Last Day of Kindergarten

These pictures are in opposite order...
Here is Connor reading his Memory Book from his teacher. She made 22 individual books!

Mrs. Smith giving Connor his personal Memory Book of his kindergarten year. Organized by his Monthly Self-Portraits plus pictures she took of him throughout the year.

Sean said good bye in his pj's before Connor and I walked to school.

Big school boy Connor getting ready to walk to his last day of K.

Connor and Mommy in front of our house before walking to the last day of school. I am 37 weeks pregnant in that picture!

Open House May 2010

I can hardly believe that Connor's Kindergarten year is almost over. A couple days ago his school hosted Open House so the children could show us their work. The families gathered on the playground to play and picnic ahead of the classroom visiting hours.
Here is Connor waiting outside just before the classrooms opened.

Connor and his wonderful teacher, Mrs. Smith. They are standing over Connor's box of books that he wrote this year.

Connor shows Sean how to work the cash register in the pet shop in his classroom.

The family pet shop appears to be open for business.

Connor and Sean at school.

Introducing the Class of 2022!

Last week Connor's class did a "Learning Through Lyrics" show for all the kindergarten families. They sang close to ten songs complete with hand motions and artwork. Connor was one of the song announcers. Here he is at the microphone.

Sean was not so impressed with the show, and preferred to make funny faces at the camera.

The children sang "What a Wonderful World" and they each had a painting of a part of the song. Connor had "Clouds of White," so he (and a few others who had clouds) would raise his painting at that part of the song. Very sweet.

One more of Connor at the mike. He was very clear and easy to understand! We were pleasantly surprised at how well he spoke.

Sean smiled happily after the finale!

Jog-a-thon/Beach Day

Here is Connor right after he completed his 11 laps around the school track...

Family Picture after the Jog-a-thon. Both boys got to have popscicles--Yum!

Chris took the whole day off after the Jog-a-thon, so we decided to take the boys to the beach in Malibu after school. They were so happy to be running on the beach! It has been such a rainy winter, we have not gotten to the beach as often as usual.

Connor's Pirate Party

On Saturday we celebrated Connor's 6th Birthday at a local community center. Most of his class was in attendance... Connor was very pleased!

Here is Sean taking his turn at "Stick the Treasure Chest on the X on the Treasure Map" game. I was amazed that he went along with the blindfold.

Connor's turn... he is holding his finger up to keep track of how many times the staff person spun him around. He actually got pretty dizzy and could not walk in a straight line.

First Day of Kindergarten!

Today, we finally got to go to Connor's first day of Kindergarten. We walked to school, Connor got his name tag, put his lunch in the basket, and went right out to play until the bell rang. His teacher was so sweet and welcoming to him.
Here are Connor and Sean walking out the door of our house.

Connor on the K playground.

Lining up for class!

First Absence

This post was supposed to be pictures of Connor's first day of Kindergarten. Unfortunately, Connor woke up with goopy eyes and a runny nose, so I already had to call school to report his absence. We head to the doctor's at 9 am instead. The first day of Kindergarten photos will be posted as soon as Connor is well enough to go...