whobody had their last day of kindergarten?

The days just SLIP away during the summer. I can't believe how fast the time is going.

So...Lola l.o.v.e.d. kindergarten. She loved it! 

It is so much fun to see the personality differences in my kids...and in the different genders.  

When Keaton was in kindergarten, we pretty much only heard positive things about school, about recess, about the bus ride, about his friends.

 I don't think any of them ever had an argument or a fight. :) 

But, with Lola...we hear about everything. She shares exactly what game they played at recess (last time I asked it was a game where they were pretending to be mermaids rescuing something or someone...their imaginations are ah-mazing.) She shares exactly who said what or did what that hurt her feelings. She shares all about the drama that must happen between girls in Kindergarten!

 (can you believe it? what am I going to do when she is in 6th grade?)

I usually ended up exhausted after listening to her stories!

(but love every minute of them.)

But, she really LOVES school...and is very social and likes to be surrounded by people.  

She learned a lot in Kindergarten....mostly, how to read! 

She is now reading chapter books (the same ones as Keaton!) and loves to read at bedtime! (We have to cut her off at 9:00).

I swear, she has also grown a foot!  

You can check out her first day of school picture here . 

Hasn't she grown up so much? 

I just can't believe it!!! 

 Of course, the last few weeks of school are always 

CRAZYBUSY! 

Here are some pictures of Lola at her Spring Concert. 

She was a little nervous, because this was her first concert ever, but she did an awesome job... and is quite the performer! 

(I was so glad she remembered to change out of her tennis shoes 

into her dress shoes for the concert.)

Shortly before school was out, Lola lost one of her front teeth!

 AND....a week or so later...she lost the OTHER one! 

No worries, she is still able to eat corn on the cob. I don't know how...but she does it!

A few days before the last day, I brought the kitties and some of the chicks in for Lola to share with her class. It was SO much fun! I brought them to Keaton's room too, but don't have any pictures from that!

Since school has gotten out, Lola has spent a lot of time playing outside.  

She grabs a chick every chance she gets...

and will very easily get distracted by the kittens when she goes to 

the garage to throw something away. 

She is definitely our 'animal lover'! She just can't get enough.

She also does a great job of helping Cruzie play with our baby animals too!

 Then, of course, the kids can often be found on our play set. 

(Yes, that is a ratchet strap holding it together....classy, I know.)  

We bought this play set a few years ago...thinking it would be mostly for the younger kids...but, Lola is usually the one on it the most.  

(When I say "on it" I really mean "on top of it" 

because she is usually standing up very high on top of it.)  

She has a great imagination and loves to play outside!

I think she is SO glad to be out of school for the summer. She loves the freedom of not having to be pushed through breakfast....and not really having a schedule at all. 

She is such a good kid!