gianni ever was when he went. Being that she will start school in August and then turn 6 two months later, she will be one of the oldest in her class. She missed the cutoff of September 1st by 6 weeks. Those darn rules!
This is her "bestie" Sophia S. Sophia and Carmen did two long years of preschool together and are super excited to find out that they will be in the same class next year as well. Mommy was able to leave Western Sky and pop on over for her ceremony.
We are so proud of our "Carmelita Mommasita" as the family, including Gianni, often refers to her. She is so smart, tries new things, has no fear, and is always making us laugh! You go girl!
Gianni had a busy week as well. His baseball team celebrated after the last game of the season. Gianni played in Little League and was on the Reds again. His team was fabulous and we made some wonderful new friends. After the last game they went to Freddy's for burgers, fries, and custard. Coach Gary gave out the trophies and said a few words about each player. Gianni has really enjoyed playing catcher this season and feels very confident in that position.
Gianni had an awards assembly in the classroom as well this week. Mommy and daddy made it to the school to find out that the school went into "lock down" 5 minuted before we arrived. Goodyear police were in pursuit of someone in the neighborhood and so the school went into lock down for a few hours. Unfortunately, we were not able to get in so it was back to work. The situation in the neighborhood was safely resolved and the kids were kept cool and calm. I was very proud of the school and how things were taken care of and explained to the children. Once things were settled down the awards assembly continued. Gianni was voted as "math whiz" and "most athletic boy" by his peers and was happy to be recognized for those two things.
On Friday, the last day of school, Abel picked up Gianni and his entire cub scout den met at Chase Field for a Diamondbacks game. They got to march in a parade out onto the field. You can see Gianni looking for daddy here. After the game there were fireworks, and the best part was that the pack spent the night on the field. The boys played baseball and watched movies on the big screen all night long. They brought in their sleeping bags and caught about 1 to 3 hours of sleep (off and on of course).
In the morning they left the ballpark, grabbed some breakfast (Gianni fell asleep in the restaurant), and went straight to a Memorial Day flag ceremony. The den went to the cemetery and placed flags on the graves of soldiers. It was an amazing experience for him and opened up lots of good conversation about the holiday. Gianni and daddy came home after that and slept from 11am until 3pm. They fell asleep together in my bed which is where I found them when Carm and I got home from dance class. I wanted to take a picture so badly but was afraid the camera would wake them. Well, we kicked off summer with a bang. Lots of fun planned for the next few weeks. I will keep you posted!!!
