Last Day of Second Grade

So all kinds of news today, first of all starting with the photo above:  it's Madison's last day of second grade.  Yes, she was teary-eyed this afternoon - that's what she told us.  She said she was misty-eyed when looking at school picture slide shows of the year, and just thinking of the fun she had over the last nine months or so.  There's no question she's ready for summer though.

Her cousin David Austen graduated today, which was a great event of course.  Not so great was the fact that his dad, Madison's Uncle Dave, was put back into the hospital.  He apparently hadn't healed enough from the recent surgery.  This weighed on everyone's hearts, of course.  He couldn't make the graduation of his own son, and although it is more of a symbolic sort of event, it was still a goal of his to be there.  Nothing could be done about it though.

We've been taking a picture of Madison each morning before school, by the way.  This picture here will be the last until 3rd grade starts.  We posted that slide show on another social media site, showing off Madison over the year.  She has grown somewhat taller this year - you can kind of see it in certain photos.  She certainly grown smarter, that's for sure.  We're very proud of her.

And proud of her report card as well.  She got all great marks, and a few marks that put her above the rest.  Nothing about peacemaking, but a lot of very positive things to say about math skills and behavior.  She's doing great at school, and this summer, she'll keep her education going with activities and excursions and homework assignments from Mommy and Daddy.

Lots of work at the office though.  Not much time to go, so Daddy's been busy getting all of this set up for our big week at KidPak.  It'll be loads of fun, but honestly, the week after is what we're looking forward to the most!