Lindsey's First Day Of 1st Grade

Lindsey in her room before we head off to class.

Lindsey at her desk.

Lindsey and Jacob.

Lindsey's teacher talks to the class.

This week was Lindsey's first day of 1st grade. It seems like it was just yesterday that we were taking her to pre-k. I'm sure before we know it she'll be graduating from college! She wasn't nervous at all... she actually ran in her classroom as I was talking to one of her teachers in the hall. She is back in class with her friend Jacob. They weren't in the same class last year, but they had been in the same class every other year since her 2 year old room at her old school. So far she won't tell me what she has done in class... she keeps saying "I don't want to talk about it."

Robert Turns 5!!

Lindsey gets ready to bowl
Lindsey throws the ball
Robert opens gifts
Robert blows out his 5 candles

Robert had his 5th birthday party at the bowling alley again. The kids played a game... and the adults played. Lindsey won the kid's game and Matthew Carroll won the adult's game.

Benjamin and Justin's Birthday Party

Benjamin and Justin are twins who were in Lindsey's kindergarten room this past school year. Today they had their 6th birthday party at Lake Nixon. Lindsey got to play in the sand, swim, and slide down a big slide in to the lake.

Lindsey Goes To SLUFY

Lindsey at recognition ceremony for SLUFY
Lindsey holding sign on stage showing the life cycle of a beetle
Lindsey's SLUFY Class
Lindsey showing off her mealworms

For two weeks in July Lindsey attended a summer school called Summer Laureate University for Youth or SLUFY. It's for gifted kids from all over the state who are in K-8th grade. They learn a LOT of different things. One of Lindsey's classes taught her about the life cycle of Beetle... which starts as a mealworm. Of course, she got to "grow" one in class and at the end of SLUFY she brought home a box full of worms! She had a lot of fun at SLUFY and cannot wait to do it again next year.

Swimming Lessons

Lindsey being silly before swimming

Lindsey gets in the pool

Lindsey blows bubbles

Lindsey floats on her back

Lindsey took swimming lessons again this summer. She isn't quite swimming yet, but she can tread water now for a few seconds and can hold her breath under water now for a few seconds.

Scrapbooking Class

Laurie signed Lindsey up for a kid's scrapbooking class this summer so she would have something to do. One of Lindsey's old friends from years ago happened to be in the class, Gracie! In one of the classes they decorated the paint bucket you see... it's for them to fill up with their scrapbooking stuff.