Lily's last day of school was overshadowed a little by Derek's illness, and I didn't get to do nearly all the fun things I had planned, but it still managed to be a fantastic day for her. 

When I left to take Derek to the ER, I left Kevin with a list to help Lily get ready for her last day, which included things like finishing the thank you cards for her teachers (Luckily I had the gifts already wrapped), taking a last day of school picture, and fixing her hair – which he did a pretty amazing job at, if I do say so myself.

Instead of a graduation ceremony, the kindergarten teachers at her school opted for a water fun day.  They rented inflatable water toys, had slip-n-slides and kiddie pools, and let the kids play from 10am-2pm.  They even had a special hot dog picnic lunch. 

Any and all parents were invited, and so after returning home with Derek, I took an all too short nap, and then headed to her school to join in the fun.  She was so happy to have me there, and gave me a grand tour of everything, along with her best friend Alexandra, since they were inseparable – it was so cute.

As I watched her, I just couldn't believe that my baby girl has already finished her first year of school!  Although it had a rough start, Lily has had a wonderful year, thanks so much to her wonderful teacher, Miss Joiner.  It was her first year, she was so full of enthusiasm and fun, and you could tell she loved those kids.  (It was too bad she on maternity leave at the beginning of the year.) 

Here Lily is with Miss Joiner and the teacher's aide, Mrs Oglesby:

She came home loaded down with prizes, awards, and other fun things, and has been walking around bursting with excitement about how she is a first grader now – so cute!

PS. I never got around to posting about this sooner, since things have been crazy, but I thought I would write about it, while I was already talking about Lily's school. 

At the beginning of the year, deciding that I wanted to be an involved parent, I went to a PTA meeting.  Somehow I came away from the meeting in charge of their "Wonderful Wednesday" program. 

This entailed arranging for treats to be donated and delivered to all the teachers and staff once a month.  What was I thinking???  Luckily, I was blessed with a great partner and some really awesome moms that helped me every month, and it ended up not being so bad. 

During our last Wonderful Wednesday, I decided I should record it somehow, and took a picture of the carts we took around.  It was a lot of work, a lot of fun, but I am glad I am done :).